General insurers will have to wait a little longer than their life insurance counterparts to come out with initial public offers (IPOs).

IPO guidelines for general insurers in 2-3 months: Irda

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The Rs 1,245-crore initial public offer (IPO) of L&amp;T Finance Holdings will be one of the closely watched events in the market, as it evokes both hope and anxiety among its participants.

L&T Finance IPO to raise Rs 1,245 crore 

India Inc&rsquo;s plans to raise over Rs 30,000 crore from initial share sales this year have been put on the back burner as investors&rsquo; appetite remains low and promoters are unwilling to sell at lower valuations.

Choppy markets choke IPOs worth Rs 30,000 cr

L&amp;T Finance Holdings today said that it had raised about Rs 153 crore from anchor investors for its initial public offer (IPO), which opens tomorrow.

L&T Finance raises Rs 153 cr from anchor investors

Press Trust of India

Promoted by Larsen and Toubro (L&amp;T), L&amp;T Finance Holdings operates via its subsidiaries which offer varied financial products and services. Among these, L&amp;T Infrastructure Finance is into financing infrastructure development projects. L&amp;T Finance lends to retail and corporate clients for equipment purchase, supply chain and capital market products.

A long-term bet

The initial public offer (IPO) of L&amp;T Finance Holdings was oversubscribed 5.19 times on the final day of issue today, reflecting strong demand from investors.

L&T Finance IPO oversubscribed 5.19 times

With its flagship brand Almond Drops, Bajaj Corp is the largest producer of light hair oils in the country &mdash; a category in which it has consistently been gaining market share. Besides Almond Drops, the company manufactures and markets other hair oil brands like Bajaj Brahmi Amla, Bajaj Amla Shikakai and Bajaj Jasmine Hair Oil.

A fast-growing company that's attractively priced

The initial public offering (IPO) of SKS Microfinance was oversubscribed 13.69 times at its close today, as the asset quality of the company and uniqueness of its issue lured investors, despite concerns over high valuations.

SKS Microfinance's IPO subscribed 13.69 times

Hair oil producer Bajaj Corp's Rs 297 crore initial share sale offer got a robust response from investors, including retail, and was oversubscribed 19.2 times by the end of issue today.

Bajaj Corp IPO oversubscribed 19.2 times

Prakash Steelage, which is into manufacturing and trading stainless steel welded and seamless pipes, has come out with an initial public offer (IPO) of Rs 63-69 crore to fund expansion plans and working capital needs. The company manufactures several products of stainless steel pipes, which find application in major industries, including power, oil &amp; gas, chemical, pharmaceuticals and automobile.

Fairly priced

You still need to check the price-value proposition before taking the plunge.

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India&rsquo;s second-largest microfinance company Spandana Sphoorty Financial was likely to hire Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc and JM Financial to manage its initial public offer (IPO), four people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Spandana may hire JM, Morgan Stanley for IPO

The initial public offer (IPO) of Gujarat Pipavav Port was subscribed over 19 times on Thursday, the final day of bidding, reflecting a strong appetite from investors for public issues.

Gujarat Pipavav Port IPO subscribed over 19 times

Prakash Steelage doubles in four sessions.

Small IPOs giving huge returns

Life insurers may have to postpone their public listing plans and take longer to break even than originally anticipated, as a result of the new unit-linked insurance policy norms which take effect from Wednesday.

IPO, break-even plans of insurers likely to be delayed

English newspapers might have seen a slowdown in business in the recent past, but the vernacular newspaper (especially Hindi) space is growing fast, both in readership and advertisement revenues. Going ahead, too, players like Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar and Hindustan Media Ventures (HMVL) are seen as the key beneficiaries of an increase in readership in the Hindi belt.

Richly-valued IPO prices in future growth

Swayam Krishi Sangam (SKS) Microfinance is a microfinance institution (MFI) providing smaller loans exclusively to poor women. The loans are provided for use in income-generating activities (trade, services, livestock and agriculture) located in rural areas. With around three-fifths of business coming from the states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka, SKS has emerged as a leading MFI with around 21 per cent market share in terms of loan disbursements.

Churning profits from rural hinterland

In 2007, when Mexico-based microfinance institution (MFI) Banco Compartamos announced plans to go public, its critics were unforgiving. Some like Mohammad Yunus, the Nobel prize-winning founder of Bangaldesh&rsquo;s Grammen Bank, blasted it for chasing profits at the cost of its social objectives.

SKS Microfinance may launch IPO by July

The domestic private equity (PE) space is set to pick up steam, as companies planning public offers may first sell stake to PE investors to meet the government&rsquo;s 25 per cent mandatory public float directive.

IPO-bound companies may take PE deals detour

The Chennai-based Orient Green Power Company on Wednesday said it was planning to mobilise Rs 900 crore through an initial public offer (IPO) next month to part-finance its Rs 4,400-crore capex plan.

Orient Green Power files for Rs 900-crore IPO

In a majority of companies which raised money through Initial Public Offers (IPOs) in the past three years, analysis shows less than half the money was used for capital expenditure.

Only one-third of IPO proceeds go for capex

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