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Missing some action, adrenaline rush, and thrill in your life? Are the good old, albeit mundane money investment avenues like mutual funds and fixed deposits not making the cut for you? Want to experience a heart-pounding, financial rollercoaster that will constantly keep you and your portfolio on tenterhooks? Well then, welcome to the world of initial public offers (IPOs), especially those brought to you by SMEs, or <keyword id="6375845" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Small-and-Medium-Enterprises" source="Orion">small and medium enterprises</keyword>. Truth be told, <keyword id="3704207" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="SME-IPOs" source="Orion">SME IPOs</keyword> have been all over the bourses this year. So far, 2024 has seen 206 SMEs debuting on both BSE and NSE, out of which 146 listed in gains and 46 listed in losses. Odds seem good, right? In contrast, the year has only seen 63 IPOs from the elder brother i.e. mainboard, only 48 of which managed to post any listing gains. And getting an allotment has also been a major uncertainty, given the unusually high demand this year. <h2>So, what's an SME <keyword id="6354763" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="IPO" source="Orion">IPO</keyword>, you ask?</h2>Think of a mainboard company as Shah Rukh or Salman Khan—well-established, financially stable, strong legacy of profitability, and fairly well-known. On the other hand, SMEs are your Prateek Gandhi (Harshad Mehta, Scam 1992), Siddhant Chaturvedi (MC Sher, Gully Boy) or Avinash Tiwary (Majnu, Laila Majnu). While they are doing super well, they are yet to make it big like the Khans. They’re currently underdogs, lesser known, but who knows? They can be the next big thing in the future! And SME IPOs are getting a stellar reception. In 2023, 182 such IPOs had raised a substantial Rs 4,967 crore. In 2024, more than 200 companies have already raised over Rs 7,500 crore, and we have four months to go. This, with one quarter of the year still remaining. <div type="image" title="In 2024, India leads IPO activity in the Asia-Pacific region" height="900" width="1200" msid="113875643" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;In 2024, India leads IPO activity in the Asia-Pacific region&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> But what does it take for a company to be classified as a small enterprise? The company has to have an annual turnover/income of up to Rs 50 crore, and for a medium enterprise to be called so, its annual income has to be up to Rs 250 crore. When such companies go public, in a bid to raise funds from investors and expand their operations, they launch an IPO, but not on the main exchange, but separately, on NSE’s Emerge and BSE’s SME platform. As of September 2024, <keyword id="4484133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NSE-Emerge" source="Orion">NSE Emerge</keyword> has 147 listed participants, while <keyword id="1885131" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BSE-SME" source="Orion">BSE SME</keyword> has 155 market makers. Mounting an SME’s IPO is comparatively less stringent than their mainboard counterparts, as far as regulations are concerned since their DRHPs (draft <keyword id="12225712" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Red-herring-prospectus" source="Orion">red herring prospectus</keyword>) are not filed with SEBI. So, wouldn’t a lenient treatment make them inherently riskier? Why are they so appealing, you ask? <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/a-company-with-8-employees-looking-to-raise-12-crore-ended-up-getting-applications-worth-over-4700-crore/articleshow/112824522.cms">Delhi firm with just 8 employees seeks ₹12 crore via IPO, gets ₹4,700 crore worth of investor applications!</a> Well, for one, some of them have delivered exceptional returns—we’re talking 100%, 200%. Consider this—Owais Metal and Mineral Processing, which launched its IPO in February this year, delivered a whopping listing gain of 201%. Another SME, Maxposure, whose IPO was out in January 2024, had earned its investors listing gains worth 317.40%! Apparently, higher risks also mean higher returns, and also super high investment. Most SME IPOs need a minimum investment of Rs 1,00,000 or more, as opposed to mainboard IPOs, where you can buy one lot of shares for anywhere between Rs 14,000-15,000. Even the minimum trading lot size for SME shares is about 10,000. In short, you’d have to potentially empty your pockets to invest in an SME IPO. And still, there’s no guarantee that the listing will fill your wallets. For all you know, your pockets before and after the IPO is listed might stay the same - EMPTY! There's also the question of whether or not these SMEs are able to maintain their listing day mojo, or do they just fizzle out thereafter? Data from Prime Database highlights more instances of the latter. As of August 2024, about 166 SME IPOs had made it to the exchanges. Around 72 of them, or close to 50%, could not sustain their momentum going ahead, and were trading below their listing day prices. Consider this. The post listing gains of Medicamen Organics, whose IPO came out in June 2024, earned its investors massive listing gains of over 300%, by listing at Rs 137.85, significantly higher than its price issue price, which was set between Rs 32-34. But as of October 1, 2024, the stock was trading at Rs 64.2. Talk about falls. Additionally, risks of pump-and-dump, and illiquidity, among others makes SME IPOs dangerous See, you're largely venturing into unknown, pitch-dark territories, without much light to guide you. For starters, SME IPOs face less scrutiny from market watchdog SEBI. This also means they are able to list quickly, just 3-4 months. On the other hand, mainboard IPOs can take upto a year before they are cleared for listing. Also, there is far less information and disclosures available about their financials, fundamentals and performance to investors for making an informed decision, as compared to mainboard stocks. Then there’s the issue of illiquidity. Once purchased, you might find it hard to sell off your SME stocks, since they are not traded as frequently in the market, which means lower liquidity. Trivesh D, COO, Tradejini explains that liquidity is a major concern for such stocks. “These stocks typically have a smaller free float, and are traded in lots, which can lead to volatility and sharp price swings. This means it can be challenging for investors to buy or sell shares without significantly impacting prices. Additionally, speculative trading practices, like 'pump-and-dump' schemes, can inflate stock prices, leaving retail investors vulnerable to sudden drops”. Recently, SME IPOs have gained notoriety for price manipulation via showing fictitious sales and revenue in their books of accounts, selling of promoter holdings at inflated prices, and being the facade for many infamous <keyword id="10663340" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pump-and-Dump" source="Orion">pump and dump</keyword> schemes. This is where select people create frenzy, or mass euphoria over a particular stock or company, causing its prices to soar, and then dumping them, or selling their shares at this massive price to make a killing! Infact, it's not just the promoters, but also the investment banks floating these IPOs. At present, SEBI is investigating around 6 investment banks which have allegedly charged SMEs a staggering 15% of funds raised via IPOs as fee, as opposed to the standard 1-3%. In March 2024, SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch had also highlighted witnessing signs of manipulation in the SME space. “We do see signs of manipulation in the SME segment. We are able to see certain patterns.” Buch had observed back then. Adds Kresha Gupta, Founder &amp; Director, StepTrade Share Services, “Investing in SME IPO comes with significant risks, despite their impressive returns in recent years. Limited participation from institutional investors and public in some SME IPOs also mean that those companies may lack the support and stability that comes with larger-scale investments” “Additionally, many SMEs may not have strong fundamentals to justify their valuations. High P/E ratios can be misleading, and while some IPOs have delivered impressive returns, they often come with significant volatility, continues D of Tradejini. <h2>So, should I stay away? </h2>Yes, and No. Yes, if you don't want to do your homework of researching the company thoroughly beforehand. Anand K. Rathi, Co-Founder of MIRA Money suggests asking a couple of questions before investing your hard earned money: <ul><li>What is the company's financial performance over the past 3-4 years?</li><li>What is the company's governance structure?</li><li>Is the financial success driven by the IPO, or is it a result of consistent performance?</li><li>Does the company have what it takes to scale its operations to the next level?</li><li>Are the company’s promoters trustworthy, capable and experienced?</li><li>What is the level of participation by large, institutional investors?</li></ul> But staying away completely? Not necessary. Gupta adds that retail investors, in particular, should avoid viewing SME IPOs as quick money-makers based on their short-term performance, as this can certainly lead to poor investment decisions. “To mitigate risks, investors should always focus on long-term fundamentals rather than just short-term price movements. Key indicators include the participation of institutional investors like DIIs and FIIs. This often signals confidence in the stock”, she continues. A red flag you should look out for is if a company is only offering OFS, or Offer for Sale. This can indicate early investors looking to exit, potentially signaling weaker future growth. That's why it is better to look for companies which are raising capital for expansion purposes. This is a sign of healthy business growth prospects and improving fundamentals. In conclusion, backing the underdog, or SMEs, is not a bad proposition, but not without its risks. Investing in SME IPOs is like riding a unicorn—but you don't know whether you're riding it to rags or riches! So, take your pick.

