Infra.Market is planning to raise around ₹5,000 crore through an initial public offering (IPO) by leveraging its listed subsidiary, Shalimar Paints. The company confidentially filed draft IPO papers with SEBI in October 2025, proposing an equal split between fresh issue and offer for sale. The move follows Infra.Market’s expansion across multiple building materials sectors beyond its initial ready-mix concrete business, RDC Concrete, acquired in 2021 for about ₹730 crore, according to inc42.com.
Initially, Infra.Market considered taking RDC Concrete public, but as its operations diversified into steel, tiles, aggregates, construction chemicals, and paints, the focus shifted to listing Infra.Market itself. Instead, the company now plans to use Shalimar Paints as the vehicle to access public capital. Shalimar Paints has proposed acquiring Infra.Market shares and compulsory convertible preference shares (CCPS) through a swap valued at around ₹10,545 crore. Additionally, Shalimar Paints intends to raise ₹1,000 crore via a qualified institutional placement (QIP), per inc42.com.
This approach allows Infra.Market to tap public markets indirectly through a listed entity, streamlining its complex operations under one umbrella. The deal reflects a broader trend of conglomerates using subsidiaries to access capital markets. The planned ₹5,000 crore IPO aligns with Infra.Market’s growth strategy after expanding beyond concrete into a wider building materials portfolio, positioning it alongside other large construction sector listings, inc42.com reported.
The next key milestone is the completion of the share swap transaction and the QIP by Shalimar Paints, which will pave the way for Infra.Market’s public market debut. The company’s confidential draft IPO filing with SEBI in October 2025 marks the formal start of this process, setting the stage for a significant capital raise in India’s building materials sector, according to inc42.com.