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Tata Play (formerly Tata Sky) has become the first company to take the pre-filing route for its initial public offering (IPO). The direct-to-home platform has pre-filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on November 29, the Tata group firm has disclosed via a newspaper advertisement.
The capital markets regulator amended the Issue of the Capital and Disclosure Requirements only last month, introducing the concept of confidential filings — popular in the US markets — to the domestic markets.
Under this optional mechanism, an unlisted company is allowed to keep its
