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By Hritam Mukherjee and Ananta Agarwal

Aug 1 (Reuters) - India's top wire exporter R R Kabel RRKA.NS will ramp up shipments to other key overseas markets if President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs dent competitiveness in the United States, a senior executive told Reuters on Friday.

Finance chief Rajesh Jain maintained the firm's full-fiscal volume growth forecast of 16%-18%, saying it will hedge against U.S. risks by routing more products to other key markets like Europe and the Middle East.

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July 31 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• R R KABEL Q1 CONSOL PROFIT 897.7 MILLION RUPEES

• R R KABEL Q1 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 20.59 BILLION RUPEES

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** Brokerage Motilal Oswal expects incremental supply from India's cables and wires makers to be absorbed by strong demand growth

** Indian companies well-placed in low-medium voltage cable and medium voltage cables amid global transmission and distribution investments - note

** Brokerage says Polycab India POLC.NS better-positioned on strong market leadership and higher margins than peers

** Motilal Oswal's rating for POLC at 'buy'

** Has 'neutral' on Havells India HVEL.NS, KEI Industries KEIN.NS, and R R Kabel RRKA.NS

** YTD, POLC down ~17%, KEIN down ~18%, HVEL down ~8%, and RRKA down ~5%

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May 5 (Reuters) - Indian wire and cables maker R R Kabel's RRKA.NS expects volume growth to more than double in fiscal 2026, with the U.S. tariff policy presenting "an opportunity" for exports amid higher levies on China, a top executive told Reuters on Monday.

In fiscal 2026, R R Kabel expects volumes to grow between 16% and 18%, finance chief Rajesh Jain told Reuters, partly bolstered by U.S. tariff policy that affects Indian exporters less severely than Chinese rivals.

Higher levies on China make India's exports more competitive.

"I was having only one customer till last year, now I am already in talks with four or five big customers... There may be challenges for China, but not for us," Jain said.

The company's volumes grew 7% in fiscal 2025, below the company's own targets of 15%, due to a slowdown in construction spurred by Indian elections and disruptions in export markets caused by Red Sea tensions.

Jain noted that President Trump's fluctuating tariffs, which have unsettled global markets and threatened trade stability, have been beneficial for the company.

The U.S. has imposed a baseline 10% tariff on all exports, with additional reciprocal levies including a 26% rate on India, which are set to kick in July 8. In contrast, China faces a 145% tariff rate as both nations seek a trade agreement.

The U.S. is R R Kabel's fourth largest market by revenue and makes up about 10% of R R Kabel's export revenue. Overall exports make up 26% of sales for the company, a significantly higher proportion compared to larger domestic competitors Havells HVEL.NS and Polycab POLC.NS.

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May 2 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• R R KABEL LTD - BOARD RECOMMENDS FINAL DIVIDEND OF 3.50 RUPEES PER SHARE

• R R KABEL Q4 CONSOL PROFIT 1.29 BILLION RUPEES

• R R KABEL Q4 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 22.18 BILLION RUPEES

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** Cables and wires makers Polycab India POLC.NS, KEI Industries KEIN.NS plunge ~7% and ~9%, respectively

** Havells India HVEL.NS, Finolex Cables FNXC.NS fall 4% and ~3%

** Adani Enterprises ADEL.NS says its unit incorporated a JV with cables company Praneetha Ventures

** ADEL's unit will hold 50% of the share capital in the JV

** POLC, KEIN, HVEL and FNXC lost 12%, 21%, 3% and 5% respectively, since UltraTech Cement ULTC.NS announced it will enter the segment

** POLC, KEIN, HVEL, FNXC rated "buy" on average, per data compiled by LSEG

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** India's blue-chip indexes NSE Nifty 50 .NSEI and BSE Sensex .BSESN trade little changed in afternoon trade

** Financials .NIFTYFIN gain 0.75%, while banks .NSEBANK and private banks .NIFPVTBNK rise 0.5% each, helped by a partial reversal in tighter rules for bank loans to small borrowers and non-bank lenders

** Non-bank lenders Shriram Finance SHMF.NS, Bajaj Finance BJFN.NS and Bajaj Finserv BJFS.NS and private banks IndusInd Bank INBK.NS and HDFC Bank HDBK.NS lead Nifty 50 gainers, rising between 1.2% and 4.6%

** All the other 10 major sectors decline

** UltraTech Cement ULTC.NS drops 5.6% after announcing foray into wires and cables business, raising concerns over capital allocation

