Paytm's Rs 18,300-crore IPO muted at 1.9 times subscription

11 November 2021

Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications received a lukewarm response from investors, garnering just 1.9 times subscription. Nearly 80 per cent of the bids in the IPO came from overseas investors.

The institutional investor portion of the issue was subscribed 2.8 times; the wealthy investor portion saw just 24 per cent subscription; and the retail part was subscribed 1.7 times. Domestic institutions, including mutual funds, placed bids worth just Rs 155 crore.