Wakefit Innovations Limited, a D2C home and furnishings firm based in Bengaluru, has filed the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the capital markets regulator SEBI to raise ₹468 crore through an initial public offering (IPO).

According to the DRHP, the proposed IPO is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹468.2 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 5,83,99,085 equity shares (5.83 crore shares) by the selling shareholders.

As part of the OFS, the promoters, Ankit Garg and Chaitanya Ramalingegowda and Other Selling Shareholders including Nitika Goel, Peak XV Partners Investments VI, Redwood Trust, Verlinvest S.A., SAI Global India Fund I LLP, Investcorp Growth Equity Fund, Investcorp Growth Opportunity Fund and Paramark KB Fund I will be offloading their shares.

According to the filing, Wakefit proposes to utilise the net proceeds from the Fresh Issue towards funding of capital expenditure worth ₹82 crore for setting up of 117 new COCO – Regular Stores and one COCO – Jumbo Store; ₹15.4 crore towards capex for purchase of new equipment and machinery; ₹145 crore towards expenditure towards lease, sub-lease rent and license fee payments for existing stores; ₹108.4 crore towards marketing and advertisement expenses for enhancing the awareness and visibility of the brand and the remaining amount will be used for general corporate purposes.

The company, in consultation with the BRLMs, may consider a Pre-IPO Placement aggregating up to ₹ 93.6 crore, before filing of the Red Herring Prospectus with the ROC. If the Pre- IPO Placement is undertaken, then the fresh issue will be reduced to the extent of such Pre-IPO placement, it informed.

Wakefit, set up in 2016, reported revenue from operations of ₹ 986.3 crore in FY24.

Axis Capital Limited, IIFL Capital Services Limited and Nomura Financial Advisory and Securities (India) Private Limited are the Book Running Lead Managers to the issue. The equity shares of the company are proposed to be listed on the BSE and the NSE.