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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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Topic: IPO

Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma compares himself to Elon Musk after shares plunge

Sharma encouraged employees to look past the initial stumble and to focus on the long-term opportunities for bringing digital payments to India's fast-growing internet population.

Paytm CEO’s fixation on delivering record IPO led to first-day flop

The company, with support from leading banks, pushed up both the price and the size of the stock offering to the breaking point.

Paytm shares crash 27% on first day of trading after historic IPO

Paytm shares sank to Rs 1,560.8 compared with the IPO price of Rs 2,150. Retail investors who piled into the offering are now sitting on heavy losses.

IPO frenzy pushes SEBI to propose tighter listing rules on investor exit, cash raised

The proposals from SEBI come as the country is set for a record year for IPOs and follow the RBI's decision to impose limits on borrowers seeking to buy shares of a new listing.

Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar is now India’s wealthiest self-made female billionaire

Nayar, who owns about half of Nykaa, is now worth about $6.5 billion as shares of the firm surged as much as 89% when they started trading Wednesday.

Paytm IPO could prove to be a ‘very high-risk bet’, says fund manager

Paytm’s IPO comes at a time when India has seen a spurt of technology unicorns listing recently, with the stock markets rallying to record highs.

Paytm’s raw power of data — what BlackRock is seeing in India’s biggest IPO

The next step for Paytm and its payments bank is to amalgamate into a full-fledged, unrestricted lender, credit-card issuer and deposit taker. That’s where the pot of gold lies.

Nykaa $711 million IPO fully subscribed on first day of share sale

The sale received bids for 34.7 million shares against 26.5 million offered. Anchor investors bid 60 times more than the shares on offer for their category.

Paytm could skip pre-IPO share sale on valuation differences

Paytm had been seeking a valuation of above $20 billion based on initial investor feedback, while advisers on the deal recommended a lower pricing.

Battered rupee may get some relief from foreign inflows amid slew of ‘vibrant’ IPOs

India got $100 million worth of foreign inflows into stocks so far in October, among the highest in Asia. Moreover, in the fourth quarter, Paytm and Flipkart are aiming for an IPO.

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After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

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Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

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