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Here's what was driving the IPO boom, but will it continue?

A Prime Database study which was reported in the media shows that Rs 21.9 lakh crore was borrowed by non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) through commercial papers (CPs) to fund NIIs. To put it differently, Rs 1.21 crore was funded by NBFC to NIIs for every Rs 1 lakh of allotment. As a result, most of the decent issues are getting between 200-300 times oversubscription in the NII segment.

Shishir Asthana

February 11, 2022 / 11:54 IST

Here's what was driving the IPO boom, but will it continue?

The government is likely to file the draft papers for the mega IPO of LIC with market regulator Sebi this week, while a part of the issue will be reserved for anchor investors. The initial public offering of the LIC is aiming to bring in as many bidders as possible. The issue is expected to launch in March after approval of Sebi.

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