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Cogent E-Services files draft papers with Sebi for IPO

Economic Times  

Cogent E-Services Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an IPO. The initial share-sale comprises fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to INR 150 crore and an offer for sale of up to 994.68 lakh equity shares by promoters. DAM Capital Advisors and IIFL Securities are the book running lead managers to the issue. The company may consider a private placement of equity shares aggregating up to INR 30 crore. If such pre-IPO placement is undertaken, the fresh issue size will be reduced. Funds raised from the fresh issue will be used for funding investment in IT assets for expansion and existing IT infrastructure of the company, supporting working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. Cogent is an end-to-end customer experience or CX solutions provider offering omnichannel solutions along various customer interaction touchpoints from customer sales and support through voice and non-voice channels, back office solutions and transformative services and digital marketing.