** ULTC's entry also hits other wires and cables companies; Havells India HVEL.NS down 5.5%, Polycab India POLC.NS falls 16%, KEI Industries KEIN.NS loses 19.5% and R R Kabel RRKA.NS drops 14%

** The broader, more domestically focussed small-caps .NIFSMCP100 and mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 lose 2% and 1.5%, respectively

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** India's KEI Industries KEIN.NS climb 3% to 3,840 rupees, set for third straight session of gains

** Brokerage Morgan Stanley starts coverage on cables and wires maker with "Overweight" rating and PT of 4,391 rupees

** KEIN to benefit from its well-diversified channel mix in cables business revenue vs peers Polycab POLC.NS and R R Kabel RRKA.NS, with a balanced presence in retail, institutional, and exports, brokerage says

** Adds, KEIN to also benefit from rising share in exports, from 11% so far in FY25 to 15-17% in next 2-3 years

** Favourable government policies like boosting local manufacturing and minimising imports will benefit KEIN - Morgan Stanley

** Analysts' average rating on KEIN, POLC at "Buy"- LSEG data

** YTD, KEIN has fallen 13.4%, while POLC is down 21%

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Jan 28 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• Q3 CONSOL PROFIT 685.7 MILLION RUPEES

• Q3 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 17.82 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of India's RR Kabel RRKA.NS drop 3% to 1,550 rupees, extend declines to seventh straight session

** Stock set to log worst week since its late-2023 listing, if losses hold

** Co, which makes cables and wires, reported a drop in Q2 profit on higher material costs

** RRKA, on an avg, rated "buy", median TP 2,035 rupees - LSEG data

** YTD stock has shed ~2%

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Oct 24 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL PROFIT 495.3 MILLION RUPEES

• SEPT-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 18.1 BILLION RUPEES

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** KEI Industries KEIN.NS drops 5.8% to 4,417.60 rupees; set to snap 6-session winning run

** Wires and cables maker on track for worst day in about 3 months

** KEIN's Q2 profit rises, but EBITDA margins contract

** Motilal Oswal says margin contraction due to sharp fall in rev from highly profitable extra-high voltage cables business

** Q2 EBITDA margin dips to 10.42% vs year-ago 10.88%

** Stock biggest pct loser on Nifty 500 .NIFTY500 index, which is up 0.4%

** Stock rated "buy" on avg, same as smaller peer RR Kabel RRKA.NS - LSEG

** YTD, KEIN trims gains to ~36% but outperforms NIFTY500's 22.2% rise

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July 30 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• R R KABEL Q1 CONSOL PROFIT 643.8 MILLION RUPEES

• R R KABEL Q1 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 18.08 BILLION RUPEES

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May 28 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• DIVIDEND 3 RUPEES PER SHARE

• Q4 CONSOL PROFIT 787.2 MILLION RUPEES VERSUS 652.9 MILLION RUPEES

• Q4 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 17.54 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 15.17 BILLION RUPEES

• RE-APPOINTS SHREEGOPAL RAMESHWARLAL KABRA AS MD

• RE-APPOINTS MAHENDRAKUMAR RAMESHWARLAL KABRA AS JOINT MD

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April 22 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• APPROVED TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF DINESH AGGARWAL AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

• ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES OF CEO WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY SHREEGOPAL RAMESHWARLAL KABRA, MD

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** Wire maker R R Kabel's RRKA.NS shares end marginally higher; Citi starts coverage with "buy" rating and PT of 1,728 rupees

** Stock rose as much as 2.3% earlier in the session

** RRKA's countrywide and export distribution systems well placed for growth in revenue - brokerage

** Brokerage sees company as well positioned in strong domestic real estate market on the back of brand, products and existing market share

** Analysts covering R R Kabel's shares have "buy" or higher rating - LSEG

** Analysts have "buy" rating for peers Polycab POLC.NS and Havells HVEL.NS

** R R Kabel's shares down ~9% so far in March quarter, POLC stock has lost ~14%, while HVEL down ~7%

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BENGALURU, Jan 30 (Reuters) - As much as half of Indian wires and cables maker R R Kabel's RRKA.NS exports are being delayed due to the Red Sea crisis but it is passing on higher freight costs to customers via price hikes, the company's finance chief told Reuters on Tuesday.

Attacks by Yemen's Houthi militia on merchant ships in the Red Sea and retaliatory U.S. strikes have ratcheted up tensions in the Middle East as the Gaza war rages on, forcing companies to reroute shipments as they face delays and jacked-up rates.

