Tamilnad Mercantile Bank gets SEBI’s nod to float IPO

Private sector lender Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has received capital markets regulator Sebi’s go ahead to mop-up funds through an initial share sale. The Initial Public Offer (IPO) comprises a fresh issue of 1,58,27,495 equity shares and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 12,505 equity shares by shareholders, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP).

The bank, which filed its preliminary IPO papers with Sebi in September 2021, obtained its observations on May 30 this year, an update with the markets watchdog showed. In Sebi’s parlance, its observation implies its approval to float IPO.