In search of Covid capital, companies raised Rs 1.7 trillion in 2020

Of this, Rs 1.44 trillion was raised through QIPs and rights issues

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stock market | initial public offerings IPOs | Indian companies

Sundar Sethuraman  |  Thiruvananthapuram 

Despite turbulence, the equity capital market (ECM) activity in 2020 was the best in a decade, driven by follow-on transactions. Funds raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) and follow-on transactions, such as qualified institutional placements (QIPs) and rights issues, totalled Rs 1.7 trillion in 2020 — most in 10 years.

Of this, Rs 1.44 trillion was raised through QIPs and rights issues. Though fundraising activity almost came to a standstill for a month after the Covid outbreak, it gathered momentum from May onwards. In the new phase of fundraising, known as ...

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First Published: Mon, December 28 2020. 00:06 IST
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