The IPO year of Honeywell Automation India Limited is 2002
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
Honeywell Automation India Limited provides integrated automation and control systems in India and internationally. The company manufactures and sells electronic systems and components; and trades in, repairs, and maintains machinery, equipment, and supplies. It also provides building management systems, fire detection and alarm systems, access control systems, video surveillance systems, and integrated security and building management systems, as well as aftermarket services for various control systems; and utilities' operations and maintenance services for mechanical and electrical systems in buildings. In addition, the company offers project engineering and software development services; engineering, sourcing, manufacturing, testing, project management, and systems design services; lifecycle and technology migration services; and industrial cyber security services. Further, it engages in the sensing and internet of things activities. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Pune, India. Honeywell Automation India Limited is a subsidiary of HAIL Mauritius Limited.