SMIFS Capital Markets is a SEBI registered Merchant Banker and Underwriter. The company has an experienced team of professionals with demonstrated skills in all areas of corporate finance, merchant banking, corporate advisory services, treasury management and project finance. But most importantly, the strength of SMIFS Capital Markets lies in the professionalism and integrity of employees. The company has associates in all the major metros of the country viz., Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Banglore & Hyderabad and branch at Mumbai.

Areas of operations of the company:

Merchant Banking and Corporate Finance- SCML has handled 174 issues in the capacity of Lead Manager / Co-Manager / Advisor to issues, Merchant Banker to Open Offers and Manager to Buy Back Offers which includes those of prestigious clients like (India) Mukta Arts Ltd., Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd., and Moving Picture Company Ltd.

SCML is active in the mergers & acquisitions business by assisting corporate bodies in identifying suitable buyers / sellers of companies / businesses e.g. SCML represented India Cements Limited for sale of its cements plant and also represented Hindustan Sanitaryware for acquiring a division. The company has recently been involved in restructuring of Birla VXL Limited. The company has also underwritten many public and rights issues.

Further, SCML is also actively involved in providing assistance to corporate bodies through Syndication of Loans from various bodies Corporate/Banks and Financial Institutions. SCML has arranged sizeable amount of term loan for Project Finance and Construction Finance.

SCML clientele includes Foreign Institutional Investors (FII), Indian Financial Institutions (IFI) and High Net-worth Individuals (HNI). The company is active in placement of shares and has arranged/mobilized funds by placement of shares with private equity funds, FII, IFI and HNI. For Example the company has placed sizeable equity of MTR Foods Limited with J. P. Morgan Chase private equity fund, placed shares of SICAL with Llyod George Investment Management (Bermuda) Limited, placed shares of Sintex Industries Limited with various Foreign Institutional Investors and Mutual Funds.

Marketing Services SCML is a marketing associate to almost all Mutual Funds in India. It is also a marketing associate of a large number of Corporate Fixed Deposit Schemes, as also of various other debt Instruments issued by Financial Institutions. SCML has excellent relationship with some of the leading Foreign Institutional Investors, Indian Mutual funds and Indian Financial Institutions.

Services offered by the company:

• Corporate Finance
• Merchant Banking
• Issue Management
• Advisory Service
• Distribution of mutual fund products
• Placement of shares with foreign institutions and mutual funds