As we stand on 16th April 2025, this week may feel empty for investors, as Dalal Street witnessed a complete pause in IPOs after a long time. This will be the first IPO-free week since 2024. But this is not just a coincidence, as March 25 was historically low, the first month in over a year without a single mainboard IPO – a mix of global uncertainties, market corrections, and caution around the US President's tariff announcements.
Dry Spell, But A Stream Of IPOs Await
Although this week is IPO-free, a stream of big-ticket IPOs is lined up in the coming months of 2025. Let's have a look at some of the upcoming IPOs:
Reliance Jio Infocomm is expected to lead the charge, which can become India's largest IPO ever. Reliance's telecom arm is expected to raise Rs 40,000 at a valuation of Rs 10 lakh crore (approx $120 billion). This launch can happen in Q2 or Q3 this year, although timelines are not yet confirmed.
A close competitor to the Reliance IPO is Tata Capital, which is planning to raise Rs 15,000 crore by combining 23 crore new shares and an offer for sale (OFS) by current shareholders. Currently, Tata Capital Pre IPO shares are traded privately in the unlisted market.
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Another fast mover in the IPO race could be Zepto, the 10-min delivery start-up, which is expected to file its DRHP by April, raising $800 million to $1 billion. In addition to this, the fintech space has HDB Financial Services and Hero FinCorp IPO coming up.
HDB filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) on Nov 24. This IPO is for Rs 12,500 crore, where Rs 10,000 crore is an offer for sale (OFS), and Rs 2,500 crore is a fresh issue, accruing to around 10% of HDB’s equity. Although the HDB IPO is facing legal restrictions from SEBI, the company plans to solve these roadblocks in the next 2-3 months. Read HDB IPO details here.
Hero Fincorp has also filed its DRHP with SEBI and plans to raise Rs 3,668 crore. This includes Rs 2,100 crore for the issue of new shares and Rs 1,568 crore as an offer for sale. Read the Hero Fincorp IPO details here.
Adding to all this momentum is LG Electronics India, which recently secured SEBI's approval for an IPO. These issues will be a pure offer for over 10 crore shares by its parent, LG Electronics Inc. This will be a 15% dilution in stake. With strong financials (FY24 revenue of Rs 21,352 crore and profit of Rs 1,511 crore), LG Electronics can be one of the biggest IPOs in the consumer electronics space.
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