Canara Robeco Asset Management Company has set a price band of Rs 253-266 per share for its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO), valuing the company at approximately Rs 5,300 crore at the upper end. The Rs 1,326 crore IPO is scheduled to open for subscription on October 9 and will close on October 13. Additionally, anchor investors will be able to participate in a one-day bidding session on October 8, as per the company’s public announcement.
This IPO is a pure Offer For Sale (OFS) of 4.98 crore equity shares, with no fresh issue component. Under the OFS, the promoters—Canara Bank and ORIX Corporation Europe NV (formerly Robeco Groep NV)—will be selling 2.59 crore and 2.39 crore shares respectively. Canara Bank currently holds a 51% stake in Canara Robeco, while ORIX Corporation owns the remaining shares.
Since the IPO is entirely an OFS, Canara Robeco will not receive any proceeds from the public issue. Instead, the funds raised will go directly to the selling shareholders.
**About Canara Robeco**
Canara Robeco’s core activities include managing mutual funds and providing investment advice focused on Indian equities. It holds the distinction of being the country’s second-oldest asset management company. The state-run lender Canara Bank initially floated the company in 1993, later partnering with Robeco (now part of ORIX) in 2007.
The company operates in a competitive market alongside established players such as HDFC Asset Management Company, Nippon Life India Asset Management, and UTI Asset Management Company.
**Issue Allocation and Management**
The IPO has been allocated as follows:
– 50% reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs)
– 35% for retail investors
– 15% for non-institutional investors
SBI Capital Markets, Axis Capital, and JM Financial will act as the book running lead managers for this issue.
Shares of Canara Robeco are expected to be listed on stock exchanges on October 16.
**Additional Context**
In December 2024, Canara Bank received approval from the Reserve Bank of India to divest its stake in life insurance and mutual fund ventures. Following this, the IPO of Canara HSBC Life Insurance Company—a complete OFS comprising 23.75 crore equity shares—is set to open for public subscription from October 10 to October 14.
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