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Branson-backed SPAC to take DNA-testing firm 23andMe public in $3.5 bn deal

A SPAC, or a blank-check firm, is a shell company that raises funds in an initial public offering (IPO) with the aim of acquiring a private company, which then becomes public as result of the merger

Start-ups and IPOs: Here are the lessons from the last three decades

Its the season of startups planning to go public, but how IPOs have fared at the stock markets in the last three decades?

Best of BS Opinion: Time for statesmanship, Make in America, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

WeWork in talks to go public through a merger with SPAC, says report

A source directly familiar with the matter said that WeWork had held talks with at least three blank-check firms over the past two months, cautioning that current talks could fall apart.

Home First Finance IPO subscribed 27 times on last day of bidding

The offer of the mortgage financier, which got fully subscribed on the first day itself on January 21, received bids for 41,42,65,488 shares against 1,56,20,948 shares on offer

Indigo Paints IPO: Attractive pricing fetches over 117 times bids

The qualified institutional buyer (QIB) portion of the issue was subscribed 190x, while the high networth individual or HNI segment was subscribed 263x

With talk of an IPO in the air, Falguni Nayar shares her Nykaa journey

Beauty, Nykaa's founder Falguni Nayar realised, is a very long-tailed business and with e-commerce picking up in India, it seemed like a good idea to venture into

IRFC's Rs 4,500-crore IPO subscribed 3.7 times on the final day

Market players said the response was lukewarm when compared to some of the recent issues

Indigo Paints or Home First Finance, which IPO is a safe investment bet?

In this podcast, Mr Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services and Mr. Ajit Mishra, VP Research, Religare Broking discusses and compares the IPOs of Indigo Paints and Home First Finance

HFFC's IPO to open on January 21; price band at Rs 517-518 a share

The IPO aggregating up to Rs 1,153.71 crore comprises a fresh issue of up to Rs 265 crore and an offer-for-sale aggregating up to Rs 888.71 crore by promoters and existing shareholders, the firm said

IRFC's Rs 4,600-crore IPO subscribed 1.22 times on the second day

The offer received bids for 1,52,64,04,775 shares against 1,24,75,05,993 shares on offer, as per the data available with NSE

With capital from a record IPO, Mrs Bectors bets big on biscuits market

Its Rs 541-crore initial public offering (IPO), which was launched in December, remains the most subscribed issue in over three years by any company

Street signs: ELSS outflow an unusual surprise, Antony shares slide & more

The shares of civic services provider Antony Waste Handling Cell has already lost a third of its listing gains a week after its market debut

Beauty start-up Nykaa sitting pretty on path to profitability as IPO looms

It is targeting $ 1 billion in GMV by 2025 (from around $ 75 million) based on Goldman Sachs discussions with the company's top brass sometimes ago

Foreign portfolio investors accounted for 55% of IPO mop-up in 2020

The Indian anchor list was dominated by mutual funds, with just one insurance firm HDFC Life Insurance in the top 15; it contributed Rs 109 crore

RailTel to Indigo Paints: January likely to see IPOs worth Rs 8,000 crore

RailTel Corporation of India, Indigo Paints, Home First Finance Company, Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC), and Suryoday Small Finance Bank are among the companies looking to tap the market

Antony Waste makes strong market debut, shares list at 36% premium

The company has a post-listing market capitalisation of Rs 1,152 crore

Fresh issue portion in IPOs at a decade low on high private equity exits

The next capex cycle may turn the tide, say experts

E-commerce to edtech, start-up firms bloom amid Covid-19 pandemic gloom

Massive beneficiary of the covid situation has been the startups which are growing rapidly on the back of digital adoption, which is witnessing an acceleration worth multiple years in just few months

In search of Covid capital, companies raised Rs 1.7 trillion in 2020

Of this, Rs 1.44 trillion was raised through QIPs and rights issues