Cello World IPO Closes Today: Check Latest GMP, Subscription Status

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Unlisted shares of Cello World Ltd are trading at Rs 781 or at Rs 133 GMP in the grey market, which is 20.52 per cent higher than its issue price

Cello World IPO: The initial public offering (IPO) of household products and stationery manufacturer Cello World is going to close today, Wednesday. Till the end of the final day of bidding, the Rs 1,900-crore IPO was subscribed 38.90 times, receiving bids for 85,83,10,665 shares as against 2,20,61,947 shares on offer.

The category for non-institutional investors was subscribed 24.42 times, while the retail individual investors (RIIs) portion received 4.06 times subscription. The quota for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 108.57 times.

Cello World IPO’s allotment will take place on November 6, and the listing is likely to take place on November 9.

Cello World IPO GMP Today

According to market observers, unlisted shares of Cello World Ltd remain Rs 133 higher in the grey market as compared to its issue price. The Rs 133 grey market premium or GMP is about 20.52 per cent higher than its upper issue price of Rs 648 per share. This means the grey market is expecting a 20.52 per cent listing gain from the public issue.

‘Grey market premium’ indicates investors’ readiness to pay more than the issue price.

About Cello World IPO

The issue is a complete offer for sale (OFS) by promoters and other selling shareholders, with no fresh issue of equity share component.

Cello World has collected Rs 567 crore from anchor investors. The company has raised the size of its IPO size to Rs 1,900 crore from Rs 1,750 planned earlier. The IPO price has been fixed at Rs 617-Rs 648 per share.

The offer includes a reservation of shares worth up to Rs 10 crore for subscription by eligible employees.

The OFS comprises the sale of equity shares by Pankaj Ghisulal Rathod, Gaurav Pradeep Rathod, Pradeep Ghisulal Rathod, Sangeeta Pradeep Rathod, Babita Pankaj Rathod and Ruchi Gaurav Rathod.

The Mumbai-based Cello World has a product portfolio across three key categories — consumer houseware, writing instruments and stationery, and moulded furniture and related products.

Kotak Mahindra Capital Company, ICICI Securities, IIFL Securities, JM Financial and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors are the managers to the offer. The shares are proposed to be listed on BSE and NSE.