Between April and October 2025, companies have raised over ₹1.25 lakh crore via share sales, according to data from Prime Database. At this rate, the total money raised would cross the record ₹2.11 lakh crore set in the last financial year when there were 105 share sales.

On the main board alone, Nephrocare Health was the 100th IPO to open for subscription in 2025; ICICI Prudential AMC, set to open on Friday, will be the 101st.

However, the record spike in IPOs has been followed by warnings from market insiders. "I sat down with a few bankers to see the IPO pipeline. We refused to meet 95% names. Balance 5% we will meet to understand. Nothing was screamingly interesting either on Price or on business. If we liked the business, we didn’t like the price expectations. 80% were of poor bus

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