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IFL Finance gets SEBI clearance for IPO

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  • IFL Finance is a Delhi non-bank lender focused on secured retail loans, mainly against gold, run through 88 branches in four states and one Union Territory
  • The market regulator cleared its draft papers on 5 November; the IPO covers 3.85 crore shares, mostly a fresh issue plus a promoter sale of 30 lakh
  • The company has one year to file the final prospectus and may first raise up to 1.15 crore shares through a pre-IPO placement

What happened

  • SEBI issued its observations on the draft offer document on 5 November.
  • The IPO totals 3.85 crore shares.
  • Fresh issue is 3.55 crore shares; promoters sell 30 lakh.
  • A pre-IPO placement of up to 1.15 crore shares is possible.

Why it matters

  • The nod lets the lender go to market within one year.
  • Any pre-IPO money reduces the fresh issue size.

The business

  • IFL Finance is a non-deposit-taking NBFC (non-bank lender).
  • It sits in the RBI's Base Layer category.
  • Focus is gold loans and secured retail loans.
  • It runs 88 branches, 31 in Delhi and 33 in Rajasthan.

In numbers

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What happens next

  • File the red herring prospectus within one year.

The numbers around it

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Terms in this story

  • IPO: An IPO, or initial public offering, is the first time a company sells its shares to the public and lists on a stock exchange. In India SEBI supervises it and the shares trade on the NSE and BSE. A retail investor can bid up to ₹2 lakh, and the issue stays open for three working days.
  • Offer for sale: In a fresh issue, the company creates new shares and receives the money. In an offer for sale (OFS), existing shareholders sell shares they already hold and the company receives nothing. Most Indian IPOs mix the two, and SEBI's ICDR Regulations require sellers to have held their shares for at least one year.
  • SEBI: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is India's market regulator, set up in 1992. A startup meets it mainly through venture funds registered under the 2012 AIF rules, when it prepares an IPO, or when its product gives investment advice. A private startup raising from a few investors is first governed by the Companies Act.
  • Pre-IPO placement: A pre-IPO round is a fundraise by a company shortly before it lists on the stock exchange, usually from large investors. In India, a pre-IPO placement is a specific version: the company sells new shares privately after filing its draft papers and before the public issue. It is allowed within limits.

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