Alphabet-backed Aye Finance raises Rs 454 crore from major investors ahead of its IPO; Goldman Sachs main investor

Alphabet-backed Aye Finance has raised Rs 454 crore from major investors ahead of its IPO, which opens for public subscription on February 9, lending strong institutional backing to the NBFC, focused on micro-SME lending.The company informed the stock exchanges that it had allotted shares to investors at Rs 129 per share, the top end of […]

Provisions in the new insurance law raise fears of management changes

Mumbai: A provision in the recently passed Insurance (Amendment) Bill has raised concerns among insurers over its potential impact on board composition as the current wording, the industry believes, could inadvertently disqualify a large number of directors. Particularly at risk are bank-promoted insurance companies that share managerial talent with lenders and other banking subsidiaries.The clause […]

From Rs 10 crore to Rs 10,600 crore! London Prudential achieves 108.170% return on ICICI Prudential AMC IPO

London-based Prudential Corporation Holdings is poised to raise a whopping Rs 10,603 crore in the IPO of India’s largest active asset manager, posting a mind-boggling 108,170% return on shares bought 20 years ago at just Rs 2 each. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company’s mega offering, which opened for public subscription on Friday, has created a […]

ICICI Prudential AMC IPO: Temasek, JP Morgan and other major anchors invest Rs 3,022 crore

ICICI Prudential AMC has raised Rs 3,022 crore from 148 investors across sovereign wealth funds, global asset managers, domestic insurers, pension funds, mutual funds and family offices ahead of its Rs 10,600-crore IPO.The participation pattern indicates broad institutional conviction ahead of the public issue, which runs from December 12 to 16 at a price range […]

Jhunjhunwala’s firm, Madhu Kela, is one of the pre-IPO investors of I-Pru AMC

A slew of foreign and domestic institutions and family offices were among the 26 investors who participated in ICICI Prudential Asset Management’s pre-IPO share sale worth around Rs4,900 crore.Several major investors such as Abu Dhabi’s Lunate, Premji Invest, University of California, the estate of late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, HCL Capital, 3P India managed by Prashant Jain, […]

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley buy Aditya Birla Capital stake in Rs 819 crore block deal

Aditya Birla Capital witnessed a major block deal worth Rs 819 crore on Tuesday when Advent International’s arm Jomei Investments sold 2.66 crore shares of the financial services arm of Aditya Birla Group at Rs 308 per share on the NSE. The transaction saw strong institutional participation, with major investors such as Goldman Sachs Bank […]

GST 2.0 to improve the persistence in life insurance plans; HDFC Life, Niva Bupa Top Buys: Siddhartha Khemka

The insurance sector will make sense from the recent decision of the GST Council to release the health and life insurance policy of the retail trade from the previously applicable 18% tax. From effect from 22 September, the relocation is expected to be reduced the policy premiums, improves affordability and accelerates penetration in a market […]