Excited about the $20 billion pipeline? Vikas Khemani says 80% of upcoming IPOs have poor business quality

India’s record-breaking IPO year is drawing global attention, but one of the country’s prominent market voices says the pipeline quality gap is rapidly widening. Vikas Khemani, founder of Carnelian Capital, said after consulting with investment bankers that barely 5% of companies were worth meeting, and almost none struck the right balance between business fundamentals and […]

Meesho GMP indicates a 45% pop-up, the issue sees more than 3 times the number of registrations on day 2. Should you bid?

Meesho’s Rs 5,421-crore IPO attracted heavy investor traffic on Thursday, with bids more than three times the shares offered on Day 2 and gray market premiums indicating a listing population of over 40%, paving the way for one of the most-watched debuts of the year as investors weighed rapid growth against sustained losses.As of 11.20 […]

Sudeep Pharma IPO: Mukul Agrawal, Prashant Jain among investors in Rs 268 crore anchor book

Sudeep Pharma, a technology-focused maker of excipients and specialty ingredients used in pharmaceuticals, food and nutrition, has raised Rs 268 crore from a heavyweight roster of anchor investors, setting the tone for its Rs 895 crore IPO set to open on November 21.The company allotted 45.27 lakh shares of Rs 593 each to anchors, drawing […]

IPO Investor Alert: Zerodha CEO Nithin Kamath Spotlights How Tax Arbitrage by Venture Capital Firms Boosts Valuations

Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath has shed light on what he calls a ‘tax arbitrage game’ driving the behavior and valuations of startups in India, while explaining why many venture capital (VC)-backed companies deliberately operate with little or no profit.In a detailed post on “If you take money out of a company as dividends, […]