Sachin Bansal-led Navi Technologies on Thursday said it has appointed Vidit Aatrey, the founder of social commerce platform Meesho, as an independent director on its board. With this appointment, the number of independent directors on its board reached four. Overall, Navi's board now comprises seven members, according to the company statement. The appointed of Aatrey, effective from April 9, is subject to completion of formalities, it added. Navi has recently appointed three independent directors -- Abhijit Bose, head of India for WhatsApp; Shripad Nadkarni, a member of Maverix Platforms and FMCG veteran and Usha Narayanan who had worked with Lovelock & Lewes Chartered Accountants LLP, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers -- on its board. "I am pleased to welcome Bobby (Abhijit), Shripad, Usha, and most recently, Vidit to our board. They each bring a unique perspective and I believe they will add significant strategic value to Navi as we continue to grow. These appointments ...
The initial public offer of Venus Pipes and Tubes got fully subscribed within the first few hours of opening on Wednesday. It closed with 2.37 times subscription on the first day
"Having an international investor like Exor or Gateway increases the confidence in the market because of the strong governance," said Viswanathan.
After surviving the pandemic, Awfis is on an expansion mode. From 50 centres with 30,000 seats in 2015, it has more than doubled its capacity to 131 centres and 75,500 seats
Retail investors will be alloted 35% of the total shares in the offer, and given a discount of 45 rupees from the IPO price
LIC raises a total of Rs 5,627 crore in anchor book; overseas funds pour in just Rs 1,624 crore
This could free up more funds to invest in the largest IPO, say industry insiders
According to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), the initial share sale is entirely an Offer for Sale (OFS) of 15,731,942 equity shares by promoter group entities and existing investors.
Life Insurance Corporation of India's (LIC's) landmark Rs 21,000-crore IPO will open for subscription on Wednesday
The investor interest has been quite good. It is especially good as far as the domestic investors are concerned: M R Kumar
Compared to Rs 60 discount under policyholder quota, you will get Rs 45 discount under these
But allows a few exemptions, such as a 30-day lock for anchor investors
For a quick entry into the Sensex, a company needs to rank among the top 10 in terms of free-float market cap.
But would consider investment after assessing post-listing performance
The Indian government has pegged LIC's valuation at around Rs 6 trillion, according to the sources
The insurance giant's valuation may be reduced to just Rs 6 trillion, which will be 1.1 times its embedded value of Rs 5.4 trillion
IPO application patterns set to change as investors adjust to new realities
This would be by selling insurance products to home buyers who avail loans from LIC Housing Finance
Launched in 1986, the company's flagship brand 'BIBA' is a 'category creator' in the women's Indian wear segment.
After the boom of 2021, when 44 Indian startups became unicorns, the markets are more selective and investors less enthusiastic in participating at unrealistic valuations