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5 min read | Updated on July 31, 2025, 18:59 IST
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Two mainboard IPOs—Aditya Infotech and Laxmi India Finance—closed their subscription on Thursday, and three other IPOs that are open include National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), M&B Engineering, and Sri Lotus Developers and Realty

The ₹650-crore IPO of M&B Engineering was fully subscribed on the second day with a total subscription of 2.9 times. | Image: Shutterstock
The primary market witnessed a busy day on Thursday, July 31, with five active mainboard initial public offerings (IPOs).
Two mainboard IPOs—Aditya Infotech and Laxmi India Finance—closed their subscription on Thursday, and three other IPOs that are open include National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), M&B Engineering, and Sri Lotus Developers and Realty.
Meanwhile, two new SME IPOs, Cash Ur Drive Marketing and Renol Polychem, opened for subscription, while Kaytex Fabrics closed after three days of bidding on Thursday.
Till 5 PM, the ₹4,011 crore initial share sale received bids for 176,516,388 shares against 35,127,002 shares on offer, as per exchange data.
The category for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) fetched 4.17 times subscription, while the quota for non-institutional investors received 11.08 times subscription. The portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) witnessed 1.96 times of booking.
The initial public offering (IPO) of up to 6,708,000 equity shares has a price range of ₹205-216 per share. The price range has been fixed at ₹760 to ₹800 per share. The company's shares will hit the secondary market on August 6.
The ₹792 crore IPO received bids for over 40,992,010,000 shares against 39,658,730,000shares. On the second day of bidding, the retail portion of the IPO was booked 8.89 times as of 5 PM.
The NIIs also showed the highest interest in IPO, as their quote was booked 15.95 times. The QIBs’ quota was booked 8.69 times by the end of the second day.
Sri Lotus Developers IPO, a book-built offer worth ₹792 crore, is a completely fresh issue of over 5.28 crore shares, amounting to ₹792 crore. Sri Lotus Developers IPO issue price was fixed at ₹140 to ₹150 per share. The minimum lot size for the issue is 100 shares, aggregating to an investment of ₹15,000 per lot.
The category for non-institutional investors attracted 4.26 times the subscription, while the quota for retail individual investors (RIIs) was booked 9.46 times. The portion booked for QIBs saw a subscription of 0.02x.
The issue, with a price band of ₹366 to ₹385, will conclude on August 1. At the upper end of the price band, the Gujarat-based company's market capitalisation is estimated at ₹2,200 crore.
The IPO is a mix of a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹275 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of ₹375 crore by promoters. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for purchasing equipment and machinery for the company's manufacturing facilities, payment of debt, working capital requirements, and general corporate purposes.
M&B Engineering is one of the country's leading Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB) and Self-Supported Roofing providers in terms of installed capacity (103,800 MTPA related to PEB and 1,800,000 square meters per annum for Self-Supported Roofing).
The portion reserved for the non-institutional investors (NIIs) category was subscribed to 72 times, while the retail individual investors (RIIs) category saw a subscription of 50.87 times. The portion reserved for QIBs was booked 133.21 times on Thursday.
The price band for Aditya Infotech has been set at ₹640-₹675 per share.
The ₹1,300 crore initial public offer is a mix of a fresh issuance of shares aggregating to ₹500 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of shares worth ₹800 crore by promoters.
The capital raised will be used to the tune of ₹375 crore for payment of debt, while the rest will be utilised for general corporate purposes.
The category for non-institutional investors saw 1.83 times the subscription, while the quota for retail individual investors (RIIs) was booked 2.19 times. The portion booked for QIBs was subscribed to 1.3 times on Thursday.
The Jaipur-based company seeks to raise ₹254.26 crore via fresh issuance of 1.84 crore shares and an offer for sale (OFS) of 56.38 lakh shares by promoters. The fresh issue proceeds will be used to beef up its capital base to meet future capital needs towards onwards lending and serve general corporate purposes.
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