Thursday, February 15, 2024

Initial Public Offering of Juniper Hotels Limited to open on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, price band set at ₹342 to ₹360 per equity share of face value of ₹ 10/- each (“Equity Share(s)”)

 


Price Band of ₹ 342/ to ₹ 360/- per Equity Share

Bid/Issue Opening Date – Wednesday, February 21, 2024 and Bid/Issue Closing Date – Friday, February 23, 2024.

Minimum Bid Lot is 40 Equity Shares and in multiples of 40 Equity Shares thereafter.

The Floor Price is 34.2 times the face value of the Equity Share and the Cap Price is 36.0 times the face value of the Equity Share.

Mumbai, February 15, 2024: Juniper Hotels Limited (the "Company”) is a luxury hotel development and ownership company, and are the largest owner, by number of keys of “Hyatt” affiliated hotels in India as of September 30, 2023. (Source: Horwath Report), has fixed the price band of ₹342 to ₹360 per Equity Share for its initial public offer (“IPO” or “Issue”). The Issue of the Company will open on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, for subscription and close on Friday, February 23, 2024. Investors can bid for a minimum of 40 Equity Shares and in multiples of 40 Equity Shares thereafter. 

The Issue is entirely of a fresh issue of up to ₹ 18,000.00 million with no offer for sale component.

Of the total net proceeds to be raised through the Issue, the Company proposes to utilise up to ₹15,000.00 million towards repayment/ prepayment/ redemption, in full or in part, of certain outstanding borrowings availed by the Company and Subsidiaries, namely Chartered Hotels Private Limited and Chartered Hampi Hotels Private Limited along with general corporate purposes.

The Company is promoted by Saraf Hotels Limited and its affiliate, Juniper Investments Limited and Two Seas Holdings Limited an indirect subsidiary of a global hospitality company, Hyatt Hotels Corporation. The Company owns and manages a portfolio consisting of seven hotels and serviced apartments and operates a total 1,836 keys of "Hyatt" affiliated hotel keys in India as of September 30, 2023.

Its hotels and serviced apartments are classified under three distinct segments luxury – the Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel and Residences and Andaz Delhi; upper upscale – the Hyatt Delhi Residences, Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad, Hyatt Regency Lucknow and Hyatt Raipur; and upscale – Hyatt Place Hampi (source: Horwath Report). It has the largest aggregate inventory of upper tier branded serviced apartments in Mumbai and New Delhi among hotels owned by major private investors (source: Horwath Report). As of September 30, 2023, the Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel and Residences had 665 keys, which represents approximately 12% of the total supply of 5.4k luxury room inventory in Mumbai; Andaz Delhi had 401 keys, which represents approximately 12% of the total supply of 3.3k luxury room inventory in New Delhi; the Hyatt Regency Ahmedabad had 211 keys, which represents approximately 26% of the total supply of 0.8k upper upscale inventory in Ahmedabad; and the Hyatt Regency Lucknow had 206 keys, which represents approximately 52% of the total supply of 0.4k upper upscale inventory in Lucknow (source: Horwath Report). 

For the Fiscal Year 2023, the revenue from operations of the Company increased by 116.03% to ₹ 6,668.54 million against ₹ 3,086.89 million in Fiscal Year 2022. The restated loss for the year narrowed to ₹ 14.97 million in Fiscal Year 2023 from ₹ 1,880.31 million in Fiscal Year 2022.

For the six months ended September 30, 2023 revenue from operations of the Company stood at ₹ 3,361.12 million.

JM Financial Limited, CLSA India Private Limited, and ICICI Securities Limited are the book-running lead managers to the Issue and KFin Technologies Limited is the registrar to the Issue. The Equity Shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE and NSE.

Disclaimer: JUNIPER HOTELS LIMITED is proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offer of its Equity Shares and has filed a red herring prospectus dated February 13, 2024 with the RoC. The RHP is made available on the website of the SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in as well as on the website of the BRLMs i.e., JM Financial Limited at www.jmfl.com; CLSA India Private Limited at www.india.clsa.com and ICICI Securities Limited at www.icicisecurities.com, the website of the NSE at www.nseindia.com and the website of the BSE at www.bseindia.com and the website of the Company at www.juniperhotels.com. Any potential investor should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to such risks, please see the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 35 of the RHP. Potential investors should not rely on the DRHP for making any investment decision but can only rely on the information included in the Red Herring Prospectus.

The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws in the United States, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold within the United States, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable U. S. state securities laws. Accordingly, the Equity Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in "offshore transactions" as defined in and in reliance on Regulation S and the applicable laws of each jurisdiction where such offers and sales occur. There will be no public offering of Equity Shares in the United States.

LISTING: The Equity Shares to be offered through the RHP are proposed to be listed on the Stock Exchanges. Our Company has received in-principle approvals from the BSE and the NSE for the listing of the Equity Shares pursuant to letters each dated December 1, 2023. For the purpose of the Issue, NSE is the Designated Stock Exchange. A signed copy of the RHP has been filed with the RoC and a signed copy of the Prospectus shall be filed with the RoC in accordance with Section 26(4) and Section 32 of the Companies Act, 2013. For details of the material contracts and documents available for inspection from the date of the RHP up to the Bid/ Issue Closing Date, see “Material Contracts and Documents for Inspection” beginning on page 742 of the RHP.

DISCLAIMER CLAUSE OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (“SEBI”):.SEBI only gives its observations on the offer documents and this does not constitute approval of either the Issue or the specified securities stated in the Offer Document. The investors are advised to refer to page 685 of the RHP for the full text of the disclaimer clause of SEBI.

DISCLAIMER CLAUSE OF BSE: It is to be distinctly understood that the permission given by BSE Limited should not in any way be deemed or construed that the Red Herring Prospectus has been cleared or approved by BSE Limited nor does it certify the correctness or completeness of any of the contents of the Red Herring Prospectus. The investors are advised to refer to the Red Herring Prospectus for the full text of the disclaimer clause of the BSE Limited. Merchant Bankers shall ensure that the advertisement includes the portion related to "UPI now available in ASBA for retail investors."

DISCLAIMER CLAUSE OF NSE (the Designated Stock Exchange): It is to be distinctly understood that the permission given by NSE should not in any way be deemed or construed that the Offer Document has been cleared or approved by NSE nor does it certify the correctness or completeness of any of the contents of the Offer Document. The investors are advised to refer to the Offer Document for the full text of the 'Disclaimer Clause of NSE'.

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