The Mumbai-based company, known for Officer’s Choice and Sterling Reserve whisky, refiled its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) in January and received regulatory approval on May 10. The IPO comprises a ₹1,000-crore fresh issue and a ₹500 crore offer for sale. The company had initially filed its DRHP with the market regulator in June 2022 to raise ₹2,000 crore.
Promoters Bina Kishore Chhabria, Resham Chhabria, Jeetendra Hemdev, and Neesha Kishore Chhabria propose to sell a part of their stake through the offer for sale.
The company will use the net proceeds to repay a part of certain existing borrowings and to finance general corporate objectives.
Owned by Kishore Chhabria, former Shaw Wallace stakeholder, the company has four millionaire brands in its portfolio, including premium whisky brands like Sterling Reserve and Iconiq. It has recently ventured into the gin segment with the launch of Zoya. It is one of the few companies to launch two millionaire brands in a decade. For the year ended March 2023, the company reported net sales of ₹7,106 crore and net profit of ₹1.6 crore. Founder Kishore Chhabria moved to a non-executive role in July 2023, bringing in Shekhar Ramamurthy from United Spirits as executive vice chairman to take charge. Also, Alok Gupta from McDowell & Co. was appointed as managing director in October.