Juniper Green Energy sets IPO price band at Rs 214-225 per share; issue opens July 30

Juniper Green Energy Ltd on Monday fixed the price band for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) at Rs 214-225 per equity share, with the public issue set to open for subscription on July 30, according to a public announcement.

The Rs 1,800 crore IPO comprises entirely of fresh equity shares. The issue will close on August 3, while bidding by anchor investors will open on July 29.

At the upper price band, the company's market capitalisation is estimated at around Rs 12,802 crore post issue.

Of the IPO proceeds, Rs 683.24 crore will be used to repay or prepay some of the company's borrowings. Another Rs 728.69 crore will be invested in its subsidiaries -- Juniper Green Gamma One, Juniper Green Kite and Juniper Green Power Five -- to help them repay or prepay outstanding loans. The remaining funds will be used for general corporate purposes.

At the time of filing its draft papers with Sebi, the company had proposed to raise up to Rs 3,000 crore through the public issue.

Juniper Green Energy develops, builds and operates utility-scale solar, wind, hybrid and battery energy storage projects across India.

Backed by Singapore-based AT Capital Group, the company has expanded its renewable energy portfolio, including commissioning India's first merchant 100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project in Rajasthan and beginning phased commissioning of an integrated Firm and Dispatchable Renewable Energy (FDRE) project combining solar, wind and battery storage.

The issue has reserved 50 per cent for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs), 15 per cent for Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs) and 35 per cent for retail investors. Equity shares worth up to Rs 2 crore have been reserved for eligible employees, who will receive a discount of Rs 21 per share.

The company's shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE and NSE on August 6.

ICICI Securities, HSBC Securities, JM Financial and Kotak Mahindra Capital are the book-running lead managers to the issue, while KFin Technologies is the registrar.