The IPO year of HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited is 2016
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
HealthCare Global Enterprises Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides healthcare services focusing on cancer and fertility. The company offers cancer diagnosis and treatment services through radiation therapy, medical oncology, and surgery; and fertility treatment services, as well as reproductive medicine services, including assisted reproduction, gynecological endoscopy, and fertility preservation under the Milann brand. It also operates four multi-specialty hospitals, including three under the HCG brand in Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot in the state of Gujarat, as well as one under operations and management contract in Hubli in the state of Karnataka that primarily provide cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, urology, internal medicine, and pulmonary and critical care. In addition, the company offers medical diagnostic services, including scientific testing and consultancy services in the pharmaceutical and medical sector. As of March 31, 2022, the company operated 22 comprehensive cancer centers, including 1 center in Africa. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Bengaluru, India.