Citing poor market conditions, Anand Rathi Wealth Services shelves Rs 500-cr IPO
FirstpostMumbai: Wealth management services firm Anand Rathi Wealth Services on Wednesday withdrew its Rs 500-crore initial public offering plan citing difficult market conditions. The move comes within a fortnight of SEBI chairman Ajay Tyagi expressing concern over the poor primary market and asking merchant bankers to get the pricing right for better IPO participation. Anand Rathi Wealth has already given application for withdrawal of the proposed IPO to the market regulator SEBI, it said in a statement. A large part of the IPO proceeds were in nature of offer-for-sale by the holding company but in light of the difficult market conditions, we have decided to pursue other avenues to raise funds,” Anand Rathi Wealth Services managing director Amit Rathi said in the statement.