Doncasters said on Wednesday that it raised $919.3 million through its U.S. initial public offering, completing a fundraising round that precedes its New York listing. The Derby, United Kingdom-based manufacturer sold 27.9 million shares at $33 apiece, a price above the marketed range of $28 to $32 per share.
The IPO marks a significant step for a company that traces its corporate lineage back to 1778 in Sheffield, where it began as a file-making business. Over time the firm has evolved into a supplier of complex components for aerospace engines and industrial gas turbines.
The listing follows a period of financial and operational restructuring for Doncasters. The offering comes more than six years after a debt restructuring in which lenders assumed control from the now-defunct buyout firm Dubai International Capital. Since 2020 the company has invested in excess of $170 million to modernize facilities and enlarge production capacity as part of a broader turnaround effort.
Commenting on the company's record and recovery, IPOX Research Associate Lukas Muehlbauer said: "Doncasters heritage is helpful, because a 250-year history supports the story that the company has the know-how and reliability in a demanding industry. However, history only gets you so far." He added: "The more important part of the story is the turnaround since the 2020 ownership change, with revenue having more than doubled."
Doncasters manufactures a wide range of complex parts, including blades and vanes, which serve both aerospace engine and industrial gas turbine markets. The firm competes with established suppliers such as Howmet and Precision Castparts in these segments.
Demand dynamics for industrial gas turbines have strengthened amid a surge in data center construction, which has pushed electricity consumption in some areas beyond existing grid capacity. That trend has increased replacement demand for turbine blades and vanes, components that are routinely changed over the lifecycle of a gas turbine.
Jefferies and Morgan Stanley served as the lead joint bookrunners for the offering. Doncasters is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "DPC" on Thursday.
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