"We have no option but to reroute supplies. The cycle will be delayed and we don't know how much time it would take to normalise," Chief Financial Officer Rajesh Jain said, estimating about 40%-50% of the company's exports were affected.

R R Kabel, which got 27% of its revenue for April-December from exports, is re-routing shipments to key export geographies, adding 10-15 days in travel time, Jain said, to the typical travel time of 25-30 days to Europe and the United States.

The comments sparked a 3% drop in the company's share price.

"Cargo costs have increased significantly, but since I am able to pass on this price to my customer, it will not have an impact on my bottom line," Jain said, adding there was no price sensitivity from buyers.

R R Kabel's rival Polycab POLC.NS, which gets about 8% of its revenue from exports, has also flagged increased delivery timelines, although Havells India HVEL.NS, with 3% of revenue from exports last fiscal year, has seen no impact.

Jain's comments come a day after R R Kabel posted a drop in quarterly profit, mainly due to higher copper prices. It did not flag any impact from the Red Sea crisis on its revenue, which rose 10% to 16.34 billion rupees ($197 million) in the quarter.

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BENGALURU, Jan 29 (Reuters) - India's wires and cables maker R R Kabel RRKA.NS reported a third-quarter profit slide on Monday, as higher costs dented the impact of strong demand from the real estate sector.

The company's consolidated profit slipped 0.7% to 709.6 million rupees ($8.5 million) in the quarter ended December, according to an exchange filing.

The profit drop comes after R R Kabel's bottomline more-than-doubled in the second quarter. The company listed its shares in September 2023.

A 5% year-on-year rise in copper prices, a key raw material, spiked total expenses by nearly 12%, eclipsing a 10% rise in revenue from operations.

India's cables and wires makers are benefitting from a demand surge in housing and construction sectors, helped by the government's infrastructure push ahead of national polls this year.

Rivals Havells HVEL.NS and Polycab India POLC.NS have posted higher profits in the December quarter. Finolex Cables FNXC.NS will report its results next month.

Shares of R R Kabel, which have fallen about 6% so far this year, closed 0.8% higher ahead of the results.

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** India's representation in the MSCI global standard index could cross 20% by mid-2024 from 17.1% currently - Nuvama

** Jindal Stainless JIST.NS, Punjab National Bank PNBK.NS, BHEL BHEL.NS and NMDC NMDC.NS among inclusion candidates for global standard index - brokerage

** JIST, PNBK, BHEL and NMDC likely to receive inflows of $149 mln, $144 mln, $137 mln and $132 mln, respectively, Nuvama adds

** The stocks are trading flat currently

** IREDA INAR.NS, Cello World CELO.NS, Honasa Consumer HONA.NS and SignatureGlobal SIGT.NS among inclusion candidates for smallcap index with expected inflows of $11 mln, $7 mln, $6 mln and $4 mln respectively

** Shares of CELO and HONA up ~1%, SIGT up 3%, while IREDA little changed in early trade

** GMR Airports Infrastructure GMRI.NS and Prestige Estates PREG.NS could be excluded from the global standard index, resulting in outflows of $26 mln and $1.8 mln respectively - Nuvama

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Dec 4 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS CONCLUDED SEARCH OPERATIONS AT OFFICES AND MANUFACTURING UNITS OF CO

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** Shares of R R Kabel RRKA.NS fall as much as 5.5% to 1554.6 rupees, their lowest level since Nov. 8

** Stock last down 2%, sees sixth straight day of losses, having lost 10% during the course

** India's tax department conducts search on some of the consumer electrical company's premises

** Avg recommendation of 5 analysts covering co is "BUY;" their median PT is 1,750 rupees - LSEG data

** Stock, which went public in September, is up 37% so far from its listing price

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Nov 29 (Reuters) - R R Kabel Ltd RRKA.NS:

• INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING SEARCH AT SOME OF OFFICES, MANUFACTURING UNITS OF CO

• BUSINESS OPERATIONS OF CO CONTINUE AS USUAL, HAVE NOT BEEN IMPACTED DUE TO SEARCH

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BENGALURU, Nov 6 (Reuters) - India's RR Kabel RRKA.NS profit more than doubled in its first quarterly report since going public, benefiting from a sustained demand for its wires and cables from the housing and construction industry.

The company's consolidated profit increased to 741 million rupees ($8.91 million) in the July-September quarter, compared with 350.1 million rupees a year earlier, according to its statement on Monday.

