Tag: National Stock Exchange (NSE)

‘Allow anchor investors in SME IPOs’

Investment bankers want the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to allow anchor investors in public issues of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) while also enhancing the upper limit for paid-up capital of such companies to allow relatively larger firms to enter the capital market while…

In a first, foreign buyer bids for SME IPO

A foreign investor has participated in the public issue of a small and medium enterprise (SME) for the first time since the segment was introduced five years ago on the BSE and the NSE. The initial public offer (IPO) of Bohra Industries saw a bid from a foreign institutional investor (FII) amount…

Banks willing to take on SME risk

Even as small businesses across the country go through a bad patch, lenders are willing to take on the risk and give them the support they need, said experts at an interactive panel discussion at the Surge SME Conclave. “The banking industry has exposure of ₹10 lakh crore in the MSME sector and N…

SME stocks performance improved after migration to the main board

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have seen their stocks performing way better and giving better returns to investors after they migrated to the main board from SME platform of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE). As on date, 19 companies have shifted to BSE and NS…

SMEs to set a new high in fund raising

The number of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) raising funds through the SME platform is set to hit a record high in 2016. Already over 30 companies have hit the street in 2016 till date with the BSE accounting for a major chunk of these issues. The BSE SME platform has seen about 25 companies …