Indian Companies

Haircuts touch 67% under IBC as creditor recovery stays low till Sep 2025

Creditor recoveries under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code remained at about 33% till September 2025, with steep haircuts, long resolution timelines and a high share of older BIFR cases

MCA fixes V3 portal glitches, reviews server capacity amid high load

The ministry has asked LTI Mindtree, the service provider for the portal, to look into the volumes coming on to the portal and whether it needs ramping up of server capacities

Egypt urges Indian companies to be part of Suez Canal Economic Zone

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says Egypt is keen to attract Indian investment in sectors like energy, AI, and pharmaceuticals through the Suez Canal Economic Zone

Granite Asia leads $85 mn Series C funding in Kuku content platform

Granite Asia led Kuku's $85 million Series C round joined by Vertex Growth, IFC, Krafton, and others, to expand AI infrastructure and grow its vernacular storytelling ecosystem

Esop bonanza: Payouts surge 30% to ₹15,000 crore in FY25, shows data

The total spent was ₹14,900 crore on a limited sample of companies, compared to ₹11,461 crore in 2023-24 for a full sample

Girish Mathrubootham retires from Freshworks to focus on Together Fund

Mathrubootham has led the company since its inception in 2010 and spearheaded its initial public offering in 2021

Indian firms turn to small-town markets insulated from US tariffs

Consumption growth in India's countryside has outpaced that in urban markets for six straight quarters, according to data analytics firm NielsenIQ

Indian firms delay expansion plans amid demand, trade uncertainty: BofA

Firms are focusing on paying down debt, opting for refinancing rather than expanding capacity, Shankar Subramaniam, the bank's head of India corporate banking said

Indian companies have raised Rs 613 cr in overseas debt in FY26 so far

India Inc's overseas fundraising has been tepid, as ample domestic liquidity and comparatively attractive local interest rates offer cheaper funding alternatives at home

Indian firms face Asia's biggest earnings downgrades on tariff risk: Report

The cuts follow a lacklustre season of quarterly earnings reports extending a bout of weakness among listed firms which kicked off last year and has hurt benchmark equity indexes

Indian company borrowing costs see steepest rise since 2022 on fiscal risks

The average yield on top-rated three year company notes climbed 26 basis points in two days through Tuesday, set for the steepest weekly gain since November 2022, data compiled by Bloomberg show

Losing interest: The curious case of absent shareholders at company AGMs

Companies see turnout at AGMs decline despite post-pandemic surge in shareholder numbers

US tariff impact: India Inc against knee-jerk reaction, seeks new markets

Industry leaders urge India to pursue diplomatic talks with the US, strengthen manufacturing, and consider China ties to gain leverage against tariff pressures

India Inc promoters holding declines to 8-year low of 40.6% in Q1: Report

Promoters' ownership in private listed companies declined to an eight-year low of 40.58 per cent as of June 30, 2025, following a net share sale worth Rs 54,732 crore during the quarter, according to data from primeinfobase.com, an initiative of PRIME Database Group. While promoter buying is always a positive sign, promoter selling can be due to a wide variety of reasons such as promoters taking advantage of bullish markets to take money off the table, strategic reasons like debt reduction, legacy planning, philanthropy, investment in other ventures and meeting Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) requirement as also for personal expenses, Pranav Haldea, Managing Director, PRIME Database Group, said. "Relatively lower promoter holding in some of the recent IPO companies and overall institutionalisation of the market are some of the other reasons behind this fall," he added. In comparison, private promoters held a 40.81 per cent stake in the quarter ended March 2025. The last time ...

US tariff, discount demands threaten Indian exporters' profit margins

Textile exporters from hubs like Tiruppur have indicated that buyers in the US are making a pitch for high discounts, urging Indian manufacturers to shoulder part of the financial strain of tariffs

India Inc's family feuds serve as both cautionary tale and policy cue

India Inc needs a new social compact that balances family control and public interest to ensure market resilience and its own

The Board's AI agenda: How prepared are you to guide the transformation?

When a business that relies heavily on artistic talent cites AI as a disruptive force, it signals more than just an industry-specific concern

Optics to outcome: Corporate India needs to do more on diversity

However, despite some progress at the top, the broader picture remains uneven

Indian firms file ECB intent worth $2.73 bn in May under automatic route

Indian companies including NBFCs filed $2.73 billion in ECB proposals in May 2025, all under the automatic route, with no applications under the approval route

Diverse firms earn 50% more profit but inclusion gaps persist, finds study

A study of 840 listed firms found that diversity boosts profits, but most companies still lack women in key leadership roles, with over 63 per cent having no female key managerial personnel