"The company's strong sales growth has been underpinned by the thriving real estate sector, robust infrastructure development and a flourishing export market," Managing Director Shreegopal Kabra said in a statement.

According to analysts, the country's infrastructure demand swelled in the quarter with sustaining momentum of government spending, aiding profits at companies that supply products and appliances for housing and construction.

RR Kabel's consolidated revenue from operations rose almost 20% to 16.10 billion rupees, offsetting a nearly 15% climb in total expenses, led by a spike in raw material costs.

Revenue from the wires and cables business, which contributed to 90% of the company's total revenue, grew around 20% to 14.50 billion rupees.

RR Kabel competes with Havells India HVEL.NS and Polycab India POLC.NS, which also reported a surge in their quarterly profits.

Shares of RR Kabel, which went public on Sept. 20, have gained about 17% since then.

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BENGALURU, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Shares of IRM Energy IRME.NS fell as much as 10.9% in trading debut on Thursday, valuing the Indian natural gas distributor at 18.48 billion rupees ($222.03 million) in a weak market.

The stock fell to a low of 450 rupees in early trade after opening at 477.25 rupees. Its initial public offer (IPO) price was at 505 rupees.

The benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI was down 1.3%, while the more domestically-focused mid-cap .NIFMDCP100 and small-cap .NIFSMCP100 stocks declined more than 2% each. .BO

Investors bid for about 206.3 million IRM Energy shares by the final day of subscription, 27.05 times more than the 7.6 million shares on offer, exchange data showed.

"The IPO was well-received by investors and oversubscribed. However, the current market condition could be a reason behind a poor listing," said Shivani Nyati, head of wealth at Swastika Investmart.

The company, with a diversified customer portfolio and distribution network, is well-positioned to benefit from the growing demand for natural gas in India, Nyati added.

The IPO of IRM Energy, a group company of Cadila Pharmaceuticals, comprised of fresh issue of 10.8 million shares worth 5.44 billion rupees, according to the prospectus.

The company plans to use about 3 billion rupees of proceeds from the IPO to fund the development of the gas distribution network in Namakkal and Tiruchirappalli in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

The Ahmedabad-based company builds, operates and expands the gas distribution network for industrial, domestic and automobile customers.

HDFC Bank and BOB Capital Markets were book-running lead managers for the IPO.

So far this year, 173 Indian companies have gone public, raising $4.46 billion, compared with 115 companies that raised $6.06 billion in the same period last year, according to LSEG data.

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BENGALURU, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Shares of JSW Infrastructure JSWN.NS, India's No.2 commercial port operator, jumped 20.17% in pre-open trade on Tuesday, valuing the company at 300.30 billion rupees ($3.61 billion) and setting it on course to join a host of other successful domestic debutantes.

The stock was at 143 rupees in pre-open trade, compared with its initial public offer (IPO) price of 119 rupees.

JSW Infra is part of the billionaire Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group and is the first business of the steel-to-software conglomerate to go public since JSW Energy JSWE.NS in 2010.

The company raised 28 billion rupees by selling fresh shares. JSW Group did not sell any shares.

The company is set to follow a host of successful debutantes in the past few months -- ranging from cable maker RR Kabel RRKA.NS to Concord Biotech CONB.NS -- helped by robust investor appetite that has also powered the blue-chip stock market index to a record high.

So far this year, 227 Indian companies have gone public, raising $6.62 billion, compared with 172 companies that raised $10.53 billion in the same period last year, according to LSEG data.

JSW Infra's profit more than doubled to 7.50 billion rupees in fiscal 2023, while its revenue jumped about 41% to 31.95 billion rupees, according to its IPO prospectus.

The company plans to use the IPO proceeds to fund expansion projects and repay debt, which was 22.16 billion rupees as of March 31.

JSW Infra aims to nearly double its operational capacity to 300 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) by 2030, but that would still trail Adani Ports's APSE.NS current capacity of about 558 MMTPA.

Adani Ports, a listed unit of billionaire Gautam Adani's namesake conglomerate, has a market value of about 1.78 trillion rupees.

Axis Capital, Credit Suisse Securities (India) and Kotak Mahindra Capital were among the lead managers for the IPO.

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BENGALURU, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Indian wires and cables maker RR Kabel RRKA.NS climbed as much as 15.8% to 1,198 rupees in trading debut on Wednesday, valuing the company at 135.16 billion rupees ($1.62 billion) in a weak broader market.

