On Thursday, October 30, 2025, Eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions Ltd has secured ₹3,268.36 crore from 147 anchor investors ahead of its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO). The funds were raised at the upper end of the price band of ₹402 per equity share.
Lenskart IPO set to open for subscription on Friday, October 31 and close on Tuesday, November 4. The price band has been set between ₹382 and ₹402 per equity share, each having a face value of ₹2. Investors can bid for a minimum of 37 shares, and in multiples thereof.
According to the company’s anchor investor allocation letter filed with the exchanges, Lenskart has allotted 8,13,02,412 equity shares to the 147 anchor investors, which include several marquee domestic and global institutional investors. Out of the total 81.3 million shares allotted to anchor investors, 28.7 million shares (35.34%) were allocated to 21 domestic mutual funds across 59 different schemes.
The anchor book witnessed robust participation from leading Indian mutual funds such as SBI Mutual Fund, HDFC Mutual Fund, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund, Kotak Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, Mirae Asset, DSP Mutual Fund, Franklin India, HSBC Mutual Fund, WhiteOak Capital, Edelweiss, Bandhan, and Canara Robeco.
Participation also extended to major insurance companies, including SBI Life Insurance, HDFC Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance, Axis Max Life, Reliance Nippon Life Insurance, and Tata AIA Life Insurance.
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On the global front, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) demonstrated strong interest, with participation from sovereign and long-only funds such as the Government of Singapore, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Government Pension Fund Global (Norway), New World Fund Inc, Fidelity, T. Rowe Price, BlackRock, Capital Group, Goldman Sachs, Nomura, Amundi, JP Morgan, and Wellington Management Company LLP, among others.
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Published on: Oct 31, 2025, 7:51 AM IST
Sachin Gupta
Sachin Gupta is a Content Writer with 6+ years of experience in the stock market, including global markets like the US, Canada, and Australia. At Angel One, Sachin specialises in creating financial content that simplifies complex market trends. Sachin holds a Master's in Commerce, specialising in Economics.
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