Lenskart raises Rs 3,268 cr from 147 anchor investors

Mumbai: Lenskart Solutions, omni-channel eyewear retailer, has mobilised ₹3,268.3 crore from 147 anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The company allotted 8.13 crore equity shares at the upper end of the price band at ₹402 per share to domestic and global investors.

Prominent participants included SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Kotak Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, DSP Mutual Fund, Franklin Mutual Fund, WhiteOak Capital, and Mirae Asset, along with insurers such as SBI Life, HDFC Life, ICICI Prudential Life, Bajaj Allianz Life, and Tata AIA Life.

Among foreign funds, Government of Singapore, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Norway's Government Pension Fund Global, T Rowe Price, Fidelity, BlackRock, Capital Group and Goldman Sachs participated in the anchor book.

Lenskart's IPO opens on October 31 and closes on November 4, with a price band of ₹382-402 per share.