Wed Jan 08 08:45:26 UTC 2025: ## Quadrant Future Tek IPO Oversubscribed, Strong Grey Market Premium Signals Robust Listing
**Mumbai, January 9, 2025** – The initial public offering (IPO) of Quadrant Future Tek Ltd., a research-oriented company specializing in train control and signaling systems, has received an overwhelmingly positive response from investors, exceeding expectations by a significant margin.
The ₹290 crore IPO, which opened on Tuesday and closes today, has already been subscribed 10.73 times by Wednesday morning, with bids for 589,892,72 shares against the 5.5 million shares on offer. Retail investors showed particularly strong interest, subscribing 35.67 times their allotted quota. While Non-Institutional Investors (NIIs) subscribed 15.46 times, the Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIB) portion received a comparatively lower subscription of 0.04 times.
The IPO consists entirely of fresh equity, with the proceeds earmarked for long-term working capital, capital expenditure on the development of electronic interlocking systems (part of the Indian Railways’ KAVACH project), debt repayment, and general corporate purposes. Quadrant Future Tek already secured over ₹130 crore from anchor investors on Monday.
The company, based in Mohali, develops cutting-edge train control and signaling systems and also manufactures specialty cables used in railway rolling stock and the defense industry. Its specialty cable division boasts an installed capacity of 1,887.60 metric tonnes.
Adding to the positive sentiment, unlisted shares of Quadrant Future Tek are trading at ₹500 apiece in the grey market, representing a 72.41% premium over the upper IPO price of ₹290. This significant grey market premium strongly suggests a robust listing gain is anticipated when the company’s shares begin trading on the BSE and NSE on January 14. IPO allotment is expected on January 10. Sundae Capital Advisors acted as the sole book-running lead manager for the IPO.
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