Nazara eyes India’s vast internet market
Nazara is betting on India’s big and burgeoning internet ecosystem. In an interview with Business Insider, the company’s chief executive officer Manish Agarwal said that the IPO is a huge milestone in their goal of being one of the top 5 global gaming companies.
For youngsters in India, 14-25 year olds, gaming is becoming the go-to entertainment and that will drive growth. “It’s different from people like us for whom movies were the source of entertainment – that’s a big shift, which makes gaming in India a very attractive market,” he said.
NEW DELHI: Nazara Technologies, a mobile gaming company backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, kick-started its IPO on Wednesday.
The IPO is an offer for share (OFS) of 5.29 million shares being sold in the price band of Rs 1,100-1,101, representing a 16.7 per cent stake in the company. Ahead of its IPO, the company allotted shares worth Rs 261 crore to 43 anchor investors at Rs 1,101 per piece.
At the upper limit of the price band, the issue would garner Rs 582.91 crore from investors.
Nazara Technologies is the only company in India to have rights over IP and assets across grassroots, regional, national and international e-sports. The company has market-first positions in India across sports simulation and e-sports. Its e-sports content business grew 60 per cent in FY20, and has expanded nine times in the last three years.
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Offers to raise an estimated Rs 3,764 crore.
Shares of these companies will be listed on BSE and NSE.
New Delhi: Gaming firm Nazara Technologies Rs 583-crore public issue will see sale of 52,94,392 equity shares by the promoters and existing shareholders. The company, backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, is popularly known for its games on World Cricket Championship, Chhota Bheem and Motu Patlu series.
The company on Tuesday said it has mopped up a little over Rs 261 crore from from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offer, which opens for subscription on Wednesday.
The company s initial public offer (IPO) committee has decided to allocate 23,73,395 shares to 43 anchor investors at Rs 1,101 per piece. At this price, the firm has raised Rs 261.31 crore, Nazara Technologies informed BSE.
We are seeing a lot of IPOs. Which one looks exciting to you?
There are these new-age technology stocks in the IPO market and that is going to be interesting to watch. It is not really a debate about the old economy versus the new economy. Even certain old economy stocks are adopting digital kinds of mechanisms and transforming themselves into new age companies. The first choice, if one were to do a top-down approach on the IPOs, will be from the technology aspect. Are these companies going to transform themselves into new-age technology driven companies?
The other choice would depend on how sustainable would these companies’ prospects be in future. Remember we are still in the midst of the pandemic and many of the companies including those listed already are underperforming relative to their past performance on the revenue or the profitability front. Some of these companies, which are coming up for IPOs, do not necessarily have a comparative backdrop for investors to understand
Nazara Technologies IPO was subscribed 1.28 times till 12:20 pm.
Nazara Technologies shares were in high demand in the ongoing share sale via initial public offering (IPO). The Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed gaming company s Rs 582.91 crore IPO was oversubscribed within hours of opening. The IPO was subscribed 1.28 times till 12:20 pm, data from the National Stock Exchange showed. Retail investors were seen participating in huge numbers as the portion reserved for them was subscribed over three times. While portion reserved for non-institutional investors subscribed 12 per cent.
Nazara Technologies is the country s first gaming company to get listed on the stock exchanges and the company is selling shares in the price band of Rs 1,100-1,101 per share.