IPO Advisory — SME & Mainboard
Everything a promoter needs before ringing the bell — eligibility, DRHP drafting, SEBI ICDR compliance, merchant-banker selection, pre-IPO structuring, cost and timeline. These are the pieces I work through with founders 12–24 months before a BSE SME, NSE Emerge or mainboard listing.
See the IPO Advisory servicePre-IPO Structuring: The 18 Months Before Filing
Bonus issues, share splits, promoter lock-in, ESOP cleanup, related-party purges — what actually happens between the board decision to list and the DRHP filing. A practical timeline for SME and mainboard candidates.
Read articleBSE SME vs NSE Emerge: Which Platform to List On
Eligibility, costs, post-listing liquidity, lot sizes and the practical differences — a CA's framework for choosing between BSE SME and NSE Emerge for your SME IPO.
Read articleDRHP Drafting: A CA's Section-by-Section Guide
From the cover page to risk factors to MD&A — what each section of a DRHP actually contains, who drafts it, and where founders typically lose months. The practitioner view, not the regulatory view.
Read articleSME IPO in India: The Complete Founder's Guide
Everything a promoter needs to know before listing on the SME platform — eligibility, SEBI requirements, costs, timeline and what your CA should actually be doing.
Read articleSME IPO Cost & Timeline in India: The Real Numbers
What an SME IPO actually costs — merchant banker fees, market-making, legal, registrar, exchange and listing expenses — and the real 8-14 month timeline from board memo to listing day. The line items promoters never see until it's too late.
Read articleIPO Grey Market Premium (GMP), Explained
What grey market premium really is, how the unofficial GMP market works, why it's a sentiment indicator and not a valuation, and how promoters and investors should (and shouldn't) read it ahead of an SME or mainboard listing.
Read articleChoosing an SME IPO Merchant Banker: A Founder's Checklist
The merchant banker (BRLM) is the single most important hire of your IPO. Track record, underwriting capacity, market-making, distribution, fees and the red flags — a CA's checklist for picking the right one for a BSE SME or NSE Emerge listing.
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