March 16 (Reuters) - Shares of defence supplier Vincorion are in high demand ahead of their planned Friday listing, lead underwriters of the initial public offering said on Monday. The IPO is "
Vincorion IPO book multiple times covered ahead of quick-fire listing, underwriters say
Strong Investor Demand and Key Details of Vincorion IPO
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IPO Oversubscription and Share Offering
March 16 (Reuters) - Shares of defence supplier Vincorion are in high demand ahead of their planned Friday listing, lead underwriters of the initial public offering said on Monday.
The IPO is "multiple times oversubscribed", the banks said shortly after the launch of the four-day subscription period. The company's majority shareholder Star Capital is offering up to 20.3 million shares at a fixed price of 17 euros apiece and expects proceeds of about 345 million euros ($395 million).
Company Valuation and Cornerstone Investors
The company, based in Wedel near Hamburg, has secured three cornerstone investors for nearly one-third of the offering. The offering values the company at about 850 million euros.
Vincorion’s Business Focus
Vincorion specialises in power supply and mechatronics for tanks and aircraft, including generators for vehicles and air defence systems, heating systems for aircraft, and stabilisers for tanks.
Shareholding Structure Before IPO
According to the offer prospectus, Britain-based Star Capital owned around 88% in Vincorion ahead of the IPO. The rest was held by members of the supervisory board and company managers, led by Chief Financial Officer Dieter Holst and Supervisory Board Chairman Tobias Seige with respective holdings of 3.6% and 3.5%. CEO Kajetan von Mentzingen held a 1.75% stake.
Financial Performance
Turnover and Earnings Growth
The company's 2025 turnover grew 18% to 240.3 million euros, while earnings before interest and tax jumped 64% to 33.7 million euros. Net profit more than doubled to 19.4 million euros from 8.4 million in 2024.
Currency Exchange Rate
($1 = 0.8733 euros)
Reporting Credits
(Reporting by Alexander Huebner in Munich; writing by Maria Rugamer in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
