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[hfe_template id='11223'] [ad_1] India's markets regulator is working to streamline the fundraising process for companies and simplifying public offer documents for investors, Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch said on Friday. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is working to merge rights issues and preferential allotments to expedite fundraising, Buch said at an event in Mumbai, adding that combining the two would cut the time companies need to raise funds by half. In a rights issue, a company invites its current shareholders to buy additional stock at a discount. In contrast, a preferential allotment is when a company issues shares or convertible securities to a select group of investors outside its existing shareholders, not through a public offering. If a company has received approval for a rights issue, it can it can also allocate shares preferentially to new investors if part of the issue remains unsubscribed, Buch said. The regulator is also working...

[hfe_template id='11223'] [ad_1] For the first time in three years, Wall Street’s equity capital markets bankers appear to have the wind at their backs. Initial public offerings have gotten off to their best start to a year since the heady days of 2021, with more than $20 billion raised in the first six months, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. With sales of convertible bonds and shares in already-listed companies also nearing pandemic-era levels, the stuttering activity seen last year has evolved into a regular rhythm. Though surpassing 2021’s historic volume isn’t on the horizon yet, confidence is growing that 2024 is the bounce-back year that a slew of would-be public companies have been waiting for. “A key reason we’ve been in a better issuance window in recent months is the healthy engagement from the full investor community,” said Andrew Wetenhall, co-head of Americas ECM at Morgan Stanley. Volume is charting to a pace that feels more like a normal year for ...