• 1,520 pages
• 24,615 organisations covered
• 27,926 key executives listed
• 50 sections

A Wealth of Information... in 50 Exhaustive Sections...

THE PRIME DIRECTORY-1994, the first edition, was an original compilation.... bringing into one single document, critical information about all intermediaries associated with the primary capital market. Until then, knowing who the intermediaries were, what they did, what their performance was, how to reach them... was a complicated process. The benefits of having all this information on fingertips was the objective of THE PRIME DIRECTORY-1994. 

An updated edition, THE PRIME DIRECTORY-1995, was formally released by Shri D.R.Mehta, Chairman, Securities & Exchange Board of India. The significantly updated 1996 edition was formally released by Shri J.Capoor, Chairman, Unit Trust of India. The subsequent annual editions provided new formats, new sections and updated information on the market and its intermediaries. 

The new edition presents significant updation of information over the last edition. It also identifies the intermediaries continuing in business, as also those who have gone out of business. The new Directory :

• lists 24,615 organisations
• includes all new intermediaries who have obtained SEBI registration
• has updated SEBI registration status for all intermediaries
• has updated addresses, phone/ fax numbers and e-mail addresses
• has updated information on key executives
• has updated ranking of each intermediary upto 2018-19

An overview of the Primary Capital Market for 2018-19 is also provided.

A COMPREHENSIVE ADDRESS DIRECTORY

This new edition runs into 1,520 pages, covers 24,615 intermediaries/organisations with their 25,505 addresses, listed alphabetically in 50 sections. Included in each listing, wherever applicable, are :

• addresses (both head office and branch offices)
• phone and fax numbers and e-mail and website addresses
• names and designations of key executives
• SEBI registration status and/or date of registration

ALSO A PERFORMANCE DIRECTORY

Importantly, THE PRIME DIRECTORY-2019 is not just an address directory. It also provides, for each intermediary, easy-to-read performance data, rankings and details of assignments handled over the past 5 years, thereby enabling the reader to evaluate the standing of each intermediary in the marketplace.Moreover, overview tables of rankings for 4 years have been provided at the end of each section.

THE PRIME DIRECTORY IS FOR

• CAPITAL MARKET PROFESSIONALS:
  • to identify and select the right co-intermediaries
  • to use as a reference and mailing list source to promote new business
  • to easily locate companies and key executives
  • to refer to key data on the primary capital market
  • to locate service sources
  • to locate qualified talent... or to find jobs in this vast field
• COMPANIES ENTERING THE CAPITAL MARKET:
  • to identify the right intermediaries
  • to develop a better understanding of the primary market
• JOURNALISTS:
  • for instant access to data on the primary market
  • for looking at an intermediary’s track record whenever doing a report on him
  • for easy access to people through names and phone/ fax numbers listed in the Directory
• MARKETING/ SERVICE ORGANISATIONS:
  • organisations who wish to market their products/ services to the financial sector/ primary market professionals
• FOREIGN INVESTORS:
  • to understand the Indian primary market
• CHAMBERS, ASSOCIATIONS ETC., PERSONNEL SELECTION AGENCIES AND EDUCATION/ RESEARCH INSTITUTES

