What are Pre-IPO shares, Unlisted and De-listed Shares?
(i) Pre IPO Shares: Every company needs funds to run the business. Funds are raised via debt or Equity. When funds are raised via Equity, the investors who are investing in the company want a good return on their investment. Let us suppose investors have invested Rs.500 Crores in the company. Now after 5 years they want to take exit and hand over company shares to other investors. So accordingly, the company plans for IPO to give exit to these investors, and generally, such information comes in media. Before the launch of such IPOs, we at Planify arrange Pre-IPO shares for our investors.
Benefits of Pre IPO Shares: These days, due to more awareness via social media/news-papers/news channels, IPOs receive a lot of attention and good IPOs are subscribed heavily. Therefore, getting a single lot in IPO is very difficult. Here, the Pre-IPO shares play a vital role. You can purchase these shares well below the IPO price before it actually launches on exchanges and gets the maximum benefit. The only lacuna in Pre-IPO shares is that there is a lock-in period of one year. It means you can’t sell stocks before one year from the date of listing. However, we at Planify consider that this should not be an issue because it is a well-known phenomenon that equity always rewards its investors who invest for a longer duration. Ex: Nazara Tech, Barbeque Nation, Studds, Chennai Super Kings, HDB, UTI AMC, Fino-Paytech, Suryoday Small Fin Bank, Utkarsh SFB, etc.
(ii) Unlisted Shares: Unlisted shares simply mean which is not listed on National stock exchanges like NSE or BSE and they don’t have nearby plans for IPO. There are a lot of good companies in the unlisted space which gives a very good dividend to their investors. Such unlisted shares are good investment ideas. The liquidity is an issue in these unlisted shares but we at Planify act as a market maker to buy and sell good-rated companies. Ex: Tata Technologies, Carrier Air Conditioning, etc. are such companies that are good dividend-paying unlisted companies and have not informed any IPO plans in the media.
(iii) Delisted Shares: The shares are delisted from national stock exchanges like NSE or BSE and currently not trading. The reason could be anything from not adhering to disclosures as per exchanges requirement or management call to delist the company. Ex: Essar Oil gets delisted from exchanges in 2015 when it was acquired by the Russian company. Essar Steel and Electrosteel are an example of other such companies.
How to Invest in Pre-IPO Companies?
Investing in IPO is something that is commonly practiced across the world. There are people that invest in company shares that are viable and likely to do well in the business market. A lot of people depend on the buying and selling of shares to earn their regular income. However, a fact that is little known is that you can buy Pre-IPO shares from companies and make a lot of money out of it. When a company is still in the startup phase, you can invest in its shares and end up getting unexpectedly amazing returns.
When you need to make sure that you are able to make money out of Pre-IPO shares in India, it is important to make sure that you have immense knowledge about the practice. You should know all about the company that you are investing with or at least know experts that can introduce you to the best companies to invest with. It is important to have the right information and able to help in investing in Pre-IPO shares in India because someone that is new could end up putting their money in the wrong hands. Here is a list of things that you can learn about before you buy unlisted shares in India:
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