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Topic: IPO

As Modi govt revisits LIC IPO timing, experts say best to delay it due to market volatility

A group of ministers is likely to meet on 4-5 March to decide whether the govt should go ahead with the IPO, as foreign portfolio investors could be key to its success.

IPO mania in India gets reality check after a series of high-profile startups tank

Prominent tech startups, including Oyo Hotels and Delhivery, are pushing back their IPO and preparing to reappraise target valuations amid battering received by newly listed firms.

LIC IPO draft prospectus, final regulatory approval aimed for next week

Move comes after FM Sitharaman sharply reduced asset-sale targets at budget announcement, raising questions about how much she plans to raise from the LIC IPO.

The LIC story — history, valuation & why its IPO, India’s biggest, matters for Modi govt

LIC IPO is supposed to be India's biggest-ever public issue. The government plans to sell anywhere between 5-10% stake in the insurer, which could fetch it around Rs 1 lakh crore.

Inside the all-out campaign to prepare for LIC’s mega IPO

A knock-out listing could see LIC raise as much as $10 billion from the IPO with a minimum dilution of 5%. That would make it the third biggest globally involving an insurer.

Modi govt is seeking Rs 15 lakh crore valuation for LIC as it sets up India’s biggest IPO

If investors agree, LIC would join the league of India’s biggest companies — RIL and TCS — which have a market capitalisation of Rs 17 lakh crore and Rs 14.3 lakh crore, respectively.

How Modi govt is leaving no stone unturned to ensure its biggest IPO is a success

The LIC IPO, which could raise Rs 40,000 crore-Rs 1 lakh crore this quarter, is a key item in Modi govt's economic agenda, with proceeds essential to reach a budget-deficit target.

Investment bankers set to collect bumper Rs 2,600 crore fees from record IPOs this year

A little over 110 firms listed their shares in Mumbai this year, raising almost $18 billion. The fees raked in by banks are more than four times the previous record in 2017.

SEBI wants better price disclosures amid IPO frenzy by money-losing tech start-ups

Equity markets rally this year has encouraged at least half-a-dozen tech start-ups to seek public listings but the valuations commanded by these firms is often criticised.

Paytm gets first bullish rating from major broker after dismal listing, spate of bearish views

Morgan Stanley has started coverage on the digital payments startup with an overweight rating and a price target of Rs 1,875, which implies 43% upside from Tuesday’s close.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.