Page 9 - Fundraising

Nazara Technologies to raise Rs 250 cr via preferential allotment

The fundraise is part of the company's planned fundraising of Rs 750 crore that was announced earlier in financial year 24

RPSG Ventures to raise Rs 284.21 crore through preferential issue allotment

RPSG Ventures Ltd on Wednesday said the company's board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 284.21 crore through preferential share allotment to promoters. The issue price is Rs 795 per share, including a premium of Rs 785 per share, it said in an exchange filing. The company, which is engaged in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), process outsourcing, ayurveda formulations, real estate and sports segments, will issue up to 35,75,000 equity shares. The shares will be allotted to promoter group companies Rainbow Investments Ltd and Integrated Coal Mining Ltd. The allotment is subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. Post the exercise, Rainbow Investments' holding will rise to 39.08 per cent with 1,29,29,326 shares, and Integrated Coal Mining's stake will be 16.99 per cent (56,20,072 shares).

China weighs more stimulus with $139 billion of special sovereign bonds

The proposal under discussion by senior policymakers would involve the sale of ultra-long sovereign bonds to fund projects related to food, energy, supply chains and urbanization

Medi Assist's Rs 1,171 crore IPO subscribed 1.20 times on 2nd day of offer

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Medi Assist Healthcare Services got subscribed 1.20 times on the second day of subscription on Tuesday. The Rs 1,171.57 crore-IPO received bids for 2,34,69,985 shares against 1,96,19,719 shares on offer, as per NSE data. The category for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) received 1.70 times subscription while the quota for non-institutional investors got subscribed 1.61 times. The portion for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) got subscribed 1 per cent. The IPO is entirely an Offer for Sale (OFS) of up to 2,80,28,168 equity shares. It has a price range of Rs 397-418 a share. Medi Assist Healthcare Services, the Bessemer Ventures and Investcorp-backed third-party insurance administrator, on Friday raised Rs 351.5 crore from anchor investors. The selling promoters include company chairman Vikram Jit Singh Chhatwal, Medimatter Health Management, Bessemer Health Capital, and Investcorp Private Equity Fund. Medi Assist covers over 18,000 hospit

State govt's borrowing cost begins to ease, declines by 7 bps to 7.65%

Lower supplies for the second consecutive week finally led to the coupons on state debt to fall from the two-year high at the latest auction held on Tuesday, and the weighted average cut-off eased by 7 bps to 7.65 per cent. For the past two weeks, despite poor supplies states were forced to offer very high returns, which had touched 7.72 per cent last week, the highest in the past two years. Nine states raised Rs 19,200 crore by selling state government securities on Tuesday, 32 per cent lower than the amount indicated for this week in the auction calendar. Following this and the dip in the core-CPI inflation, the weighted average cut-off dipped to 7.65 per cent from a high 7.72 per cent last week, despite the weighted average tenor increasing to 16 years from 11, Icra Ratings chief economist Aditi Nayar said in a note. Moreover, she said the spread between the cut-off of the 10-year state bonds and the 10-year benchmark G-sec yield declined to 50 bps from 54 bps last week. So far

Bank of Baroda to raise up to Rs 5,000 cr via infra bonds in Jan: Bankers

The state-run bank is likely to invite bids from bankers and investors for the proposed issue this month, they said

President Biden raise $97 mn to close out 2023 after Dec fundraising blitz

The Biden campaign said on Monday that it took in USD 235 million from its launch last April until the end of 2023 and finished the year with USD 117 million in cash on hand

Sebi proposes changes to ease fundraising, disclosure for listed companies

The regulator proposes considering funds and insurance companies holding 5% in firms post-public offer as large non-public shareholders, as per the paper

Vedanta Resources' bondholders back company's debt restructuring plan

"The overwhelming consent to the revised terms will take immediate pressure (off) Vedanta to repay the debt obligation," Vedanta Resources said

Adani Ports to raise up to $601 million funds by selling debentures

Billionaire Gautam Adani was re-designated as executive director from managing director and his son Karan Adani was re-designated as managing director from CEO, the company added

