ALERTS are intelligence services providing the subscribers with advance leads on forthcoming issues to help them market their services to prospective clients. These are also being used by subscribers to plan investments in companies entering the  capital market.
 
The service provides details of companies (address, phone numbers, promoters, brief project description, issue type & size,  likely opening date, investment bankers, instrument, etc.) proposing to enter the capital market in the near future or  several months later. Instead of waiting to compile the complete data on a company, as much information as is available is  released so that it remains timely and can help subscribers initiate work. 
 
The data is continuously updated for addresses, issue details, appointment of investment bankers, filing with SEBI etc.
 
HOW ADVANCE IS INFORMATION!
As an example, of the 91 companies which made public issues in 2007-08, 62% were announced by IPO-ALERT more than 6 months in advance and 37% more than 12 months in advance. The following table illustrates the extent of advance information provided by  IPO-ALERT relating to public issues of 2007-08:
 

Advance information on forthcoming Public Issues and a database of Public Issues including IPOs, FPOs and public debt issues in the pipeline. (During the period June 1989 and March 2009, a phenomenal 15219 companies have been announced under this service).
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 11 parameters:
  1. Industry
  2. Issue Amount
  3. Instrument (Equity/FCD/NCD/ Bonds)
  4. City of Issuer
  5. Zone of Issuer (North/East/West/South)
  6. Bookbuilding
  7. Lead Managers
  8. Offer Documents Approved by SEBI
  9. Offer Documents Filed with SEBI, Awaiting Approval
10. Offer Documents still not Filed with SEBI
11. Issue Intention Last Announced

You have the option of Order of Result (Alphabetical Descending by Issue Amount).

Advance information on forthcoming Rights Issues and a database of Rights Issues in the pipeline.
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 10 parameters:
  1. Industry 
  2. Issue Amount 
  3. Instrument (Equity/ FCD/ Pref. Shares)
  4. City of Issuer
  5. Zone of Issuer (North/East/West/South)
  6. Lead Managers 
  7. Offer Documents Approved by SEBI 
  8. Offer Documents Filed with SEBI, Awaiting Approval 
  9. Offer Documents still not Filed with SEBI
10. Issue Intention Last Announced

Advance information on forthcoming Debt Private Placements and a database of Debt Private Placements in the pipeline.
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 8 parameters:
  1. Industry 
  2. Issuer Type (FIs & Banks/ SFI/ PSU/ SLU/Private Sector)
  3. Issue Amount 
  4. Instrument (Bonds/NCD/ Convertible Debentures/ Pref. Shares)
  5. City of Issuer
  6. State of Issuer
  7. Bookbuilding
  8. Issue Intention Last Announced

Advance information on forthcoming Qualified Institutional Placements and a database of Qualified Institutional Placements in the pipeline.
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 8 parameters: 
  1. Industry 
  2. Issue Amount 
  3. Instrument (Bonds/NCD/ Convertible Debentures/ Pref. Shares)
  4. City of Issuer
  5. Zone of Issuer (North/East/West/South)
  6. Lead Managers
  7. Draft Offer Document Filed
  8. Issue Intention Last Announced

Advance information on forthcoming Overseas Issues and a database of Overseas Issues in the pipeline.
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 6 parameters:
  1. Industry 
  2. Issue Amount (US $ M) 
  3. Instrument (ADR/ADS/BONDS/CB/EB/GDR) 
  4. Issue Type (Initial Offer/ Secondary Offer) 
  5. Lead Managers 
  6. Issue Intention Last Announced

Advance information on forthcoming Takeover Open Offers and a database of Takeover Open Offers in the pipeline.
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 7 parameters:
  1. Industry 
  2. Issue Amount 
  3. SEBI Approved (Y/N) 
  4. Reason of Offer 
  5. Acquirer 
  6. Managers 
  7. Issue Intention Last Announced

Advance information on forthcoming Buyback Offers and a database of Buyback Offers in the pipeline.
 
Database can be searched on any one or a combination of the following 7 parameters:
  1. Industry 
  2. Offer Amount 
  3. Managers 
  4. Method of Offer (Tender/ Book Building/ Stock Exchange/ Odd Lot) 
  5. Company Board Approved (Y/N) 
  6. SEBI Approved (Y/N)
  7. Issue Intention Last Announced