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Several high-profile companies and startups including Tata Capital, Hexaware, Ola Electric, and Swiggy are preparing for their public market debut in 2024-25.Investment bankers expect the IPO lineup in FY25 to be twice as many as in FY24, including some that are expected to exceed $1 billion

The share of FIIs was down by 51 bps quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), resulting in the gap between FII and DII holdings narrowing further to an all-time low in this quarter. The DII holding is now just 9.23% lower than the FII holding.

Ten companies, including these three, accounted for 33% of the total spends on CSR in FY23, according to data shared exclusively with ET by primeinfobase.com, an initiative of Prime Database Group.

In 2024, Indian primary market bucked the two-decade trend of coming to a virtual standstill before a general election with record fundraising. Several issues are likely to be launched even in May as investors and companies are less uncertain about the outcome of the elections this year.

According to the report, of all the companies with equity shares listed on the NSE main board, the Big 6 Indian audit firms secured 637 assignments out of 1,961. This accounted for approximately 32.48% of the total, up slightly from 32.14% the previous fiscal year. Auditor details were missing for 47 organisations. A key standout has been the strong performance of Grant Thornton and MSKA affiliates who have established themselves as strong alternatives to the Big Four firms in audit business.

The highest mobilisation in 2023 came from All-India Financial Institutions and banks, accounting for ₹4.71 trillion, reflecting a 29 percent increase from the previous year’s ₹3.66 trillion.

Fund mobilisation through corporate bonds that are privately placed has hit a record ₹8.97 lakh crore in 2023, with three weeks left in the year. Fund managers attribute the unprecedented mobilisation to the heightened demand for credit driven by increased economic activity amid faster-than-expected growth, coupled with the low cost of funding.

India Inc is tapping the low-cost private placement route to raise funds like never before.Fund mobilization through corporate bonds that are privately placed has hit a record ₹8.97 lakh crore in 2023, with three weeks left in the year.

“Typically in an IPO cycle, we find that towards the end of the IPO cycle, valuations get slightly stretched, which is what you have seen in 2021, in 2017 and even in 2008. However, this time we are seeing good quality, well-governed companies and the valuations have also been fairly reasonable. ”

India Business News: The share of retail investors in companies listed on the NSE rose to an all-time high of 7.6% during the quarter ended September from 7.5% a quarter a