ARTICLES BY EXPERTS

• Vulnerability of Capital Markets to FPI flows
  by Shri G.Mahalingam,Wholetime Member,Securities & Exchange Board of India
• Make it Simple and Sensible Distilling Regulatory Principles to Make Doing Business Easy
  by Shri Prashant Saran, Former Wholetime Member, SEBI
• How to get 10% of India to participate in the Capital Markets
  by Shri T.V.Mohandas Pai, Chairman, Aarin Capital Partners and Shri Siddarth Pai, Founding Partner, 3one4 Capital
• Increase in minimum public shareholding-long-term benefits outweigh near-term headwinds
  by Shri Vikram Limaye,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.,The
• The Road Ahead for NBFCs
  by Shri Keki M.Mistry,Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,Housing Development Finance Corp.Ltd.
• The Indian Mutual Fund Landscape–The Next 10 Years
  by Shri Sundeep Sikka,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management Ltd.
• Judicial Transformation – An apt case for Artificial Intelligence
  by Shri Akhil Gupta,Vice Chairman,Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
• Universalisation of institutions in India’s Securities Market: Some Perspectives
  by Shri Saurabh Chandra,Chairman,Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.
• Challenges in NBFC sector and development of Securitization market
  by Shri Navneet Munot,Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer,SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
• Indian Capital Markets vulnerability to FPI flows
  by Shri Ramesh NGS,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,Stock Holding Corp.of India Ltd.
• Enabling India’s Job Renaissance: Not more cooks but a different recipe
  by Shri Manish Sabharwal,Chairman,Teamlease Services Ltd.
• e-Governance: Empowering millions of Citizens for a better life
  by Shri Gagan Rai,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,NSDL E-Governance Infrastructure Ltd.
• The Elephant in the Board Room
  by Dr.Anil Kumar Khandelwal,Former CMD, Bank of Baroda and Member of the First Banks Board Bureau
• From Shareholder to Stakeholder: The Next Age of Activism
  by Shri Cyril S.Shroff,Managing Partner,Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
• Accreditation of Corporate Governance: Must for Enterprises
  by Dr.U.D.Choubey,Director General,Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
• Shell Companies In India: future challenges in regulation
  by Shri Rajiv Luthra, Founder & Managing Partner and Shri Salil Arora, Senior Associate, L & L Partners
• Fraud in related party transactions: Can we spot the rot?
  by Shri Kaushik Dutta,Director, Thought Arbitrage Research Institute and Ms.Shuchi Dutta, Fourth year law student
• How essential are midcap funds in wealth creation
  by Shri Vivek Kudva,Managing Director-EMEA & India,Franklin Templeton Asset Management (India) Pvt.Ltd.
• Board Level Succession Planning
  by Shri Arun Duggal,Former CEO, Bank of America India, now serves on Corporate Boards in India and overseas as Chairman and Independent Director
• Driving MSME growth through Capital Markets
  by Shri Himanshu Kaji,Group Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director,Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.
• Corporate Governance Crises: On Fraud, Board Failure and Enforceability
  by Ms.Kalpana Unadkat, Partner and Shri Shayak Sircar, Associate, Khaitan & Co.
• How to add some mojo into the Indian Corporate Bond Market
  by Shri Narayan Ramachandran,(former) Country Head,Morgan Stanley India, (former) Chairman, RBL Bank
• Corporate Bond Markets-Transmission challenges & way ahead
  by Shri Rajeev Radhakrishnan,Head-Fixed Income,SBI Funds Management Pvt.Ltd.
• Asset Allocation: The key to successful investing
  by Shri S.Naren,Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer,ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co.Ltd.
• Bond market development – Need for CDS
  by Shri Anurag Mittal,Associate Director-Fund Manager,IDFC Asset Management Co.Ltd.
• Racing towards being a US$ 5 trillion Economy
  by Shri C.S.Verma,Managing Director & CEO,Firstadvantage Consulting Group Ltd.
• Sourcing Capital for Change' Venture Capital-Taking & Sharing Risk
