Securities And Exchange Board Of India - Subsection
Section 2(1)(cc) in The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018
(cc)"lead manager" means a merchant banker registered with the Board and appointed by the issuer to manage the issue and in case of a book built issue, the lead manager(s) appointed by the issuer shall act as the book running lead manager(s) for the purposes of book building;