ACME Solar Holdings (ACME Solar) has successfully completed its Rs 2,800 crore Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP), its first equity capital raise since listing in 2024. The transaction garnered strong participation from a well-diversified mix of existing and new marquee investors, including leading domestic mutual funds, major insurance companies and foreign institutional investors including SBI Mutual Fund (MF), Nippon MF, HDFC MF, ICICI Prudential MF, Kotak MF, SBI Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, BlackRock, Amundi, Goldman Sachs, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Pictet, among others.
This reflects deep investor conviction in the company’s execution capabilities and visible capacity expansion pipeline. The proceeds from the QIP will be used to reduce leverage and enhance the overall balance sheet strength.
ICICI Securities and IIFL Capital Services acted as the Book Running Lead Managers to the QIP. Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co was the Legal Counsel to the company while Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Hogan Lovells were the Legal Counsels to the Book Running Lead Managers.
ACME Solar Holdings is one of India’s leading renewable energy independent power producers (IPP). The company develop, build, own, and operate large-scale clean energy solutions.