Axis Capital

Axis Bank's Arjun Chowdhury resigns; Gambhir elevated to executive director

Axis Bank's senior leadership has seen churn lately. In June last year, Sumit Bali, group executive overseeing retail ­lend­­­ing quit and joined Yes Bank

Updated On: 18 Jul 2025 | 10:32 PM IST

Wakefit Innovations files draft papers with Sebi; seeks to raise ₹ 468 cr

Home and furnishings company Wakefit Innovations Ltd has filed preliminary papers with markets regulator Sebi, seeking its approval to raise funds through an initial public offering (IPO). The proposed IPO of the Bengaluru-based company is a combination of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 468.2 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of 5.84 crore equity shares by the selling shareholders, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) filed on Thursday. As part of the OFS, the promoters -- Ankit Garg and Chaitanya Ramalingegowda and other selling shareholders -- Nitika Goel, Peak XV Partners Investments VI, Redwood Trust, Verlinvest S.A., SAI Global India Fund I LLP, Investcorp Growth Equity Fund, Investcorp Growth Opportunity Fund and Paramark KB Fund I will be offloading shares. Wakefit proposes to utilise the proceeds from the fresh issue worth Rs 82 crore for setting up of 117 new COCO -- Regular Stores and one COCO -- Jumbo Store; Rs 15.4 crore towards ...

Updated On: 27 Jun 2025 | 2:59 PM IST

Five banks set to present OYO's IPO plans to SoftBank in London next month

Global travel-tech unicorn OYO has arranged for five investment banks to meet its key shareholder SoftBank in June, in a crucial presentation that could determine the company's path to public listing, sources said. The banks include Citi, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies from the global banking consortium, alongside ICICI Securities and Axis Capital representing Indian financial institutions. SoftBank, which remains one of OYO's largest shareholders, is interested in understanding the key positioning strategies, expected valuation metrics and anticipated investor appetite for the offering. The high-stake meeting is scheduled to take place at SoftBank's London office on Grosvenor Street, where the banks will present their IPO strategies to SoftBank's Sumer Juneja. OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal and his senior leadership team will also participate in the discussions, sources close to the development told PTI. The Japanese conglomerate's view is considered important for the IPO's timing, given

Updated On: 29 May 2025 | 2:44 PM IST

Logistics firm Shiprocket confidentially files draft papers for IPO

Shiprocket's IPO will include a fresh issue and offer for sale; proceeds to fund tech upgrades, acquisitions, and expansion of logistics and warehousing capacity

Updated On: 21 May 2025 | 9:09 PM IST

Swiggy share jumps 9%, hits record as Axis Capital initiates with 'Buy'

The northward move in the Swiggy share price came after the domestic brokerage Axis Capital initiated coverage on Swiggy, with a 'Buy' rating and a target price of Rs 640 per share

Updated On: 16 Dec 2024 | 2:48 PM IST

Sebi relaxes prior order of ban on Axis Capital managing debt securities

Securities and Exchange Board of India, in an interim September order, had banned Axis Capital from acting as a banker for new debt issues, alleging violation of rules

Updated On: 27 Nov 2024 | 8:09 AM IST

Sebi order on Axis Capital: Axis Bank says complied with regulatory norms

Bank's arm was restrained by Sebi from taking new assignment as merchant banker in debt segment

Updated On: 20 Sep 2024 | 9:11 PM IST

Axis Capital to explore legal remedies against Sebi's ban on debt segment

Axis Capital on Friday said it is exploring legal remedies against markets regulator Sebi's order restraining the firm from taking up new assignments as a merchant banker for the debt segment. In a statement, the company clarified that Sebi has not imposed any other restrictions on Axis Capital and it will continue to operate all other business activities in the ordinary course in equity capital markets, infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs), real estate investment trust (REITs), M&A, private equity and institutional equities domain. On Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), in an interim ruling, prohibited Axis Capital from taking up any new assignments in the capacity of a merchant banker, arranger or underwriter for any issue or offer for sale of securities in the debt segment. This restriction will remain in place until further orders. "ACL (Axis Capital Ltd) provided guarantee/indemnity towards redemption of NCDs (non-convertible debentures) in the ..

