BANKING & FINANCE
NSE Listed At A 0.84% Premium,…
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NSE Listed At A 0.84% Premium, Which The Grey Market Had Already Predicted
The grey market premium had already fallen from ₹145 to ₹38 while the book was open. The debut simply confirmed what that decline was signalling.
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E-COMMERCE
CarDekho's Parent Is Converting To A…
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CarDekho's Parent Is Converting To A Public Company Ahead Of A ₹3,000 Crore IPO
The issue is expected to be about 90 per cent offer for sale. With ₹1,177 crore of net cash, the company does not need the money, and its investors want an exit.
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BANKING & FINANCE
Soach Global Is Selling A Fifth…
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Soach Global Is Selling A Fifth Of Its NSE Stake For Up To ₹295 Crore, Five Times What It Paid For All Of It
It paid ₹59.25 crore for its full stake in 2016. The seller then was the state-owned IFCI, and the shares it sold are now worth about ₹1,470 crore.
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E-COMMERCE
Snapdeal's Parent AceVector Has Priced Its…
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Snapdeal's Parent AceVector Has Priced Its IPO At A ₹1,741 Crore Valuation
SoftBank is the largest seller and the founders are selling nothing. The company turned free cash flow positive in FY26 for the first time.
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Spinny Has Confidentially Filed For A…
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Spinny Has Confidentially Filed For A ₹3,000 Crore IPO
The used-car retailer converted its parent to a public company in August and has added two independent directors. It sells close to 15,000 cars a month.
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BANKING & FINANCE
NSE's ₹22,562 Crore IPO Closed 5.7…
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NSE's ₹22,562 Crore IPO Closed 5.7 Times Subscribed, Almost Entirely On Institutional Demand
Institutions bid more than twelve times over. Retail barely cleared its quota, and the grey market premium fell by two-thirds while the book was open.
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Prime Industries to Raise ₹11.86 Crore From Omega Seiki Mobility Founder Uday Narang
The OSM founder will take about 11.32 percent through a preferential issue at ₹42 a share, and a director from his group has already joined the board.
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MARKETS & IPO
Tata Trusts Says The Board's Reappointment…
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Tata Trusts Says The Board's Reappointment Of N Chandrasekaran Is A Legal Nullity
Both sides read the same Articles differently. The shareholder holds the majority of the company, and the board voted against it anyway.
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SAAS & TECH
OpenAI Is Seeking $1.5 Trillion Privately,…
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OpenAI Is Seeking $1.5 Trillion Privately, Days After Ruling Out An IPO On Safety Grounds
A private round carries no prospectus, no risk factors and no quarterly reporting. If safety is the reason not to list, the result is less public disclosure.
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MARKETS & IPO
Moneyview Has Halved Its IPO Fresh…
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Moneyview Has Halved Its IPO Fresh Issue To ₹750 Crore
Accel, Tiger Global and Ribbit all cut the shares they plan to sell. The founders left theirs unchanged.
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MARKETS & IPO
Info Edge Names Himanshu Agarwal CFO…
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Info Edge Names Himanshu Agarwal CFO After Nine Months Without A Permanent One
The company ran without a permanent CFO for nine months. It has also re-recruited an independent director who left the board in 2023.
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MARKETS & IPO
Kissht's Parent Will Consider Another Fundraise…
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Kissht's Parent Will Consider Another Fundraise Four Months After Its IPO
The board is weighing a preferential issue or private placement. The loan book grew 61 per cent, which is the reason the IPO money has not lasted.
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MARKETS & IPO
India's PE/VC Investments Rose 52% In…
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India's PE/VC Investments Rose 52% In July, But Exit Value Fell 83%
Ten deals accounted for 68 per cent of July's investment total. Exit value fell to $1.6 billion, and more than half of that was one fund selling to another.
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GoPro Sells for $285M to a Company Incorporated the Day Before the Deal Was Announced
Shareholders get $1.14 a share and keep 10%. The buyer is a one-day-old subsidiary of a phone-case group with a New Jersey factory still under renovation.
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SAAS & TECH
SoftBank's SB Energy Files For US…
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SoftBank's SB Energy Files For US IPO, Says It Is Substantially Dependent On OpenAI
The SoftBank-controlled company is seeking $5 billion to $7 billion on Nasdaq. It has no operational data centres and lost $3.2 billion in the first half of the year.
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MARKETS & IPO
Mech-Mind's Gross Margin Went From 39%…
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Mech-Mind's Gross Margin Went From 39% To 65% In Two Years, Which Is The Real Story
The Chinese robotics firm listed in Hong Kong on Tuesday, raising up to $347 million on about $55 million of revenue. The margin curve explains why investors queued.
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MARKETS & IPO
Shein Priced At A Quarter Of…
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Shein Priced At A Quarter Of Peak While A Robotics Firm Beside It Was 3,842x Oversubscribed
The fast-fashion retailer raised $1.74 billion at the midpoint of its range, about 73 per cent below its 2022 valuation. Hong Kong's appetite has moved elsewhere.
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POLICY
Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Lands After Labor…
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Anthropic's IPO Prospectus Lands After Labor Day, Carrying A Bill For Its Own Red Lines
A listing in late September or early October would be the largest ever attempted. The prospectus must also explain what Anthropic's stated limits have already cost.
