Acquisition · Commerce & Consumer Brands
OfBusiness buys out Indian Design fully
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- Date
- Company
- OfBusiness
- What it does
- B2B raw material fulfilment platform
- Kind
- Acquisition
- Based in
- Gurugram
- Founded
- 2015
What they do
OfBusiness is a B2B platform for raw materials procurement across metals, chemicals, apparel and food
What happened
It completed a 100% buyout of Indian Design, a Bengaluru-based garment and home textile maker, by acquiring the remaining 30% stake
Why it matters
The consolidation of commerce units comes ahead of a planned $1 billion IPO in the next fiscal year
The details
- OfBusiness has completed a 100% buyout of Indian Design by acquiring the remaining 30% stake.
- Indian Design is a Bengaluru-based garment and home textile manufacturer with annual revenue of ₹1,300 crore.
- It supplies to global brands including H&M, GAP, Old Navy, Columbia and IKEA.
- OfBusiness's apparel vertical works with Zara, Abercrombie & Fitch, Michael Kors, Uniqlo, Adidas and Skechers.
- The apparel vertical generates ~₹3,000 crore in revenue, with ~80% coming from exports.
- OfBusiness is consolidating its commerce units — Metals, Apparels, Chemicals and Agri Processing — ahead of a planned IPO.
- The company is merging key commerce subsidiaries into the holding company via an NCLT-approved process for a unified structure.
The bigger picture
- OfBusiness Group posted a consolidated revenue of ₹22,241 crore and a PAT of ₹597 crore in FY25.
- The group has a net worth of ₹9,400 crore and cash reserves of over ₹2,500 crore.
- Its lending arm Oxyzo has an asset base of ₹9,200 crore with NPAs (non-performing assets, or loans that are not being repaid) of just 1.1% as of March 2025.
- The company is targeting a $1 billion IPO in FY26, which will include a fresh issue and an Offer for Sale (OFS).
About the business
- OfBusiness is a B2B raw material fulfilment platform founded in 2015 and based in Gurugram.
- It operates in categories: Metals, Chemicals, Apparel and Food Processing.
- The apparel vertical has 2,600+ suppliers, 34 manufacturing units and 160+ customer brands.
- The company claims 1M+ orders delivered, 1.5M+ SMEs empowered, presence in 26 states and 70+ countries.
- OfBusiness is diversifying from commodity aggregation into branded manufacturing and integrated supply chains.
What happens next
- OfBusiness is targeting a $1 billion IPO in FY26, including a fresh issue and Offer for Sale.
- Part of the IPO capital will fund a ₹3,000 crore capex to double steel capacity.
- The company is merging key commerce subsidiaries into the holding company via an NCLT-approved process for a unified structure before the IPO.
The deal
- Type
- acquisition
Investors
- SoftBank Group (existing)
- Tiger Global (existing)
- Z47 (existing)
- Zodius Capital (existing)
- Creation Capital (existing)
- Falcon Edge (existing)
- Norwest Venture Partners (existing)
Founders
- Asish Mohapatra, Co-founder
- Vasant Sridhar, Co-founder
- Bhuvan Gupta, Co-founder
- Jaivee Joseph, Co-founder
About OfBusiness
- Product
- Marketplace platform connecting SMEs to commodities including steel, metals, chemicals, agricultural products, textiles; includes financing and supply chain services
- Customers
- Small and medium enterprises seeking streamlined access to commodities, financing, and logistics
- How it makes money
- B2B marketplace model with commission on transactions and financing services
- What sets it apart
- Diversified vertical portfolio including apparel exports to top global retailers; operates across 75 countries
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