Updated On: 20 Sep 2024 | 2:32 PM IST

Sebi bars Axis Capital from acting as merchant banker in debt segment

Investment bank provided guarantee towards redemption of NCDs in the guise of underwriting, says the regulator

Updated On: 19 Sep 2024 | 11:43 PM IST

Alphabet-backed NBFC Aye Finance to launch Rs 2k cr IPO in a year: Report

Focused on small and medium enterprises, Aye Finance has roped in four arrangers for its upcoming IPO

Updated On: 21 Aug 2024 | 3:27 PM IST

Cost of capital to slide as demand for bonds to exceed supply: Axis Capital

At present, the spread between the 10-year benchmark bond yield and similar tenor state debt yield is around 31-35 basis points

Updated On: 02 Jul 2024 | 12:06 PM IST

Current valuations offer no safety net for negative surprises: Axis AMC CIO

Maintaining the current capex pace as a percentage of GDP would be a favourable outcome, said Ashish Gupta

Updated On: 23 Jun 2024 | 10:27 PM IST

Rs 740-cr IPO of ixigo parent Le Travenues Technology subscribed 98.1 times

The initial public offer of Le Travenues Technology, which operates travel booking platform ixigo, got subscribed 98.10 times on the closing day of subscription on Wednesday. The Rs 740-crore initial share sale received bids for 4,29,36,34,618 shares against 4,37,69,494 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The quota for non-institutional investors fetched 110.25 times subscription while the portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 106.73 times. The category for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) received 53.95 times subscription. The initial public offering (IPO) of Le Travenues Technology got subscribed 1.95 times on the first day of subscription on Monday. The IPO has a fresh issue of up to Rs 120 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 6,66,77,674 equity shares. Proceeds worth Rs 45 crore from the fresh issue will be used to fund the company's working capital requirements and Rs 26 crore will be utilised for investments in technology as well as data scie

Updated On: 13 Jun 2024 | 12:05 AM IST

Veteran dealmaker Atul Mehra joins Axis Capital as managing director & CEO

Atul Mehra is a veteran dealmaker with over three decades of experience and was the joint MD at JM Financial

Updated On: 01 Apr 2024 | 11:14 PM IST

JM Financial appoints Axis Capital's Chirag Negandhi as managing director

Homegrown JM Financial's ranking has risen this year in the league tables for ECM activity amid rising deals in the small and midcap space

Updated On: 15 Dec 2023 | 11:29 PM IST

Agilus Diagnostics files for IPO to raise funds via 142.3 mn shares

The diagnostics giant partners with ICICI Securities, Axis Capital, and Citigroup for public offering, aiming to sell equity shares held by key investors

Updated On: 30 Sep 2023 | 4:32 PM IST

Axis Bank likely to issue Rs 12,000 cr of tier-2 bonds amid credit growth

Banks have since November issued more tier-2 bonds than AT-1 bonds for the entire year

Updated On: 07 Dec 2022 | 7:00 PM IST

Axis Bank launches 7th edition of knowledge summit 'Evolve' for MSMEs

The current edition is focused on the broader theme of 'Indian SMEs: Shifting Gears for Next Level Growth'

Updated On: 18 Nov 2022 | 9:46 PM IST

TMB sets price band of Rs 500-525 a share: IPO to open on September 5

Offer consists of fresh issue of 15.8 mn equity shares; bank is expected to raise Rs 832 crore at the upper end of the band; stock will start trading on Sept 15

Updated On: 31 Aug 2022 | 12:34 AM IST

ICICI Sec, Axis Cap among 5 bankers to manage govt's HZL stake sale

Also, HDFC Bank and IIFL Securities will act as investment bankers and work with the government and handle the share sale offers, the official said

Updated On: 17 Aug 2022 | 12:28 AM IST