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A new IPO playbook? What GIFT City offers that SME exchanges don’t

05 Mar 2026

This is a link-enhanced version of an article that first appeared in Moneycontrol

Article Overview:

This article highlights that GIFT City’s IPO route offers companies relaxed regulatory norms, tax benefits, and access to foreign capital, compared to SME exchanges, although liquidity and regulatory clarity remain challenges.

Our Partner, Richa Choudhary, Capital Markets, shared her perspective. Here’s what she had to say:

“Domestic IPOs that are regulated by SEBI require highly granular disclosures which include detailed promoter and promoter group information, capital structure break-ups, and specific end-use disclosures. On the flip side, the current IFSCA regime prescribes disclosure under broad heads, but does not mirror the detailed restatement and granular level disclosure requirements mandated by SEBI.”

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