NBFC firm Aye Finance plans Rs 1,450 Cr IPO

Aye Finance, a non-banking financial company, has filed draft papers with the markets regulator SEBI to raise Rs 1,450 crore through its initial public offering (IPO).

The Gurugram-based NBFC proposed IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of shares worth Rs 885 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 565 crore by corporate and individual selling shareholders, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) filed on Monday.

A91 Emerging Fund I LLP, Alpha Wave India I LP, CapitalG International LLC, CapitalG LP, LGT Capital Invest Mauritius PCC, MAJ Invest Financial Inclusion Fund, Harleen Kaur Jetley and Vikram Jetley are offloading shares in the OFS.

At present, Elevation Capital holds a 16.19% stake in Aye Finance, LGT Capital Invest Mauritius PCC owns a 14.13% stake, Alpha Wave India I LP holds an 11.21% stake, and CapitalG LP and CapitalG International together have 13.27% shareholding, the draft papers showed.

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The company may consider raising Rs 177 crore through a pre-IPO placement. If such placement is completed, the fresh issue size will be reduced.

Proceeds from the fresh issuance will be utilised to augment the NBFC's player capital base and for general corporate purposes.

The NBFC player—focused on providing micro-scale loans to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs)—serves over 5 lakh unique active customers through a network of 478 branches spanning 18 states and 3 Union Territories.

As of September 30, 2024, the company's Assets Under Management (AUM) stood at Rs 4,980 crore and its profit After Tax (PAT) surged to Rs 172 crore in FY 2024 from Rs 44 crore in FY 2023.

Axis Capital, IIFL Capital Services, JM Financial, and Nuvama Wealth Management are the book-running lead managers, and KFin Technologies Limited is the registrar of the issue.