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Founders of multiple tech companies avoid being classified as promoters when they list but continue to call the shots. The regulator aims to fix that.
Editor's note: The Securities and Exchange Board of India wants founders with a 10% stake in their companies at the time of an IPO to classify themselves as promoters, according to a report in The Financial Express. The regulator’s move, if it takes effect, could have a bearing on a bunch of startups planning public issues of shares. With private equity investors holding the bulk of shares in many of them, founder stakes have come down to single digits. This will make it difficult to identify a promoter, and possibly delay the process. Also, there is no clarity on whether the new rule will allow clubbing together of founders to be counted as a single promoter. And, finally, can a founder opt out of being called a promoter if they pare their stake before an IPO? In 2019, faced with low founder/promoter stake in startups applying for IPOs, SEBI began drafting fresh rules. The rules allowed these startups to list as professionally managed companies, or PMCs, without anyone being classified as a promoter. It is under these rules that startups like Paytm, …
Founders of multiple tech companies avoid being classified as promoters when they list but continue to call the shots. The regulator aims to fix that.
Editor's note: The Securities and Exchange Board of India wants founders with a 10% stake in their companies at the time of an IPO to classify themselves as promoters, according to a report in The Financial Express. The regulator’s move, if it takes effect, could have a bearing on a bunch of startups planning public issues of shares. With private equity investors holding the bulk of shares in many of them, founder stakes have come down to single digits. This will make it difficult to identify a promoter, and possibly delay the process. Also, there is no clarity on whether the new rule will allow clubbing together of founders to be counted as a single promoter. And, finally, can a founder opt out of being called a promoter if they pare their stake before an IPO? In 2019, faced with low founder/promoter stake in startups applying for IPOs, SEBI began drafting fresh rules. The rules allowed these startups to list as professionally managed companies, or PMCs, without anyone being classified as a promoter. It is under these rules that startups like Paytm, …
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
As the smart fan maker gears up for an IPO, prospective investors could do with some clarity on what the company’s next phase of growth will look like.
Thinly traded listed entities have long served as breeding grounds for stock manipulation, hurting investors. The regulator, the NSE and BSE now want to fix things by focusing on efficient delisting.
The newly announced levy on UPI payments undermines the very foundation of using digital payments for stock market investing. Brokers are in a tizzy.
As the smart fan maker gears up for an IPO, prospective investors could do with some clarity on what the company’s next phase of growth will look like.
