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IPOs DO BOTH: REWARD RISK AND FUND GROWTH
The New Indian Express Madurai
|November 27, 2025
WHAT has been whispered for long was coherently amplified by India's Chief Economic Advisor, V Anantha Nageswaran, at a recent industry conclave.
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While appreciating the rapid growth of India's equity markets, he said initial public offerings (IPOs) are increasingly used by early investors to exit from the business, rather than for raising long-term capital. The IPO is primarily designed to assist private companies raise funds from investors to pursue growth. In the process, both primary promoters as well as secondary investors benefit. However, most of the nearly ₹65,000 crore that 55 Indian companies raised in the first half of the current financial year was through offers from existing investors. This meant the companies benefited from only a very small quantum of the shares issued.
This story is from the November 27, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Madurai.
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