Jyoti CNC Automation's IPO worth Rs 1,000 crore to open on January 9

Gujarat-based Jyoti CNC Automation's initial public offering worth up to Rs 1,000 crore will open on January 9. It will also be the first public issue of 2024 on the main board of leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE. The company is planning to list its shares for the second time in nearly 10 years. The three-day Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Jyoti CNC will close on January 11, while the anchor book of the offer will be launched for a day on January 8, as per the Red Herring Prospectus (RHP). The price band for the offer is yet to be announced. Last month, the company got approval from markets regulator Sebi to float the public issue. The IPO is entirely a fresh issue of equity shares worth up to Rs 1,000 crore. The proceeds from the issue would be used for debt payment, funding the long-term working capital requirements of the company, and general corporate purposes. Jyoti CNC Automation is a leading manufacturer of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines. Its customers in

Muthoot Finance to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore capital through NCDs

Gold loan focused non-bank lender Muthoot Finance on Tuesday said it will raise up to Rs 1,000 crore through a public issue of secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures. The fresh non-convertible debentures (NCDs), which is the 33rd public issue of the largest gold loan financier with over Rs 60,000 crore of loan outstanding, has a base issue size of Rs 100 crore with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs 900 crore. The issue opens on January 8 and closes on January 19 with an option to close on such earlier date or extended date as may be decided by the board, the Kochi-based company said in a statement. The NCDs, which have been rated AA+ (stable) by Crisil and Icra, will be listed on the BSE post allotment. The issuer is offering seven investment options for the NCDs with monthly or annual interest payment frequency or on maturity redemption with interest rate ranging from 8.75-9 per cent per annum, the company's managing director George Alexander Muthoot said.

Sale of 30th tranche of electoral bonds will start from January 2

The government has approved the issuance of the 30th tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale on Tuesday. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency to political funding. General elections are due later this year as the term of the 17th Lok Sabha is coming to an end. "State Bank of India (SBI), in the XXX Phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash Electoral Bonds through its 29 Authorised Branches w.e.f. January 2 to January 11, 2024," the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. The sale of the first batch of electoral bonds happened in March 2018. Electoral bonds are encashed by an eligible political party only through a bank account with the authorised bank. SBI is the only authorised bank to issue electoral bonds. The authorised SBI branches include those in Bengaluru, Lucknow, Shimla, Dehradun, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Patna, New Delhi, Chandigarh, ...

Vi shares rise 22% to 1 yr high as company nears fundraising deadline

The company has said multiple times that any new funding by banks will be used for the deployment of capital expenditure, and not to roll over existing dues

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The SME IPO boom needs to last for the sake of future billionaires

The 161 businesses which are listed in the SME segment of Indian stock exchanges allocated nearly 94 per cent of the money raised to meet company requirements

CESC gets board's approval to raise Rs 100 crore from Axis Bank via NCDs

Power utility CESC Ltd on Friday said it received board's approval for raising Rs 100 crore from Axis Bank through issue of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis. The committee of the board of directors at its meeting approved the allotment of 10,000 secured, unlisted, redeemable, rated non-convertible debentures having a face value of Rs 1,00,000 each aggregating to Rs 100 crore on a private placement basis to Axis Bank Limited, CESC said in a regulatory filing.

PNB gets board approval to raise Rs 7,500 crore through QIP or FPO

Punjab National Bank on Thursday said its board has approved a proposal to raise Rs 7,500 crore capital through QIP or FPO. The fundraising exercise will be done in one or more tranches during the next financial year, the state-owned bank said in a late-evening regulatory filing. The board of directors, during a meeting on Thursday, approved the proposal for raising equity capital for an amount aggregating up to Rs 7,500 crore in one or more tranches during 2024-25 through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) or Follow-on Public Offering (FPO) or any other permitted mode or a combination, it said.

Fundraising through QIP shines, companies garner Rs 50,200 cr in 2023

Fundraising through the issuance of shares to institutional investors skyrocketed, as companies raked in Rs 50,218 crore in 2023, marking a six-fold surge from the previous year and indicating a positive outlook among investors. Apart from QIPs, fund mobilisation through rights issue of shares and OFS (Offer-for-Sale) route too surged in 2023, as compared to last year. Market experts attributed the primary reason for the increase in Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) fundraising to the market and investor sentiments that play an important role in their success. As long as positive market vibes persist, and investors continue to reap returns, listed companies lean towards opting for fundraising through QIP as this avenue ensures swift access to funds, they added. According to data by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), companies collected Rs 50,218 crore through QIPs in 2023, which was way higher than Rs 8,196 crore raised in the preceding year. Bajaj Finance Ltd spearheaded th

Flipkart in talks to raise $1 billion, $600 million to come from Walmart

The fundraising is likely to increase Flipkart's valuation by 5-10 per cent from $33 billion earlier