IPOs and its Performance in India for 2012

IPO market in India has had its share of ups and downs over a period, for more than the last decade. It has seen a steep rise in the initial years of the post liberalization of Indian Economy. The growth observed during the first half of the 90s is mostly attributed to the financial liberalization of the economy. An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the first sale of corporation's common shares to investors on a public stock exchange. The main purpose of an IPO is to raise capital for the corporation. The study covers the IPO process in India and its performance in 2012. The study also reflects the overall performance of IPOs in 2012 by providing IPO report on Issuer company V/S Issuer size. The finding of study reveals that total issue succeeded during this period was 25 and total capital raised was 6865.94 Crore. The period of the study is 2012 and based on secondary data.