In September, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) announced it would be introducing a special confidential filing framework through which companies will be able to file offer documents privately with the market regulator and seek its comments. They needn’t file any public offer document until the actual launch of the IPO. Sebi will soon publish the final guidelines on this framework.
Sebi proposes exemption for small-value debt issuance, potentially lowering costs for listed issuers
Sebi has put forward a proposal to exempt certain listed companies from the requirement to appoint merchant bankers. This initiative is designed to lower the