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POLICY
Zee Falls 15% as Lenders Move…
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Zee Falls 15% as Lenders Move Against a ₹6.5 Crore Settlement of ₹22,006 Crore in Claims
The NCLT cleared a plan settling ₹22,006 crore of claims for ₹6.5 crore. Lenders now say the family entities that voted it through should never have voted.
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E-COMMERCE
SoftBank Cuts Lenskart Stake Again as…
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SoftBank Cuts Lenskart Stake Again as India's Startup Exit Window Finally Opens
SoftBank's second Lenskart sale in two months landed 26% above its June price. Y Combinator and Qualcomm Ventures trimmed listed positions in the same fortnight.
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Purple Style Labs Raises ₹306 Crore From Anchor Investors Ahead of Its ₹680 Crore IPO
The parent of Pernia's Pop-Up Shop drew 10 anchors led by ICICI Prudential ahead of its all-fresh-issue IPO. The luxury retailer remains loss-making with a negative net worth.
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MARKETS & IPO
HDFC Bank's Sashidhar Jagdishan Will Not…
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HDFC Bank's Sashidhar Jagdishan Will Not Seek Reappointment, Retires 26 October
The MD and CEO told the board he did not want another term and wanted his successor to start clean. The board says it will fast-track the search.
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HEALTHCARE
Aragen Files for IPO With ₹800…
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Aragen Files for IPO With ₹800 Crore Fresh Issue as FY26 Revenue Hits ₹2,178 Crore
The Hyderabad CRDMO's draft papers show FY26 revenue of ₹2,178.39 crore and 591 customers. Goldman Sachs and Quadria Capital are among its existing backers.
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Nvidia Agrees to Buy Open-Source AI Platform Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy the open-source AI hub for $12.9 billion, roughly 86 times its revenue. Neither company has confirmed the deal, and the price reflects strategic position rather than financials.
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AM Intelligence Orders About 9,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs for Hyderabad AI Factory in $8 Billion Compute Push
The AI infrastructure firm backed by Greenko's founders placed a binding order for NVIDIA's latest systems for a Hyderabad AI factory. It is the first tranche of a stated $8 billion compute buildout.
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Y Combinator-Backed Orange Health Posts ₹138.6 Crore Revenue in FY26 as Net Loss Widens to ₹146 Crore
The Y Combinator-backed diagnostics platform grew revenue 65% in FY26 while its loss widened to ₹146 crore. The company says its home market of Bengaluru is now EBITDA-profitable.
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Ather Energy Reports ₹1,217 Crore Revenue in Q1 FY27 as Net Loss Narrows 71% to ₹51 Crore
Ather Energy's operating revenue rose 89% year-on-year to ₹1,217 crore in Q1 FY27 and its loss narrowed to ₹51 crore. Expenses were almost flat against the previous quarter.
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Urban Company Posts ₹92 Crore Q1 FY27 Loss as Revenue Rises 44% to ₹528 Crore on InstaHelp Push
Urban Company's core marketplace reached its highest reported operating profitability while consolidated results swung to a loss. The quick-service vertical InstaHelp lost ₹131.58 crore on ₹11.11 crore of revenue.
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Ferns N Petals Plans 2028 Listing as FY26 Revenue Reaches ₹1,085 Crore on 25% Growth
FNP has set an end-2028 listing target and is guiding to 25% annual revenue growth. The same executive said in 2024 that the company would list in FY27.
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Zepto Investors Discuss Revised $3 Billion Post-Money IPO Valuation, Down From $7 Billion Peak
Zepto and its investors are discussing a post-money IPO valuation of about $3 billion, less than half the mark set in October 2025. No decision on pricing or structure has been taken.
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BigBasket's Consumer Arm Reports ₹8,223 Crore FY26 Turnover as Losses Widen 66% to ₹3,073 Crore
Turnover at BigBasket's consumer arm rose 7.7% in FY26 while losses widened 66%. The two entities together lost ₹3,175 crore, close to two-thirds of parent Tata Digital's net loss for the year.
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Bombay Shaving Company Parent Visage Lines Reports ₹635 Crore FY26 Revenue and ₹9 Crore Net Loss
Visage Lines Personal Care more than doubled operating revenue in FY26 and reported its first positive adjusted EBITDA. The figure is struck after adding back ESOP cost, and the company remains loss-making.
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Veefin Solutions Board Approves ₹35 Crore Non-Convertible Debenture Issue On Private Placement
The board has cleared up to 3.5 lakh debentures of ₹1,000 each, to be placed privately in tranches. Terms including coupon, tenure and security remain undisclosed.
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Eternal Reports ₹92 Crore Q1 Profit as Blinkit Lifts Revenue 182% to ₹20,211 Crore
Blinkit contributed 77.5% of operating revenue under an inventory-led model that books the full value of goods sold. The 47% sequential fall in profit reflects a higher tax charge, not weaker operations.
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Eternal Reports ₹174 Crore Q4 Profit as Revenue Surges 196% Driven by Blinkit
As revenue climbs 196% to ₹17,292 crore, the newly restructured Eternal entity proves that the aggressive bet on quick commerce is fundamentally rewriting the unit economics of Indian retail.
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Dream Sports Enters Stock Broking With Dream Street to Take On Groww and Zerodha
Following a steep decline in gaming revenue and strict regulatory headwinds, the Dream11 parent company is leveraging its massive user base to challenge established discount brokers in the wealth management sector.
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