ABOUT THE BOOK

This book is a contemporary treatise on investment banking in the Indian context and describes the service areas with a balance of theoretical and practical aspects. In addition, it has been written keeping in mind necessary discussions on financial and capital market concepts and different financial instruments used in the capital market. The focus is on the service delivery of investment banks in three key areas – (a) Management of public offers (b) raising capital through private placements and (C) corporate advisory services. This book has been divided into 4 parts- Part I – of the book deals exclusively with the overview of the capital market in general, primary equity and debt markets in particular and an introduction to the service areas of investment banking. Part II – deals exclusively with various types of public offers and the role of the investment banker therein. Part III – deals with the entire gamut of corporate advisory services provided by investment banks. Part IV – provides important extracts from public offer documents and shareholder communications for various types of public offers and other corporate transactions.