RK Swamy Receives SEBI Approval for ₹2,150M IPO; Plans Strategic Use of Funds

RK Swamy Receives SEBI Approval for ₹2,150M IPO; Plans Strategic Use of Funds

Asif Iqbal | January 9, 2024 | 08:28 PM IST | Breaking News | Follow on Google News

RK Swamy Receives SEBI Approval for ₹2,150M IPO; Plans Strategic Use of Funds

RK Swamy Receives SEBI Approval for ₹2,150M IPO; Plans Strategic Use of Funds

RK Swamy Limited, an integrated marketing services provider based in Tamil Nadu, has secured approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for its proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO includes a fresh issue totaling up to ₹2,150 million and an offer for sale of up to 8,700,000 equity shares by selling shareholders. The offer for sale comprises up to 1,788,093 equity shares by Srinivasan K Swamy, up to 1,788,093 equity shares by Narasimhan Krishnaswamy, up to 4,445,714 equity shares by Evanston Pioneer Fund L.P., and up to 678,100 equity shares by Prem Marketing Ventures LLP.

The company intends to use the net proceeds for various purposes, including funding working capital, capital expenditure for establishing a digital video content production studio, investment in IT infrastructure development, funding subsidiaries Hansa Research and Hansa Customer Equity, setting up new customer experience centers and computer-aided telephonic interview centers, as well as general corporate purposes. SBI Capital Markets Limited, IIFL Securities Limited, and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Limited are the Book Running Lead Managers for the issue.

SEBI issued an observation letter to RK Swamy’s IPO documents, submitted on August 11, 2023, confirming this on January 5, 2024. In SEBI’s terminology, the issuance of an observation letter indicates that the company is eligible to launch its public offering within one year from the date of receiving the observation letter.

Founded by the late RK Swamy, acknowledged as the ‘Grand Old Man of Indian Advertising,’ RK Swamy initiated RK SWAMY Advertising Associates in Chennai in 1973. Positioned as one of the top 10 diversified integrated marketing communications services groups in India, the company boasts a legacy spanning over five decades.

RK Swamy has served notable companies such as Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC, Cera Sanitaryware, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Fujitsu General (India), Gemini Edibles and Fats India, Havells India, Hawkins Cookers, HPCL, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Mahindra & Mahindra, ONGC, Royal Enfield, Tata Play, Ultratech Cement, and Union Bank of India.

Financially, the company demonstrated robust performance, reporting a consolidated net profit of ₹31.26 crore for the fiscal year ending in March FY23, a significant increase from the ₹19.26 crore recorded in the previous year. Additionally, consolidated revenue from operations witnessed a substantial rise, reaching ₹292.6 crore compared to the previous year’s figure of ₹234.4 crore.

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