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CIEL Group to raise Rs 150-200 crore in FY23-24 to fund acquisition plans

Staffing solutions provider CIEL Group has planned to raise Rs 150 crore to Rs 200 crore this financial year to fund its acquisition plans, a top official said here on Wednesday. The funds raised would be deployed for the current acquisition targets of seven companies mainly in the professional staffing segment and human resource technology domain, among others, Ma Foi and CIEL Group executive chairperson K Pandiarajan told reporters here. The city-based company recorded revenue of Rs 815 crore in FY 2022-23, a 57 per cent increase on Rs the 520 crore revenue recorded in 2021-22. "We are planning to infuse around Rs 150 crore to Rs 200 crore through private equity and we have retained one of the most respected investment bankers for the purpose," Pandiarajan said. "Out of the seven companies, we believe four will be acquired during this year and we intend to deploy the funds for this purpose. We will also deploy a significant part of the funds towards strengthening the digital ...

Govt considers bringing municipal bodies under TSA for effective funds use

The Reserve Bank of India also raised the issue in its latest report on municipal finances, citing significant data gaps and missing entries

Investors should stagger entry into medium-to long-duration debt funds

Take limited exposure, counter risk of possible decline in NAV with adequate investment horizon

Would rather beg to common people than Centre for funds: Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee said that although recently the Union government has released some funds under different centrally-sponsored projects, the released funds are negligible compared to the requirement

Not looking to raise funds right now, says Physics Wallah co-founder

Reports surfaced recently that the company was planning to raise $250 million in fresh funding, seeking a $3.3 billion valuation. However, Maheshwari denies that

Allocate to US-focused funds despite shifting tax landscape: Experts

Capitalise on the geographical diversification and currency hedge they offer

Fund raise via IPO more than halves to Rs 52,116 cr in FY23 from FY22

The total amount raised through initial public offerings (IPOs) more than halved to Rs 52,116 crore in FY23 from an all-time high collection of Rs 1,11,547 crore in the previous fiscal, according to an analysis. According to Prime Database, just 37 companies hit the main board listing process in FY23, much lower than 53 IPOs in FY22. Pranav Haldea, managing director of Prime Database Group, said Rs 20,557 crore which is 39 per cent of the total amount raised in FY23 was by LIC alone, without which the IPO fundraising would have been just Rs 31,559 crore in the year. Yet, FY23 is still the third highest in terms of IPO fund-raise, he said. Overall public equity fundraising also dropped by 56 per cent to Rs 76,076 crore in the reporting year from Rs 1,73,728 crore in FY22. While IPOs were worth Rs 54,344 crore (including SME issues) in the year, total fund raising through the capital markets stood at Rs 85,021 crore, of which Rs 11,231 crore were from the OFS (offer for sale) route,

Investors should make staggered investment in long-duration funds

Be, however, prepared for interim volatility and have a horizon of above five years

Bhopal gas tragedy: SC dismisses Centre's plea for additional funds

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the Centre's curative plea seeking an additional Rs 7,844 crore from the Union Carbide Corporation's (UCC) successor firms to extend higher compensation to the victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy that killed over 3,000 people and caused environmental damage. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said there was no rationale by the Centre to rake up the issue two decades after the settlement. The top court said that a sum of Rs 50 crore lying with the RBI for the victims shall be utilised by the Union of India to satisfy pending claims of victims. "We are unsatisfied with the Union of India for not furnishing any rationale for raking up this issue after two decades...We are of the view that curative petitions cannot be entertained," the bench said. The bench also comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S Oka, Vikram Nath and J K Maheshwar had on January 12 reserved its verdict on the Centre's curative plea. Th

Lenders to miss March-end deadline to resolve key insolvency cases

Once an account is settled with the highest bidder paying their bid amount, then it frees part of bank's locked fund in an account which could be used for lending purposes

Tata Power Renewable gets Rs 2,000 cr infusion from GreenForest

Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) has received an investment of Rs 2,000 crore from GreenForest New Energies Bidco with allotment of 20 crore preference shares to the latter. "TPREL...has received the second and final round of investment of Rs 2,000 crore from GreenForest and has successfully allotted 20,00,00,000 Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) at face value of Rs 100 each at par aggregating to Rs 2,000 crore on a preferential basis to GreenForest," a statement said. Subsequent to this second tranche, TPREL has now received an investment of Rs 4,000 crore. GreenForest holds 6.06 per cent equity in TPREL and on conversion of the above CCPS, it will hold 9.76-11.43 per cent stake in TPREL, subject to the equity valuation on final conversion. The completion of this equity infusion will fund TPREL's aggressive growth plans. Over the next five years, it aims to achieve a portfolio of 20 GW of renewable assets and a market leading position. "The completion of Rs

Record allocation for railways in M'rashtra will have good impact: Vaishnaw

The record allocation of Rs 13,539 crore for railways in Maharashtra will have a "very good effect", Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. Addressing a press conference through video link from Delhi, Vaishnaw said that the allocation in the 2023-24 Budget for Maharashtra was 11 times the average allocation between 2009 to 2014. Saying that the union government was getting good cooperation from the Eknath Shinde-led government, Vaishnaw reiterated the charge that when Uddhav Thackeray was chief minister, the bullet train project did not get any clearances from the state government. "The deadline for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project (completion) is August 2026," he added. The production of Vande Bharat Express trains has been ramped up and a train is being manufactured in 7 to 9 days, he said. "We will modernize and redevelop 123 stations in Maharashtra. As for CSMT (in Mumbai), by March end tenders will be opened. Primary pre-work has already begun," Vaishnaw said.

Rs 35K cr for energy transition: Energy sector awaits disbursement details

No decision has been taken on how to utilise this money for green initiatives and the government is yet to come out with any guidelines too

360 ONE acquires controlling stake in Mumbai Angels, announces 2 new funds

Both funds will focus on early-stage start-ups

Invest in multi-asset funds for protection against downside risk

Be prepared, however, for these funds to lag when there's a bull run in equities

Food brand Whole Truth raises $15mn in series B led by Sequoia Capital

Company will use money for expanding manufacturing, hiring and retail distribution

Short-duration funds suit conservative investors during pause in rate cycle

Take a tactical bet on longer-duration funds when RBI moves to a tightening stance

IBC process: Resolution and distribution of funds may be separated

IBC amendments likely in the Budget Session, MCA also rethinking priority given to govt dues in the waterfall mechanism

IIFL Mutual Fund launches India's first passive tax-saver fund

The scheme, which opened for subscription on Thursday, will mimic the Nifty 50 index

Fifth year of zero SME rights issues likely after Rs 100 cr mop up in 2014

Year 2017 first with nil funds raised; experts say easier routes of raising capital such as QIP driving down popularity of rights