New Delhi, June 29 -- ESDS Software Solutions Ltd is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming weeks, in what would make it India's first listed data centre owner and operator, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The Nashik-based company is likely to have increased the size of its fresh issue to Rs.720 crore from an initial target of Rs.600 crore, said the first of the two people cited earlier, both speaking on condition of anonymity.

"The decision to expand the fresh issue followed discussions with institutional investors during the pre-marketing phase, where the company received indications of demand for digital infrastructure assets," this person explained.

According to ESDS' preliminary IPO pa...