  by Shri Sudhir Rao,Managing Partner,Indusage Advisors
• Role of professionals as quasi-regulators with special reference to frauds & its costs
  by Shri Makarand Lele, Immediate Past President ICSI & Secretary CSIA and Shri Amogh Diwan, Practicing Company Secretary
• Continuing Disclosures: The Emerging Challenges
  by Ms.Priya Subbaraman,Chief Regulatory Officer,National Stock Exchange Of India Ltd.,The
• Equity Financing for SMEs-The Road Ahead
  by Shri Gaurav Jain,Director,Hem Securities Ltd.
• Corporate Sector Credit: Key themes that influenced performance in FY2019 and near-term outlook
  by Shri Subrata Ray,Sr.Group Vice President and Shri Shamsher Dewan, Vice President, ICRA Ltd.
• Increasing focus on compliance in New India
  by Shri Kishor Thakkar,Managing Director,Link Intime India Pvt.Ltd.
• Registrars–Impact of technology
  by Shri V.Ganesh,Chief Executive Officer,Karvy Fintech Pvt.Ltd.
• Expediting IBC process–lessons learnt and way forward
  by Ms.Bhavna Doshi,Partner,Bhavna Doshi Associates LLP
• Challenges in performing customer due diligence
  by Shri Suveer Khanna,Partner-Forensic Services and Shri Sachin Shah,Manager-Forensic Services, KPMG India Ltd.
• Rebuilding Confidence in Credit Ratings
  by Shri Sankar Chakraborti,Chief Executive Officer,Acuite Ratings & Research Ltd.
• Emerging trends in FPI flows
  by Shri Christophe Beelaerts,Head-Securities Services,India,BNP Paribas Securities Services
• Impact of new regulations for rating agencies
  by Shri Rajesh Mokashi,Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,Care Ratings Ltd.
• The changing architecture of financing
  by Shri Madan Sabnavis,Chief Economist,CARE Ratings Ltd.
• Overview of the Khan Committee recommendations
  by Shri Sriram Krishnan,Managing Director-Head Securities Services India & Sub-continent,Deutsche Bank AG
• Corporate Governance, Fair Value Reporting and Fairness Opinions
  by Shri Varun Gupta,Managing Director, India & Head-APAC Valuation Advisory Services,Duff & Phelps India Pvt.Ltd.
• The role of private equity as a driver of economic growth
  by Shri Dhanpal Jhaveri,Managing Partner,Everstone Capital Advisors & CEO, Eversource Capital
• Essential Success Mantras for Budding Entrepreneurs
  by Shri Dinesh Chandra Agarwal,Managing Director,Indiamart Intermesh Ltd.
• Creating Wealth for All
  by Prof.Trilochan Sastry,Professor, IIM Bangalore and Founder Chairman, Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)
• Independent director is not a ‘Phantom’ or ‘Spiderman’
  by Shri Nitin Potdar,Partner,J.Sagar Associates
• Investment Banking – The Road Ahead
  by Shri B.Madhuprasad,Chairman,Keynote Financial Services Ltd.
• IBC-a good beginning but a long way to go
  by Shri Tarun Bhatia,Managing Director,Kroll Associates (India) Pvt.Ltd.
• Regulations on Board Composition of Indian Firms
  by Dr.M.Thenmozhi,Director,National Institute Of Securities Markets
• Private Equity in India-Role, Challenges and Future
  by Shri Sunil Sanghai,Founder & Chief Executive Officer,Nova Dhruva Capital Pvt.Ltd.
• Alternate Capital Markets - Strengthening MSMEs Ecosystem
  by Shri Mahavir Lunawat,Group Managing Director,Pantomath Advisory Services Group
• If winter comes, can spring be far behind…
  by Shri Udit Sureka,Head-Products and Shri Shailendra Sharma,Associate Director–Products, Edelweiss Asset Services
• Role of Media in Capital Markets Development
  by Shri Dilip Cherian,Founding Partner,Perfect Relations Pvt.Ltd.
• Vulnerability of capital markets to FPI inflows
  by Shri Viraj Kulkarni,Founder & Chief Executive Officer,Pivot Management Consulting (OPC) Pvt.Ltd.
• Quality Review Board-A Sagacious Journey
  by Dr.Parvinder Sohi Behuria,Chairperson,Quality Review Board-CA
• Going for Gold: The 2019 Global Board Culture and Director Behaviors Survey“From Critical Director Behaviors to Higher Company Performance
  by Shri Sanjay Kapoor,Managing Director,Russell Reynolds Associates India Pvt.Ltd.
• Bond Market in India – the way forward
  by Ms.Nipa Sheth,Director,Trust Investment Advisors Pvt.Ltd.
• Technology led growth of RTA (Registrars & Transfer Agents) Services
  by Shri N.K.Prasad,Ex.CEO,Computer Age Management Services Pvt.Ltd.

