1.3.10 · HinglishPrimary vs Secondary Market & IPOs

Understand QIP and private placements

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Private Placement Kya Hota Hai?

200-person cap KYU? Agar aap 200 se zyada logon ko offer karte ho, toh law usse deemed public issue maanta hai — kyunki itne logon tak pahunchna general public ko tap karne jaisa lagta hai, aur public protection rules lagni chahiye.


QIP Kya Hota Hai?

Sirf QIBs KYU? Regulators ka reasoning hai: yeh professionals hain jiske paas research teams hain. Inhe ek chhote retail investor jaisi protection ki zaroorat nahi. Isliye SEBI zyaatar disclosure burden hata deta hai → raise dinon mein ho jaata hai, mahino mein nahi.


QIP Pricing Rule (derive karo, memorise mat karo)

QIP mein sabse important number floor price hoti hai — woh minimum price jis par shares issue kiye ja sakte hain.

YAHAN TAK KAISE PAHUNCHE (first principles):

  1. Problem: agar ek company kisi bhi price par shares issue kar sakti, toh insiders friendly institutions ko saste shares dump kar sakte the, existing shareholders ko loot kar.
  2. Fix: price ko recent market price se anchor karo — kuch jo public ne set kiya, company ne nahi.
  3. Average KYU, sirf last ek close nahi? Ek din ki price manipulated ya noisy ho sakti hai. 2 weeks par average karna spikes smooth karta hai → game karna mushkil hota hai.
  4. Discount KYU allow karte hain? Institutions bulk mein khareedti hain aur aasani se exit nahi kar saktin; unhe ek chhota incentive chahiye. SEBI floor price par maximum 5% discount allow karta hai.

Figure — Understand QIP and private placements

Worked Examples


Common Mistakes


Flashcards

Private placement kya hota hai?
Securities ki sale ek select group ko (max 200 persons/year, QIBs aur ESOP ko chodkar), Sec 42 Companies Act ke under, general public ko nahi.
"Deemed public issue" kab trigger hota hai?
Ek financial year mein 200 se zyada logon ko securities offer karne par.
QIP kya hai?
Ek listed company jo minimal SEBI pre-filing ke saath sirf QIBs ko shares issue karke capital raise karti hai (SEBI ICDR).
QIB kaun hota hai?
Sophisticated institutions: mutual funds, FPIs, banks, insurers, pension funds, registered institutional investors.
Kya retail investors QIP mein khareed sakte hain?
Nahi — sirf QIBs; retail baad mein secondary market mein khareed sakte hain.
QIP floor price kaise set hoti hai?
Relevant date se pehle 2 weeks ke VWAP ke high aur low ka average.
QIP floor price par maximum discount kitna allowed hai?
5%.
QIP floor price agar 2-week high=₹210, low=₹180?
(210+180)/2 = ₹195.
IPO vs QIP main difference?
IPO = unlisted company public jaana (retail shamil); QIP = already-listed company sirf institutions se aur paisa raise karna.
Price ko 2 weeks mein average KYU karte hain?
Single-day noise/manipulation smooth karne ke liye aur ek fair anchor set karne ke liye.

Recall Ek 12-saal ke bachche ko explain karo (Feynman)

Socho ek lemonade stand jo pehle se poori gali ko bechta hai (yeh ek listed company hai). Use ek badi machine khareedne ke liye paisa chahiye. Har bachche se dobara poochne ke bajay (slow, messy), woh quietly kuch amir bade logon se, jo business samajhte hain, paisa maangta hai, stand ki hissa dene ke badle. Woh quiet, few-people sale private placement hai; jab woh bade log bade money-institutions hain, hum use QIP kehte hain. Ise fair rakhne ke liye, unhe jo price chahni chahiye woh stand ke shares ki already trading price ke kareeb honi chahiye — koi secret sasti price nahi.


Connections

  • Primary vs Secondary Market — QIP fresh shares issue karta hai (primary) lekin ek listed stock mein (secondary trades follow karte hain).
  • IPO — Initial Public Offering — pehli baar public raise vs QIP ka follow-on institutional raise.
  • FPO — Follow-on Public Offer — QIP ka slower, retail-inclusive alternative.
  • Rights Issue — listed firms ke capital raise karne ka ek aur tarika, lekin existing shareholders ko offer kiya jaata hai.
  • Preferential Allotment — specific named investors (aksar promoters) ko private placement.
  • Share Dilution and EPS — QIP share count badhata hai, EPS aur ownership % ko affect karta hai.

Concept Map

slow costly option

shortcut

listed-company flavour

offered to

uses

exceeding 200 becomes

issued only to

professionals need less protection

priced via

derived from

prevents cheap dumping

Listed company needs more capital

Private Placement

QIP

FPO full public offer

Select investors max 200

QIBs only

Deemed public issue

PAS-4 offer letter

Floor price

VWAP 2 weeks before relevant date

Protects existing shareholders