India's Allied Blenders and Distillers files for $180 mln IPO
BENGALURU, June 19 (Reuters) -Indian liquor company Allied Blenders and Distillers (ABD) on Wednesday filed for an initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $180 million, amid intensifying competition in a market dominated by the likes of Diageo DGE.L and Pernod Ricard PERP.PA.
ABD, which sells whisky brands such as Officer's Choice and Sterling Reserve in India's estimated $33 billion spirits market, said it would issue new shares worth up to 10 billion rupees ($120 million) as a part of the offering.
The company aims to use proceeds from that sale to reduce some of its outstanding borrowings, it said.
Meanwhile, existing shareholders in the firm will sell shares worth up to 5 billion rupees, ABD added.
As of the end of March 2023, the liquor maker's total liabilities had risen roughly 13% year-over-year. Over the same period, its consolidated revenue dipped 1.3% while profit after tax increased 8.5%.
ICICI Securities, Nuvama and ITI Capital are book-running lead managers to ABD's IPO.
India has smashed records at home and globally for the number of its IPOs, at a time when the domestic equity market has surged to all-time highs on economic growth prospects and a vast consumer base, making it an attractive destination for companies and investors.
Last week, South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor 005380.KS filed draft papers for listing its Indian unit, which could be the country's largest public flotation.
($1 = 83.4135 Indian rupees)
Reporting by Hritam Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Mark Potter
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
