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IPO rush: DRHP filings zoom nearly five-fold to 145 in FY22

This was on account of companies rushing to take advantage of the favourable market sentiment towards IPOs triggered by various reasons

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Sundar Sethuraman Mumbai
The number of draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed with market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) jumped nearly five-fold to 145 in 2021-22 (FY22) compared to just 30 in the preceding financial year.

This was on account of companies rushing to take advantage of the favourable market sentiment towards initial public offerings (IPOs) triggered by an influx of new investors, surge in the secondary market and encouraging performance of newly-listed stocks.

In fact, the DRHPs filed during the just-concluded financial year was four times the previous 10-year average and highest since at least 2007-08, according to primary

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