As many as 38 companies, including SBI Funds Management and Manipal Health Enterprises, filed preliminary IPO papers with Sebi last month, pointing to improving issuer sentiment, even as regulatory timelines played a role in the spike, as per reports. This is a sharp jump from 22 filings in March 2025 and 16 in March 2024, Sebi data showed, signalling a much stronger pipeline of upcoming public issues, reports stated.