IN ONE DIRECTORY...
Information that is near-impossible to obtain...or would require years of research in scores of scattered sources

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Prithvi Haldea, an M.B.A. (1971) from BITS Pilani, is the Founder-Chairman of PRIME Database Group, India’s premier database on the capital market since 1989. The Group’s flagship product is www.primedatabase.com which provides comprehensive information on all types of capital issuances as well as on takeover open offers, delisting offers and buybacks. PRIME has a large body of subscribers and is widely reported by the media.

Haldea is presently on the GOI Council of Experts for Financial Sector. He is also a Member, among others, of SEBI Primary Market Advisory Committee and SEBI Committee on Reviewing Disclosures and Application Forms in Public Issues. He is a member of Advisory Committee on Individual Insolvency and Bankruptcy of IBBI and Member of the Editorial Board of ICSI. Additionally, he is an Advisor to the Association of Investment Bankers of India, Gaja Capital, BGJC & Associates, and Association of Independent Directors of India. He is also the Chairman of Ibaadat Foundation and Advisor of Rekhta Foundation.In a recent effort, Mr. Haldea rewrote, gratis for SEBI, the entire ICDR Regulations, in an orderly manner, and in simple English.

In the past, Haldea was a member, among others, of Board of Central Listing Authority (SEBI), Trustee of NPS Trust-PFRDA, GOI Task Force on Financial Redress Agency, FSDC Committee on Commission/Incentive Structure of the Distributors of Financial Products, Central Government Nominee on the Governing Councils of ICAI and ICSI, High-Level Committee of Finance Ministry on Corporate Bonds, Member of Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Investment Board of Postal Life Insurance, Quality Review Board (ICAI), Committees of MCA on formulation and revision of Companies Act, SEBI Committee on Review of MAPIN, SEBI Secondary Market Advisory Committee, Listing and Delisting Committees of BSE, Listing Committee of NSE and Delisting Committee of DSE. He was also the Chairman of ASSOCHAM’s and PHDCCI Capital Markets Committees. Mr. Haldea was on the boards of UTI Mutual Fund and MCX as an independent director.

Haldea has addressed hundreds of conferences. As an investor protection activist, Haldea regularly raises critical issues and in pursuit of this objective, he has also launched two unique websites: www.watchoutinvestors.com: aggregating information on economic defaulters which now lists over 4 lakh cases and www.primedirectors.com: a databank now hosting profiles of over 20,000 professionals for listed companies to select independent directors. He had also created www.iepf.gov.in: an investor education initiative in 13 languages.

Between 1971 and 1988, Haldea worked at senior positions in the corporate sector and also as a consultant to The World Bank and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Pranav Haldea, an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (2004), is the Managing Director of PRIME Database Group (www.primedatabasegroup.com), India’s premier database on the capital market.

At PRIME, besides managing the existing activities relating to the primary capital market, Pranav has driven the Group’s foray into several new and diverse services: nseinfobase.com- databases on listed companies covering data on Insider Trading, Share Pledging, transactions under Takeover Code, Shareholding, Board of Directors, AGM/EGM/Postal Ballot Resolutions, Board Meeting Resolutions, Investor Meets, Auditors, Annual Reports, CSR, Corporate Actions, Key Managerial Personnel, Company Contact Details, Financial Results, All-in-1 Shareholders & Corporate Event Calendar, Investors Websites for listed and unlisted corporates, PRIME Mutual Funds Database (primemfdatabase.com), PRIME Bulk & Block Deals Database (primebbdatabase.com), PRIME Credit Rating Migrations Database (primecrmdatabase.com), PRIME Corporate Bonds Database (primecbdatabase.com), PRIME MCA Database (primemcadatabase.com), The PRIME Private Equity & Venture Capital Directory (primepevcdatabase.com), msmementor.in, a national skills registry of professionals for the benefit of MSMEs, bsepsu.com, a website dedicated to disinvestments, dipam.gov.in, a new website for the Department of Disinvestment, Ministry of Finance and aibi.org.in- the website for Association of Investment Bankers of India.

He has also conceived and executed several projects with the National Stock Exchange, Bombay Stock Exchange and the Investor Education and Protection Fund, Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Pranav has addressed several conferences and is often quoted in the media.

Prior to PRIME, Pranav worked with HSBC in India and then with Deutsche Bank in Singapore where he was responsible for sales coverage of financial institutions in the Global Markets division.

WWW.PRIMEDATABASE.COM

www.primedatabase.com provides a single source of comprehensive information on all public issues (IPOs, FPOs, OFS), SME IPOs/ITP/Rights, public debt issues, rights issues, InvITs/ ReITs, debt private placements, commercial paper, CDs, QIPs, IPPs, GDRs/ADRs/FCCBs/Overseas Bonds, IDRs, preferential equity issues and preference shares as well as takeover open offers, delisting offers and buyback offers. Launched in April 1989, PRIME has now become a master reference tool on the primary capital market. Over 25 different services are offered to suit specific requirements. The database has a large body of subscribers. A representative partial list of subscribers is given below: