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Assess the route
Review the business, financial track record, capital structure and exchange-specific requirements.
Public issues / SME IPOs
A considered step into public markets.
For growing businesses considering BSE SME or NSE Emerge, the first task is preparation. We help turn an IPO ambition into a coordinated programme of work.
Discuss SME IPOs
How we help
Build the foundations for your next stage
An SME IPO calls for a clear business narrative and reliable supporting records. We work through the company’s readiness, issue structure, disclosures and intermediary coordination, then support the offer and listing process under the applicable SME framework.
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Prepare the company
Coordinate corporate housekeeping, restated financial information, diligence and offer disclosures.
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Bring the offer to market
Manage workstreams across documentation, exchange review, investor communication, allotment and listing.
Before we begin
The information
that starts the work.
An initial review helps identify priorities and the questions to resolve. These are useful starting materials for our conversation.
- Financial statements and the company’s operating track record
- Promoter and management background
- Current shareholding and corporate records
- Funding requirement, expansion plans and use of proceeds
A useful distinction
Understand the framework. Then plan the transaction.
Rules, eligibility and required steps depend on the company, the securities and the proposed structure. The linked official source provides a starting point for further reading.
NSE Emerge specifies a post-issue paid-up capital ceiling of ₹25 crore at face value, alongside track-record, financial and other conditions. This single criterion does not establish eligibility.
NSE · Emerge eligibility criteria
A little more clarity
Questions worth asking.
Are the SME and mainboard processes identical?
They share preparation, diligence and execution workstreams, but eligibility and review requirements differ. The company’s route determines the relevant regulatory and exchange process.
Can an SME-listed company move to the mainboard later?
Migration may be possible when the applicable conditions and approvals are met. It is a separate assessment, rather than an automatic consequence of an SME listing.
Do you work with companies before they are ready to file?
Yes. The presentation’s pre-IPO readiness stage includes structuring, restated financials and corporate housekeeping, before offer-document work begins.
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The next conversation
Let’s start with your business.
Tell us where you are today and what you want to build next.