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New Delhi: <keyword id="22803368" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Smartworks-Coworking-Spaces" source="keywords">Smartworks Coworking Spaces</keyword> Ltd has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator <keyword id="19901201" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sebi" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Sebi" meta.hostid="345" meta.entityid="Sebi">Sebi</keyword> to raise funds through an <keyword id="19913114" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="initial-public-offering" source="keywords">initial public offering</keyword> (IPO). The proposed initial share sale is a combination of a <keyword id="20953853" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="fresh-issue" source="keywords">fresh issue</keyword> of equity shares worth Rs 550 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of 67.59 lakh shares by promoters, according to the <keyword id="20076796" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Draft-Red-Herring-Prospectus" source="keywords">Draft Red Herring Prospectus</keyword> (DRHP). The city-based company may consider raising Rs 110 crore through a <keyword id="22244028" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pre-IPO-placement" source="keywords">pre-IPO placement</keyword>. If such placement is undertaken, the amount raised will be deducted from the total fresh issue size. Proceeds from the fresh issue to the tune of Rs 282.30 crore will be used for capital expenditure related to the fit-outs in new centres and security deposits for these new centres, Rs 140 crore will be allocated for payment of loans and the remaining funds will be utilized for general corporate purposes. Smartworks Coworking Spaces Ltd is a leading platform for office experiences and managed campuses. It specialises in leasing large, bare-shell properties in prime locations and transforming them into fully serviced, tech-enabled campuses with modern amenities. These campuses include cafeterias, sports zones, gyms, crA"ches, medical centres, and more, offering a modern and attractive work environment. The company cater to businesses of all sizes, with a focus on mid-to-large companies that need over 300 seats. The company is concentrated in cities including Bengaluru, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Hyderabad, Gurugram and Chennai. India's commercial office space was about 841.2 million square feet as of March 31, 2024, and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 6.71 per cent to 1,079.3 million square feet by the end of 2027, as per the draft papers. Flexible workspaces have become a key part of modern work culture, supporting different working styles and adding flexibility to the office market. JM Financial Ltd, BOB Capital Markets Ltd, IIFL Securities Ltd and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Ltd are responsible for managing the company's IPO process.

