A company enters the primary market to raise funds. It is in the primary market that a company gets registered to issue shares to the public and raise money. Companies generally get listed on the stock exchange through the primary market route. In case a company is selling shares for the first time, it is called an Initial Public Offering or IPO, after which the company becomes public. While going for an IPO, the company has to provide details about itself, its financials, it promoters, its businesses, stocks being issued, price band and so on.