Gaja Alternative Asset Management share price declines to ₹170 mark after surging 20% on debut day

Gaja Alternative Asset Management Limited is an independent, alternative asset management company with managing and advising India-focused funds, including Category I and Category II AIFs, as well as offshore funds investing in India. The Company focuses on alternative investments across sectors such as education, energy and environment, financial services, consumer and digital technology, with a differentiated investment approach focused on the mid-market segment.
The Public issue was of ₹550 Cr.

Gaja Alternative Asset Management made a strong debut on the stock exchanges on Wednesday, with its shares listing at nearly a 16 per cent premium to the IPO price and rising further to ₹191.65 on the NSE within minutes of listing.

The stock listed at ₹185 on the NSE, against the issue price of ₹160, while on the BSE it began trading at ₹185.20, a 15.7 per cent premium.

Following the listing, the stock climbed to a high of ₹191.65 (which is 19.7 per cent over offer price) on the NSE before dipping to around ₹170.55.

Swastika Investmart’s Head of Wealth Shivani Nyati said the premium debut offers long-term growth potential, supported by growing private-market allocation among HNIs and family offices and the company’s capital-light, scalable model. She noted that IPO proceeds would also increase the sponsor’s own commitment to its funds, calling this a structural positive.

However, she cautioned that performance fees can make earnings lumpy, leaving room for volatility and profit booking. Nyati advised existing allottees to hold with a ₹170 stop-loss, while fresh investors should avoid chasing the stock and wait for consolidation. She said a sustained move above ₹185 could open the ₹195-200 upside zone.

IPO details

The ₹550-crore Gaja Alternative Asset Management IPO was subscribed 31.33 times overall, receiving bids for 79,35,33,846 shares against 2,53,28,946 shares on offer, according to data available with the NSE.

The portion reserved for non-institutional investors was subscribed 62.35 times, while the qualified institutional buyers’ portion received 43.58 times subscription. Retail investors subscribed 11.03 times the portion reserved for them.

The company had raised ₹165 crore from anchor investors. Nippon India Mutual Fund and Invesco Mutual Fund led the anchor book with investments of ₹30 crore each. HDFC Life and SBI Life were among the other institutional investors.

The IPO price band was fixed at ₹152-160 per equity share. At the upper end of the price band, the company would have a market capitalisation of around ₹2,256 crore.

The public issue comprised a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to ₹450 crore and an offer-for-sale of shares worth up to ₹100 crore. Proceeds from the fresh issue will be used for repayment of debt, seeding new funds and general corporate purposes.

Gaja Capital, founded in 2004, is a private equity and alternative asset management firm focused on providing growth capital to entrepreneurs. In January 2025, the company converted from a private limited entity into a public limited company and was renamed Gaja Alternative Asset Management Ltd.

Published on August 26, 2026