Capital

Emkay Investment Managers launches new alternative fund; eyes Rs 500 crore

Portfolio management firm Emkay Investment Managers Ltd (EIML) on Thursday announced the launch of an alternative investment fund -- Emkay Capital Builder Fund-- through which it is aiming to mobilise Rs 500 crore in the next 6 to 8 months. The open-ended category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) -- Emkay Capital Builder Fund-- is hoping to generate long-term capital appreciation for investors from a portfolio of equity and equity-related securities. This will be a multi-cap portfolio of around 20-25 stocks. "Emkay Capital Builder AIF caters to the growing preference for Alternative Investment Funds as an investment avenue amongst UHNIs in India. Our bottom-up stock-picking strategy will help in formulating a winning AIF portfolio backed by the robust E-Qual model to mitigate risks related to management quality," Sachin Shah, Executive Director and Fund Manager, Emkay Investment Managers Ltd, said. In a webinar on opportunities in AIFs, the portfolio management firm said," EIM

Orient Green Power eyeing to raise authorised share capital to Rs 2,500 cr

Orient Green Power will seek shareholders' approval to raise its authorised share capital to Rs 2,500 crore from the existing Rs 1,600 crore in its annual general meeting later this month. The proposal to raise the authorised share capital is listed on the agenda of the annual general meeting scheduled on June 28, 2024, the notice of the AGM stated on Thursday. The notice informed that to undertake a capital raising activity in the future and for other business requirements that arise from time to time, it is proposed to increase the authorised share capital from Rs 1,600 crore to Rs 2,500 crore. The increase in authorised share capital of the company and alteration of Clause V of the Memorandum of Association are subject to the approval of members of the company by way of passing an ordinary resolution in terms of Sections 13, 61 and 64 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, as well as any other applicable statutory and regulatory approvals, it added. The comp

Krystal sets Rs 680-715 price band to raise Rs 300 cr capital via IPO

Facility management and security services provider Krystal Integrated Services on Monday fixed a price-band of Rs 680-715 a share for its Rs 300-crore initial public offering (IPO). The IPO comprises Rs 175 crore in fresh issue and Rs 125 crore in offer-for-sale by the promoters (at the upper-end of the price band). Post-issue, the overall promoter holding led by promoter Pravin Ramesh Lad and his family (Krystal Family Holdings) will come down to close to 70 per cent. The floor price is 68 times the face value of the shares and the cap price is 71.50 times the face value of the shares which has a face value of Rs 10, chief executive Sanjay S Dighe said here. The anchor investor bidding will begin on Wednesday and the issue opens for public subscription from Thursday. The company will use the net proceeds from the fresh issue towards part repayment of its debt of Rs 187 crore; funding working capital requirements of Rs 100 crore and capital expenditure for purchasing new machinery

Metafin secures $5 million equity to catalyse solar adoption in rural India

Metafin, a cleantech-focused NBFC, on Wednesday said it has raised USD 5 million in equity funding, led by Prime Venture Partners and Varanium Capital. Metafin, which specialises in rooftop solar loans for semi-urban and rural MSMEs, provides financing and installation solutions through its network of lending and installer partners. In a release, Metafin said it plans to utilise funds to expand across states, grow its loan book, enhance its technology and IoT stack, and hire key talent. "In addition to our climate impact, every plant we enable helps India increase energy inclusion, broaden financial inclusion, and improve livelihoods. Our goal is to finance over one million such projects in the next 5 years," Metafin Founder and CEO Sandeep Chopra said. India has set a 280 GW target for solar adoption by 2030. Metafin has enabled almost 1,000 installations in UP and Bihar (14+ MWs), of which 90 per cent are off-grid, replacing diesel directly. These installations, the company sai

State Bank of India raises Rs 5,000 crore funding through AT1 bonds

The nation's largest lender State Bank of India has raised Rs 5,000 crore through its second Basel III compliant additional tier 1 (AT1) bond sale this fiscal. The bank, in a statement on Thursday, said the perpetual bond with a call option after 10 years and every anniversary thereafter, is priced at a coupon of 8.34 per cent. The issue got an overwhelming response with an oversubscription of 2.65 times from a range of investors with 108 bids of Rs 5,294 crores against the base issue size of Rs 2,000 crore. The main investors include mutual funds, provident and pension funds, banks, and insurance companies, among others, the statement said. Its Chairman Dinesh Khara said the tight pricing and the diverse investor base for an instrument, which has its own challenges, shows the trust investors place in the bank. The chairman said that going by the high response, the bank has decided to accept bids of Rs 5,000 crore at a coupon rate of 8.34 per cent payable annually. The bonds were

Brazil, Mexico, India in good position to attract capital, says Haddad

The finance minister added his team would meet with 25 U.S. investors in Sao Paulo later in the day, following up on the bilateral meeting Presidents Biden and Inacio Lula da Silva held last week

Vedanta seeking $1 bn from global banks to refinance old debt, say sources

Is negotiating with Barclays, JP Morgan, StanChart; fresh fund raising comes within months of the firm having deleveraged its balance sheet by $2 bn

No refinancing, capital plans at HK roadshow, says Adani Group CFO

When asked "Are you looking to refinance any debt?" on the sidelines of the Hong Kong roadshow Tuesday, Singh said: "No, we don't have anything major at all"

Indian banks to issue bonds to maintain capital levels: CARE Ratings

"To support credit-off take, banks are expected to shore up their liability franchise by raising capital (AT1 bonds, other debt instruments such as infrastructure bonds) and deposits," it said

Indian banks' performance till Dec 22 exceeds expectations: Fitch Ratings

The sector's impaired-loan ratio declined to 4.5 per cent in the first 9 months of FY23 (9MFY23), from 6.0 per cent at FY22

Capital crisis in Andhra Pradesh

The idea of three capitals has not been abandoned, even as the state lurches from financial crisis to crisis

The decision on FPO will not have any impact on our operations: Adani

Adani Enterprises to review capital raising plans once shares stabilise

Budget at a glance: Here're the key numbers from Union Budget 2023

A snapshot of the key numbers released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2023

Tata Motors one of many as India Inc turns averse to ADRs and GDRs

Tata Motors joins growing list of domestic firms to delist ADR programme

Iffco, Amul, three others to promote exports of new co-op society

The new cooperative will also provide proper institutional support for aggregation of exportable surplus, working capital, logistics, technical know-how and training

Tata Capital Healthcare Fund infuses $ 10 mn in Mumbai Oncocare Centre

MOC, a unit of Cellcure Cancer Center Pvt Ltd, plans to utilise the newly infused capital to expand across India in next 18 months, the company said in a statement

Removing barriers to entry

Policies should focus on improving the ease of entering business, not just the ease of doing business

India's fintech industry to face a tough 2023 as investments cool: Bain

This year, the Indian regulator, spurred by fraud and malpractice instances in the fintech lending space, stepped up its oversight to regulate it through a series of guidelines

Banks renew AT-1 sales after two-month gap, PSUs lead pack to raise credit

Public sector lenders would end up issuing around Rs 13,500 cr worth of such bonds in coming weeks

Punjab National Bank plans Rs 1,000 cr AT-1 bond issue to shore up capital

The cost of paying coupon on tier-1 bonds, a form of debt, is less than servicing equity capital