IPO Corner: GPT Healthcare Ltd.

GPT Healthcare, which operates and manages mid-sized multispecialty hospitals under the ILS Hospitals brand, has fixed the price band of Rs 177- to Rs 186 per Equity Share of face value Rs 10/- each for its maiden initial public offer.  The Initial Public Offering of the Company will open on Thursday, February 22, 2024, for subscription and close on Monday, February 26, 2024. Investors can bid for a minimum of 80Equity Shares and in multiples of 80 Equity Shares thereafter.

The issue consists of a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 40 crore and an offer for sale of up to 26.08 million equity shares by investor selling shareholders. As per the DRHP, the proceeds from the fresh issue to the extent of Rs 30 crore will be used for prepayment or repayment of all or a portion of certain outstanding borrowings availed by the Company besides general corporate purposes.

GPT Healthcare, founded by Dwarika Prasad Tantia, Dr Om Tantia and Shree Gopal Tantia started with a 8 bed hospital at Salt Lake, Kolkata in 2000. Today it operates four full service multispecialty hospitals, with a total capacity of 561 beds and attends to over 35 specialties and super specialties. Dr. Om Tantia, has been the president of the Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India along with multiple accolades to his credit, including the honorary professorship bestowed by the Indian Medical Association.

The equity shares are proposed to be listed on the BSE and NSE.