Smartworks Coworking Spaces files IPO papers with Sebi; eyes Rs 550 crore via fresh issue

Capital markets controller <keyword id="35210" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="sebi">SEBI</keyword> has given <keyword id="6426359" type="COMPANY" weightage="100" keywordseo="PNB-Housing-Finance">PNB Housing Finance</keyword> a thumbs up to raise Rs 2,500 crore through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). 
 The IPO papers have been documented by the <keyword id="47268" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="PNB">PNB</keyword> lodging Finance with SEBI in July. The markets regulater, on October 6, issued its last perceptions on the draft offer reports. 
 
The returns from the share sale would be principally utilized towards expanding its capital base by PNB Housing Finance. 
 As indicated by the <keyword id="53370" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Draft-Red-Herring-Prospectus">Draft Red Herring Prospectus</keyword> (<keyword id="131606" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="DRHP">DRHP</keyword>), the company plans to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore through the underlying share sale and a portion would be reserved for the employees. 
 
"We believe that the listing of our equity shares will enhance our visibility and brand name among existing and potential customers," it added. 
 
The company plans to grow business and loan portfolio by consolidating position in key geographies as well as by expanding into specific target markets such as the affordable housing segment. 
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PNB Housing Finance to raise Rs 2,500 cr through IPO

<ul><li>About ₹8,300 crore will be through fresh issues and the remaining 50% would be secondary issues.</li><li><keyword id="6357120" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="paytm">Paytm</keyword> may also consider a pre-IPO placement, which will reduce the fresh issue size.</li><li>This will be India’s biggest IPO so far, surpassing Coal India that raised ₹15,000 crore via IPO in 2010.</li></ul>Digital payments firm Paytm has filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), for its ₹16,600 crore ($2.2 billion) initial public offering (IPO) scheduled for this year. About ₹8,300 crore ($1.1 Bn) will be through a fresh issue and the remaining 50% would be secondary issues (offer for sale) to offer exit to existing investors. The price band for <keyword id="8069901" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Paytm-IPO">Paytm IPO</keyword> will be determined either at the time of filing at the time of filing the red herring prospectus (RHP) or prior to the IPO opening for subscription. This will be India’s biggest IPO so far, surpassing Coal India’s, which raised ₹15,000 crore in October 2010. Paytm may also consider a pre-IPO placement. “If the pre-IPO placement is completed, the fresh issue size will be reduced to the extent of such pre-IPO placement,” the digital payments giant has said in its DRHP filing. The company has appointed Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, ICICI Securities, JP Morgan, Citigroup and Axis Capital as the book running manager for this IPO. Link Intime India Private will be the registrar to Paytm IPO. The development comes only a day after Paytm’s shareholders approved the company’s plans to raise<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/paytm-shareholders-approve-primary-raise-of-rs-12000-crore-via-ipo/articleshow/84341024.cms"> ₹12,000 crore </a>through fresh issue of shares. The shareholders have also allowed Paytm’s chief executive (CEO) Vijay Shekhar Sharma to be declassified as a promoter as he does not own the requisite 20 percent stake in the firm. Sharma, who founded One97 Communications in 2001, has 14.61% stake in the company. He will continue to be the chairperson, managing director and CEO of this digital payments venture. Paytm is one of the biggest digital payments companies in India with offerings across several digital modes of payments like unified payments interface (UPI), credit and debit cards payments. It also offers wealth management solutions through Paytm Money and banking services through Paytm Payments Banks. The company is currently valued at $16 billion, after <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/vijay-shekhar-sharma-opens-next-chapter-at-paytm-as-it-raises-1-billion-from-t-rowe-softbank-and-others/articleshow/72217033.cms">raising </a>$1 billion in November 2019 from T Rowe Price, Ant Group and Softbank Vision Fund. According to several media reports, Paytm is expected to be valued somewhere between $25 billion to $30 billion post issue. SEE ALSO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/the-political-flip-flops-of-superstar-rajinikanth-over-the-last-three-decades/articleshow/84463947.cms">The political flip-flops of Superstar Rajinikanth over the last three decades</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/infosys-is-worried-about-losing-its-it-talent-to-indias-unicorns/articleshow/84411946.cms">Infosys has a new headache — India’s unicorn boom</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/ola-electric-scooter-pre-bookings-start-july-15-at-499/articleshow/84441621.cms">Ola Electric kickstarts pre-bookings of its first electric scooter at ₹499</a>

Paytm files draft prospectus for a $2.2 billion IPO

UTI Asset Management Company (AMC) has received markets regulator Sebi's go ahead to raise a little over Rs 3,000 crore through its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO of the country's largest asset management company in terms of total assets under management (AUM) comprises sale of 3,89,87,081 equity shares by existing shareholders, according to the <keyword id="9447718" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="draft-red">draft red</keyword> herring prospectus (DRHP). State Bank of India (SBI), <keyword id="6365973" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="life-insurance-corporation">Life Insurance Corporation</keyword> (LIC) and Bank of Baroda are offering to sell 1,04,59,949 shares each, while Punjab National Bank (PNB) and T Rowe Price International are planning to offload 38,03,617 shares each. The public offer is expected to raise a little over Rs 3,000 crore, market sources said. UTI AMC, which had filed draft papers with Sebi in December 2019, obtained its observations on June 16, latest update with the markets watchdog showed. Sebi's observations are necessary for any company to launch <keyword id="122704" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="public-issues">public issues</keyword> including initial share-sale, follow-on public offer and rights issue. SBI, LIC, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Baroda hold 18.5 per cent stake each in UTI AMC. The US-based T Rowe Price holds 26 per cent stake in the company. <keyword id="39409" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kotak">Kotak</keyword> Mahindra Capital, Axis Capital, CitiBank, DSP Merrill Lynch, ICICI Securities, JM Financial and SBI Capital Markets are the book running lead managers to the offer. The shares of the company are proposed to be listed on BSE and NSE. As of September 30, 2019, the company had the largest share of monthly average AUM. In December 2019, Sebi had asked SBI, LIC and PNB to dilute their stakes to below 10 per cent in UTI AMC by December next year. Under Sebi's mutual fund regulations, a shareholder or a sponsor owning at least 10 per cent stake in an AMC is not allowed to have 10 per cent or more stake in another mutual fund house operating in the country. SEE ALSO:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/markets/news/hcl-tech-infoedge-biocon-and-peers-safe-stocks-for-2020/articleshow/76523192.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink"> HCL Tech, InfoEdge, Biocon and their peers may be safe stocks to hide for the rest of 2020</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/googles-sundar-pichai-facebook-and-amazon-heres-how-american-companies-reacted-to-donald-trumps-h1-b-visa-freeze/articleshow/76522530.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Google’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook and Amazon — here’s how American companies reacted to Donald Trump’s H1-B visa freeze</a>

The IPO from India's largest asset management company UTI AMC is ready to hit the street

New Delhi: Ethanol plants manufacturer Regreen-Excel <keyword id="23123526" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="epc-india-ltd" source="keywords">EPC India Ltd</keyword> has filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator <keyword id="35210" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="SEBI" source="Orion">Sebi</keyword> to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The company's initial share-sale comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 350 crore and an offer-for-sale (<keyword id="19951016" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ofs" source="keywords">OFS</keyword>) of 1.14 crore equity shares by promoters, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). The company proposes to utilize the net proceeds from fresh issue for payment of debt, funding margin money requirements for the purpose of availing bank guarantees; and for general corporate purposes. Regreen-Excel EPCR is a technology-driven EPC company, engaged in designing, manufacturing and supplying ethanol plants. Over the years, the company has built end-to-end capabilities in setting up ethanol plants, across feedstocks such as molasses/ sugarcane syrup, grains or a combination thereof, which it to provide concept to commissioning solutions to their customers. Since the company's inception to July 15, 2024, it has executed 113 projects across various feedstocks, which consist of 53 molasses-based projects, 57 grains-based projects and three <keyword id="23123527" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="multi-feedstock" source="keywords">Multi Feedstock</keyword> projects. As of July 15, 2024, the company had an order book of 64 ongoing projects worth Rs 3,452 crore, which aggregate to over 10,000 kilo litres per day (<keyword id="23123525" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="klpd" source="keywords">KLPD</keyword>) of ethanol capacity. IIFL Securities and ICICI Securities are the book-running lead managers to the issue.

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