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State-owned India Infrastructure Finance Company has received the necessary approvals to proceed with its proposed initial public offer, with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs clearing its listing on stock exchanges, the company's top official has said. The approval has already been conveyed by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) to the company, IIFCL's newly appointed MD Rohit Rishi told PTI. "IIFCL (India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd) is in the process of submitting the requisite details to the government to facilitate finalisation of the modalities, which is expected to materialise in the next financial year," he said. The Budget 2026-27 provides emphasis on disinvestment and asset monetisation. The proposed initial public offer (IPO) forms part of the government's broader disinvestment and capital market listing strategy for public sector entities. Currently, IIFCL is 100 per cent owned by the central government. Established in 2006, i
State-owned India Infrastructure Finance Company has received the necessary approvals to proceed with its proposed initial public offer, with the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs clearing its listing on stock exchanges, the company's top official has said. The approval has already been conveyed by the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) to the company, IIFCL's newly appointed MD Rohit Rishi told PTI. "IIFCL (India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd) is in the process of submitting the requisite details to the government to facilitate finalisation of the modalities, which is expected to materialise in the next financial year," he said. The Budget 2026-27 provides emphasis on disinvestment and asset monetisation. The proposed initial public offer (IPO) forms part of the government's broader disinvestment and capital market listing strategy for public sector entities. Currently, IIFCL is 100 per cent owned by the central government. Established in 2006, i
Agricultural solutions company Advanta Enterprises Ltd on Monday filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). According to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP), the proposed IPO will be entirely an Offer-for-Sale (OFS) of 3.61 crore equity shares, with no fresh issue component. The shares will be sold by the promoter, UPL Ltd, and by the investor shareholders, Melwood Holdings II Pte Ltd and KIA EBT Scheme 2. Currently, UPL holds a little over 64 per cent stake in the company, while UPL Corporation owns nearly 14 per cent. As the issue is fully an OFS, Advanta Enterprises will not receive any proceeds from the IPO, and the entire amount will go to the selling shareholders. Advanta Enterprises operates as a global agricultural solutions company focused on hybrid seeds and post-harvest products. The company develops, produces and sells locally adapted hybrid seeds designed to improve crop yields and farm-lev
Digilogic Systems Limited, a city-based automated test equipment systems and application software provider to the defence and aerospace sector, on Saturday announced that its Initial Public Offering (IPO) will open for subscription on January 20. A press release from the company said the anchor portion will be opened on January 19, and the issue will conclude on January 22. The company intends to raise up to Rs 69.67 crore from the fresh issue and up to Rs 11.33 crore from offer for sale. The company aims to be listed on the BSE SME platform. The price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 98 - Rs 104 per share, and the lot size will be 1,200 equity shares. The IPO will comprise a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 69.67 crore and an offer for sale of up to 11.50 lakh equity shares with a face value of Rs 2 each, aggregating up to Rs 11.33 crore, it said. Indorient Financial Services Ltd is the Book Running Lead Manager, and KFIN Technologies Ltd is the Registrar t
Gujarat-based Narmadesh Brass Industries, a manufacturer of brass products, announced on Sunday that its Rs 44.8-crore initial public offering will open for public subscription on the BSE's SME platform on January 12. The initial public offering (IPO) will conclude on January 15. The company has fixed the IPO price at Rs 515 per share, Narmadesh Brass Industries said in a statement. The public issue is a mix of fresh issue of up to 7 lakh equity shares and an offer for sale of a little over 1.7 lakh shares, aggregating to Rs 44.87 crore. The net proceeds from the IPO will be utilised for repayment of debt, purchase of machinery and equipment, funding working capital requirements and general corporate purposes. "The net proceeds from the IPO will be utilised for purchasing advanced machinery and funding working capital requirements. These investments will enhance our manufacturing efficiency, expand our production capacity, and enable us to introduce new product lines to meet growin
Steel and steel-linked companies are gearing up to mobilise around Rs 4,000 crore through IPOs over the next 12-18 months, buoyed by the government's decision to impose a three-year safeguard duty on select flat steel imports, merchant bankers said. The policy intervention follows a muted year for steel IPOs in 2025, when only a few mainboard listings came to market and several issues struggled to sustain post-listing performance. The safeguard duty, effective April 21, 2025, is expected to improve near-term pricing visibility for domestic producers by raising the landed cost of imports and reducing price undercutting. According to industry insiders, the policy intervention is bound to help revive several fundraising plans that were earlier deferred amid weak equity sentiment, softer demand and sustained import pressure. "Safeguard duty is expected to improve sector visibility and pricing discipline, which can help restore investor confidence. At the same time, companies that are
Bharat Coking Coal Ltd (BCCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coal India Ltd, is set to open its initial public offering on January 9, marking the first public issue of 2026. The initial public offering (IPO) will be closely tracked by the Dalal Street as an early gauge of investor appetite for public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the new year. According to the red herring prospectus (RHP), the maiden public issue, entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of 46.57 crore equity shares by Coal India Ltd (CIL), will close on January 13, while anchor investor bidding is scheduled for January 8. The proposed listing of BCCL is part of the government's broader divestment push in the coal sector, aimed at unlocking value in Coal India's subsidiaries and enhancing transparency through market discipline. The company will announce key details, such as price band, lot size and issue structure, on January 5. Last year, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd (CMPDIL), another wholly-owned arm of