Shares of private equity firm TPG-backed RR Kabel opened at 1,180 rupees and managed to stay above its initial public offer price of 1,035 rupees in a subdued broader market with the benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI down 0.89%.

It competes with companies like Polycab India POLC.NS and Finolex Cables FNXC.NS, whose shares have doubled so far this year, fuelled by government infrastructure spending and a real estate boom.

"We see high demand in the cable industry domestically and from an exports perspective. The company's valuation seems fair ... at its position in the industry and investors can keep trailing the issue price, with a target of 1,340 rupees in the short-medium term," said Ravi Singhal, CEO at GCL Broking.

Profit for the company, which also makes electrical appliances, switchgear and lights, fell 11.3% to 1.90 billion rupees in the financial year 2023 from 2.14 billion rupees in the previous year.

Its revenue from operations jumped 27.7% to 55.99 billion rupees.

RR Kabel joined a slew of companies, including Aeroflex Industries AERO.NS and Concord Biotech CONB.NS, who have had successful debuts in the recent days as robust foreign inflows and domestic appetite for new listings lifted the confidence of firms heading for the capital market.

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BENGALURU, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Indian wires and cables maker RR Kabel's initial public offering, valued at about 19.64 billion rupees ($236.25 million), was oversubscribed nearly 19 times on Friday, according to data from the National Stock Exchange.

Investors bid for 248.9 million shares by the final day of bidding, 18.69 times the 13.3 million shares on offer.

Mumbai-based RR Kabel, which is backed by private equity firm TPG, priced its IPO between 983 rupees and 1,035 rupees, according to a newspaper advertisement last week.

TPG, which owns a 16.67% stake in the company, will sell shares worth up to 13.35 billion rupees, or nearly 70% of its total holding in RR Kabel, based on Reuters calculations.

RR Kabel plans to use the proceeds to repay outstanding debt, which was 7.77 billion rupees as of Aug. 28, according to the prospectus.

The company's consolidated revenue in fiscal 2023 rose about 28% to 55.99 billion rupees from a year earlier, while profit dropped more than 11%.

RR Kabel competes with companies such as Polycab India POLC.NS and Finolex Cables FNXC.NS, whose shares have more than doubled so far this year on the back of government infrastructure spending and a real estate upcycle.

Axis Capital, Citigroup, HSBC Securities and JM Financial are the lead book-running managers for the RR Kabel IPO.

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BENGALURU, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Indian wires and cables maker RR Kabel has priced its initial public offering (IPO) between 983 rupees and 1,035 rupees, according to a newspaper advertisement on Friday, valuing the offering at around 19.64 billion rupees ($236.19 million).

The Mumbai-based company, backed by private equity firm TPG, will issue new shares worth 1.8 billion rupees, as per its prospectus dated Sept. 6, while existing shareholders will sell shares worth 17.84 billion rupees.

TPG, which owns a 16.67% stake in the firm, will sell shares worth up to 13.35 billion rupees ($160.54 million). This is nearly 70% of its total holding in RR Kabel, according to Reuters' calculations.

RR Kabel would use proceeds from the fresh issue to repay its outstanding loans, which stood at 7.77 billion rupees as of Aug. 28, as per the prospectus.

Its annual consolidated revenue in fiscal 2023 climbed about 28% to 55.99 billion rupees from a year ago, while profit dropped over 11%.

RR Kabel competes with companies such as Polycab India POLC.NS and Finolex Cables FNXC.NS, shares which have soared more than 100% so far this year on the back of government infrastructure spending and a real estate upcycle.

Axis Capital, Citigroup, HSBC Securities and JM Financial are the lead book-running managers of the IPO.

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NEW DELHI, May 7 (Reuters) - Indian wire and cable maker RR Kabel Ltd., backed by private equity firm TPG, filed for an initial public offering on Sunday, seeking to raise up to $27.53 million, according to its draft prospectus filed to India's market regulator and seen by Reuters.

RR Kabel, India's fifth largest branded wires and cable manufacturer, plans to use funds raised through the IPO to repay or prepay borrowings, in part or in full, from banks and financial institutions, according to the prospectus.

It did not say what percentage of its equity it planned to float or on which exchange.

TPG Asia VII SF Pte Ltd, a U.S.-based private equity firm, holds a 20.99% stake in RR Kabel and will sell some of its stake in the IPO, the prospectus shows.

RR Kabel's business is primarily business-to-consumer sales of wires and cables products.

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