<p>Indian billionaire <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mukesh-ambani">Mukesh Ambani</a>'s AI-to-telecoms arm Reliance Jio Platforms is gearing up for a stock offering which could be India's biggest-ever. In November, investment bank Jefferies estimated that Reliance Jio's valuation stood at $180 billion, and sources told Reuters in January the IPO could be worth as much as $4 billion, though final numbers will only be decided later. </p><p>Here are the five largest Indian IPOs of all time before <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/reliance-jio">Jio Platforms </a>IPO:</p>.<p>Hyundai, the world's third-largest automaker and India's fourth-biggest passenger vehicle maker, raised 278.7 billion Indian rupees ($2.97 billion) in October 2024 in India's largest-ever IPO. The manufacturer's South Korean parent sold a 17.5 per cent stake, in a pure "offer for sale" issue - a structure in India where existing shareholders sell their shares and no new fresh capital is raised. Jio Platforms is expected to use a similar approach, with the company's major investors expected to dilute their stakes.</p>.<p>The government pocketed roughly 205 billion Indian rupees from selling a 3.5 per cent stake in India's largest insurer and biggest domestic financial investor, a far cry from its initial target of up to $12 billion. The shares slid nearly 8 per cent on their debut.</p>.<p>Paytm, India's fintech firm, raised 183 billion Indian rupees in November 2021 in a mix of a fresh share issue and an offer for sale. Ant Group reduced its stake to 23 per cent from 28 per cent and SoftBank's Vision Fund pared its holding to 16 per cent.</p><p>Paytm lost more than 27 per cent on its debut, the biggest listing-day drop in Indian IPO history at the time.</p>.OpenAI warns Microsoft ties pose risk ahead of potential IPO, CNBC reports.<p>The Tata Group's financial services arm raised 155 billion Indian rupees in October 2025, with Tata Sons and IFC among those selling in the offer for sale component alongside a fresh issue. The IPO was the largest-ever by a non-banking financial company in India. The shares listed at a slight premium of 1.23 per cent.</p>.<p>South Korean parent LG Electronics offloaded a 15 per cent stake in its Indian unit, a maker of refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and televisions, in a pure offer for sale issue, netting 116 billion Indian rupees in October 2025.</p><p>The IPO was oversubscribed 54 times - the most heavily subscribed major Indian IPO since Reliance Power's listing in 2008 -- attracting bids worth about 4.4 trillion rupees.</p><p>LG's shares surged 50 per cent on their first day of trading, valuing the unit higher than its Seoul-based parent.</p>
<p>Indian billionaire <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/mukesh-ambani">Mukesh Ambani</a>'s AI-to-telecoms arm Reliance Jio Platforms is gearing up for a stock offering which could be India's biggest-ever. In November, investment bank Jefferies estimated that Reliance Jio's valuation stood at $180 billion, and sources told Reuters in January the IPO could be worth as much as $4 billion, though final numbers will only be decided later. </p><p>Here are the five largest Indian IPOs of all time before <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/reliance-jio">Jio Platforms </a>IPO:</p>.<p>Hyundai, the world's third-largest automaker and India's fourth-biggest passenger vehicle maker, raised 278.7 billion Indian rupees ($2.97 billion) in October 2024 in India's largest-ever IPO. The manufacturer's South Korean parent sold a 17.5 per cent stake, in a pure "offer for sale" issue - a structure in India where existing shareholders sell their shares and no new fresh capital is raised. Jio Platforms is expected to use a similar approach, with the company's major investors expected to dilute their stakes.</p>.<p>The government pocketed roughly 205 billion Indian rupees from selling a 3.5 per cent stake in India's largest insurer and biggest domestic financial investor, a far cry from its initial target of up to $12 billion. The shares slid nearly 8 per cent on their debut.</p>.<p>Paytm, India's fintech firm, raised 183 billion Indian rupees in November 2021 in a mix of a fresh share issue and an offer for sale. Ant Group reduced its stake to 23 per cent from 28 per cent and SoftBank's Vision Fund pared its holding to 16 per cent.</p><p>Paytm lost more than 27 per cent on its debut, the biggest listing-day drop in Indian IPO history at the time.</p>.OpenAI warns Microsoft ties pose risk ahead of potential IPO, CNBC reports.<p>The Tata Group's financial services arm raised 155 billion Indian rupees in October 2025, with Tata Sons and IFC among those selling in the offer for sale component alongside a fresh issue. The IPO was the largest-ever by a non-banking financial company in India. The shares listed at a slight premium of 1.23 per cent.</p>.<p>South Korean parent LG Electronics offloaded a 15 per cent stake in its Indian unit, a maker of refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and televisions, in a pure offer for sale issue, netting 116 billion Indian rupees in October 2025.</p><p>The IPO was oversubscribed 54 times - the most heavily subscribed major Indian IPO since Reliance Power's listing in 2008 -- attracting bids worth about 4.4 trillion rupees.</p><p>LG's shares surged 50 per cent on their first day of trading, valuing the unit higher than its Seoul-based parent.</p>