LIC IPO: All too often in the past, the government has used the insurer LIC as its piggybank to buy shares in state companies nobody wanted
Sebi's approval for LIC IPO is expected to come in three weeks. The DHRP of the LIC IPO does not reveal the size of the IPO, but it is 100 per cent OFS with no fresh issue
Last week, a mutual fund house invited bids for selling 100,000 shares.
The government on Sunday filed the draft papers with regulator Sebi for LIC IPO, which is expected to hit the capital market in March. The government will sell over 31 crore equity shares of LIC, according to the draft red herring prospectus filed with Sebi. "The DRHP of LIC IPO has been filed today with the SEBI," Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey tweeted. The government aims to come out with the IPO and subsequent listing of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) on bourses by March. A portion of the IPO would be reserved for anchor investors. Also, up to 10 per cent of the LIC IPO issue size would be reserved for policyholders. Actuarial firm Milliman Advisors LLP India had worked out the embedded value of LIC, while Deloitte and SBI Caps have been appointed as pre-IPO transaction advisors.
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LIC IPO: LIC could be valued between Rs 11 trillion and Rs 12 trillion
LIC IPO: After approval from the insurance regulator, the draft will be checked again and placed before the LIC board on Sunday
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LIC IPO: Banks plan to file the draft IPO prospectus with the markets regulator by the first week of December, once the embedded value of the firm is finalised, say sources
Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the government is aiming to close the privatisation of BEML and Shipping Corp of India in FY22
The government will invite financial bids for privatising as many as many as six CPSEs, including BPCL, BEML and Shipping Corp, by January, a top government official said on Wednesday. Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary in the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), also invited private players to bid for the CPSEs, which are up for privatisation, along with transfer of management control. After 19 years, we will see 5-6 privatisation this year. BPCL is in the due diligence stage. BEML, Shipping Corp, Pawan Hans, Central Electronics, NINL financial bids can take place in December-January so that we can close it by this year itself, Pandey said. Speaking at the CII Global Economic Policy Summit 2021, the secretary said the initial public offering of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is expected in the January-March quarter of this fiscal. On LIC IPO, we are working very hard. For the capital market, it will be a very big event in the first quarter of 2022, Pandey ...
LIC IPO: Bankers, government officials and LIC staff are working around the clock to complete the preparatory work for the IPO and ensure there's enough demand for the mega sale
LIC's revenue or total income growth in FY21 was the best in five years
The government is unlikely to come up with LIC IPO in the current financial year ending March 2022, as the valuation of the state-owned behemoth is taking more than anticipated time
LIC IPO: There are still some issues that need to be addressed with regard to the valuation of LIC, a senior official said
The LIC IPO is expected to become the biggest one in India
LIC IPO: Profit after tax (PAT) went up 6.9 per cent to Rs 2,906.77 crore in FY21, its annual report showed.
LIC IPO: The government plans to list LIC, which is held to be the country's largest listing, in the last quarter this financial year
The Centre expects to mop up nearly Rs 1 trillion from LIC's IPO
LIC IPO: Currently, FDI of 74% is permitted in most Indian insurers. However, the rules don't apply to LIC as it is a special entity created by an act of parliament