In recent months, investor sentiments are on the up with the rise in the stock markets. While the mood is favourable, it is still early days for retail confidence to pick up for an active primary market to join the party. IPOs, FPOs and OFS are yet to make a loud noise. In the midst of all this, Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs) and Institutional Placement Programme (IPPs) are witnessing a sudden surge in the activity.
| April - June | Issue Size ₹cr) | No. of issues |
| 2009-10 | 12232 | 12 |
| 2010-11 | 6918 | 15 |
| 2011-12 | 603 | 4 |
| 2012-13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | 5006 | 11 |
| 2014-15 | 12569 | 7 |
| Financial Year | Issue Size ₹cr) | No. of issues | Issue Size ₹cr) | No. of issues |
| 2007-08 | 21551 | 33 | 52219 | 90 |
| 2008-09 | 189 | 2 | 2034 | 21 |
| 2009-10 | 39277 | 64 | 46941 | 44 |
| 2010-11 | 21172 | 46 | 46182 | 57 |
| 2011-12 | 2123 | 11 | 23982 | 36 |
| 2012-13 | 11249 | 17 | 34313 | 44 |
| 2013-14 | 11393 | 13 | 15234 | 82 |
| 2014-15* | 12569 | 7 | 585 | 6 |
| *April-June | ||||
In the first quarter of FY15, seven companies issued ₹12,569 crore which is more than what was issued in the whole of FY14 and the highest in the first quarter of the preceding seven financial years (See: Table 2). In fact, six of the seven placements have come after the Lok Sabha election results (See: Table 3), indicating the return of confidence into the primary markets. If you read deep into the data; this is the first time when the number of issues and amount raised through IPOs, FPOs and OFS, where retail investors can also participate is lower than QIPs and IPPs in FY15, where only the institutions are allowed to participate.
While this is not the end to the story and many more placements are in the pipeline. According to Prime Database estimates ₹30,000 crore worth of QIPs have been announced in the last few months and Adani Enterprises, L&T and banks like IDBI Bank, Syndicate Bank, Union Bank have already announced their QIPs. Yet another noticeable point is that more financial institutions are preferring the QIP route with 3 out of 7 concluded in Q1FY15.
QIP and IPP issues in Q1FY15
| Company | Date of issue | Issued shares (in lakhs) | Issue Price (₹) | Issue Value ₹cr) |
| Ashok Leyland | Not closed | - | - | 600* |
| R-Comm | 27/06/2014 | 3383 | 142 | 4808 |
| Idea Cellular | 11/06/2014 | 2239 | 134 | 3000 |
| Yes Bank | 05/06/2014 | 535 | 550 | 2942 |
| KSK Energy Ventures | 04/06/2014 | 404 | 99 | 400 |
| SKS Microfinance | 27/05/2014 | 177 | 225 | 398 |
| Muthoot Finance | 29/04/2014 | 254 | 165 | 418 |
| *Tentative amount - Data Source: Prime Database and Value Research | ||||
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