The Bonfiglioli Transmissions India IPO got 67 percent subscription by 12:00 pm on October 16. Data showed the retail portion reached 81 percent, while non-institutional investors subscribed 1.10 times. Shares currently trade at a 24 percent grey market premium. The issue stays open for bidding until October 19 for interested investors.
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The initial public offering (IPO) of Bonfiglioli Transmissions India saw a pick-up in investor interest on the second day of bidding, with the issue receiving 67 percent subscription by 12:00 pm on October 16, as per the NSE data.
The Rs 2,533.6-crore IPO received bids for 2,01,79,925 shares against 3,02,82,330 shares on offer. The non-institutional portion was subscribed 1.10 times, while the retail portion was subscribed 81 percent.
In the grey market, the shares of the power transmission and industrial solutions provider were commanding a premium of around 24 percent as of October 16, as per InvestorGain. However, grey market premiums are unofficial indicators based on speculative trading and do not guarantee listing gains.
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The company, an Indian subsidiary of Italy-based Bonfiglioli S.p.A., has fixed the IPO price band at Rs 558–586 per share. At the upper end of the price band, the issue values the company at approximately Rs 11,016 crore.
The public issue will open for subscription on October 15 and close on October 19. The anchor investor bidding window is scheduled for October 14. The company is expected to finalise the share allotment by October 21, with its shares scheduled to list on the stock exchanges on October 23.
The IPO comprises an offer for sale (OFS) of 4.32 crore equity shares by the promoter, Bonfiglioli S.p.A. Since the issue is entirely an OFS, the proceeds will go to the selling shareholder, and the company will not receive any funds from the offering.
The company has reserved 50,000 equity shares for eligible employees, who will receive a discount of Rs 29 per share to the final issue price.
Of the net offer, 50 percent has been earmarked for qualified institutional buyers (QIBs), 15 percent for non-institutional investors (NIIs) and 35 percent for retail individual investors.
Investors can bid for a minimum of 25 shares and in multiples of 25 shares thereafter. At the upper end of the price band of Rs 586 per share, the minimum retail investment would be Rs 14,650. The maximum retail application amount, based on 325 shares, would be Rs 1,90,450.
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For the six months ended June 2026, the company reported a profit of Rs 148.6 crore, up 29.2 percent from Rs 115 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Revenue from operations rose 17.9 percent to Rs 1,131.9 crore in the April–June half of 2026, compared with Rs 960.4 crore in the same period last year.
Axis Capital, BNP Paribas, ICICI Securities and Jefferies India are the book-running lead managers to the IPO.
About Bonfiglioli Transmissions
Bonfiglioli Transmissions provides mechanical and electromechanical power transmission and industrial drive solutions. Its products include precision-engineered gear motors, gearboxes and drive systems used by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end-users.
The company serves customers across industrial automation, off-highway mobility and wind energy, among other applications.