The IPO year of 3M India Limited is 2000
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.
3M India Limited engages in the manufacture and trade of various products for industrial, health care, consumer, safety and graphics, and electronics and energy markets in India. The company operates in four segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers vinyl, polyester, foil and specialty industrial tapes, adhesives, and other specialty materials; functional and decorative graphics; masking tapes; and abrasion-resistant films. This segment serves original equipment manufacturer and automotive aftermarket, electronics, appliance, and roofing granules. Its Health Care segment provides medical and surgical supplies, medical devices, drug delivery systems, dental and orthodontic products, and food safety products, as well as skin and wound care, and infection prevention products and solutions. The company Transportation and Electronics segment offers personal protection products; asset protection solutions; border control products; passive fire protection for industries and commercial; track and trace products; cleaning and hygiene products for the hospitality industry; traffic safety systems; commercial graphics; architectural markets; and mobile interactive solutions. Its Consumer segment provides office supply, stationery, home care, and protective material products for consumer retail, modern trade, and other retail channels. The company also exports its products. It serves automotive, commercial solutions, consumer, design and construction, electronics, energy, health care, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas, safety, and transportation industries. 3M India Limited was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Bengaluru, India. 3M India Limited is a subsidiary of 3M Company, USA.