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Topic: Paytm

These IPOs are under extra scrutiny after Paytm’s disaster debut

Paytm shares have fallen about 30% since it started trading, with a slight rebound Tuesday. Planned smaller IPOs could have a harder time pricing shares now.

Paytm debacle casts shadow over IPOs for startups, dims stock market mood

At least some of the IPO prospects that have been looking to benefit from the flood of transactions may now rethink the timing and pricing of their issues.

Paytm shares tumble by another 13% after historic IPO flop

The drop has hit individual investors and global institutions such as BlackRock and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board that had scooped up shares.

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.

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.

Harsh Goenka shares video of Paytm CEO dancing ‘after SEBI approves IPO’, but it’s 3 years old

The video shared by industrialist Goenka had been uploaded on YouTube by a user in 2018. It shows Vijay Shekhar Sharma dancing with Paytm employees.

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.

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