The price band for the IPO is 99-100 per unit of Rs 100 each
Sets price band at Rs 99-100 per unit for the public offer
After IndiGrid and IRB InvIT fund, this will be the third publicly listed InvIT for the country and the second in the power transmission sector
Securities should not be rated below 'AA' under the "approved investment" category. In case the instrument is subsequently downgraded, it will be part of "other investments"
The road stretches in the urban areas, which were part of the earlier InvIT offering, have been removed in the proposal and replaced with the roads in rural areas
State-owned gas utility GAIL (India) Ltd plans to launch an InvIT of its two gas pipelines between Dahej and Bengaluru
IRB will continue to hold 51% and GIC affiliates will continue to hold a 49% stake in the IRB Infrastructure Trust
The InvIT structure will help the fund to encourage institutional investors to participate in Air India's growth story once its privatisation is over
Tata Power currently has a consumer base of 2.5 million and it aims to quadruple it to 10 million over the next five years
Ambani, 63, may at the company's first online AGM also give a sneak preview of his vision for decarbonisation of energy molecules to create value-added products with almost no carbon emissions.
Preferential equity issue, non-core asset sale boost sentiment
Mukesh Ambani, in August 2019, had said he wanted to make RIL a zero-debt company in 18 months by selling stakes in several businesses and unlocking value in some others
To date, the InvIT market has raised money only from the private sector
The first four infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs), which are likely to hit the primary markets this fiscal, may bring down the overall debt of sponsor groups by nearly Rs 13,000 crore, according to India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra). The companies which are likely to deleverage by using the InvIT route are Sterlite Power Grid Ventures, Reliance Infrastructure and IL&FS Transportation Networks and the recently closed issue of IRB Infrastructure Developers, Ind-Ra said today. "InvITs will enable infrastructure developers to deleverage their balance sheets and refinance remaining debt at lower costs. Deleveraging will provide a fillip to the coverage metrics of SPVs housed under the InvIT structures and refinancing (through bond/bank loans) and will further improve the credit profile of InvITs," the credit rating agency said. As per the agency, InvITs would allow infrastructure developers to not only deleverage their balance sheets but also refinance remaining debt
The country's maiden offering of infrastructure investment trust (Invit) garnered encouraging response, opening a new capital raising avenue for infrastructure and real estate companies. The Rs 5,000-crore initial public offer (IPO) by IRB InvIT Fund on Friday garnered eight times more demand than units on offer, attracting bids worth nearly Rs 22,000 crore. Given the attractive projected yield on offer, the IPO saw heavy demand from overseas investors. The institutional portion of the offering saw 11 times subscription, while the non-institutional segment witnesses 6 times subscription. Nearly, half of the bids in the institutional portion came from foreign institutional investors (FIIs), while domestic institutions were seen relatively cautious. High networth individuals (HNIs) also made aggressive bids, anticipating good listing gains."The issue saw good response from all categories of investors. This issuance opens up a new avenue in infrastructure financing introducing the ...