OnMobile raises ₹65 crore in debt at nearly 14% interest
What's the deal? OnMobile GlobalDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has raised ₹65 crore (roughly $6.8 million) through a private placement of secured, non-convertible debentures (NCDs), the mobile entertainment firm said. The paper carries steep coupon rates of 13.60% and 13.88% and matures on July 5, 2029.
The details: OnMobile issued two series — ₹40 crore of Series A debentures at 13.60% and ₹25 crore of general NCDs at 13.88% — both with tenures up to 36 months. The company pledged 100% of the shares of its subsidiary, OnMobile Singapore PTE. LTD., to secure the debt.
Why now? The raise follows a June 2026 board approval for a larger ₹100 crore NCD programme and reflects a shift toward high-yield private debt. OnMobile has chosen debt over equity to fund its digital gaming and mobile entertainment expansion while avoiding dilution.
What could go wrong? The near-14% coupons mark a substantial interest burden for a company that reported a consolidated net loss of about ₹36.5 crore in the March 2026 quarter. Penalty clauses of 2% per month could strain liquidity in a default, and the share pledge limits future options for the Singapore unit.
The signal: OnMobile's rates sit at the high end even among Indian mid-cap corporates tapping NCDs at double-digit coupons. The deal is a test of investor appetite for funding a loss-making turnaround story — at a steep cost of capital.
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