SME IPOs (listed on NSE Emerge or BSE SME) are tailored for growing mid-market enterprises with post-issue paid-up capital under ₹25 Crore, requiring lighter compliance and filing directly with stock exchanges. Mainboard IPOs cater to larger corporations raising higher capital and require direct SEBI filing with stricter profitability and track record criteria.
Typically, an SME IPO takes approximately 4 to 6 months from initial readiness assessment to bell ringing. Mainboard listings usually span 6 to 9 months, depending on corporate restructuring complexity, DRHP drafting, and regulatory review timelines with SEBI.
It is recommended to begin pre-IPO preparation 12 to 18 months prior to filing. Early preparation allows sufficient time for restating 3-year audited financials, strengthening corporate governance, reconstituting independent board committees, and optimizing equity structures.
Going public provides access to permanent equity capital, enhances corporate brand profile, rationalizes debt, enables ESOP talent retention, and establishes institutional market credibility with lenders, customers, and key industry stakeholders.
We act as the promoter's central transaction advisory PMO, selecting top merchant bankers and legal counsel, conducting thorough due diligence, drafting prospectus chapters, and coordinating response queries with SEBI and stock exchanges.
Yes. Post-listing, we assist companies with SEBI LODR quarterly compliance frameworks, board reporting, investor relations strategy, quarterly earning deck preparation, and institutional analyst communications.
