Lalithaa Jewellery IPO Oversubscribed 20.47x: Strong Investor Demand
By IPO Desk
Lalithaa Jewellery Mart’s IPO closed with a remarkable 20.47x subscription, indicating robust investor confidence across all categories. Details inside.
Lalithaa Jewellery Mart’s Initial Public Offering concluded today with an overall subscription of 20.47 times, driven by significant demand from institutional and non-institutional investors.
IPO Subscription Breakdown
- Overall Subscription: 20.47 times
- Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIB): 20.47 times
- Non-Institutional Investors (NII): 49.51 times
- Retail Individual Investors (RII): 8.19 times
- Employee Reserved Portion: 6.17 times
Before the public offering, Lalithaa Jewellery Mart secured Rs 508 crore from 22 anchor investors. These investors were allocated 2.53 crore equity shares at Rs 201 each.
Domestic mutual funds specifically received 1.14 crore shares, making up 45.26% of the total anchor portion.
Key Anchor Investors
- Goldman Sachs
- ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
- Bandhan Mutual Fund
- Sanshi Fund-I
- Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company
- Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
- Bajaj Life Insurance
The IPO featured a fresh issue component valued at up to Rs 1,200 crore, alongside an offer-for-sale amounting to up to Rs 500 crore. Shares are scheduled for listing on the BSE and NSE on August 24.
Listing Outlook
The Grey Market Premium (GMP) for the IPO stood at Rs 44.5 as of August 19, 2026, 1:54 pm. This indicates an estimated listing price of Rs 245.5, projecting an expected gain of 22.14% per share.
Lalithaa Jewellery Mart, established in 1985 with its first store in Chennai’s T Nagar, specializes in gold, silver, and diamond jewellery. Funds from the fresh issue are designated for financing the establishment of new stores.