Page 12 - Fund Raising

Hinduja Leyland Fin raises Rs 910 cr from qualified institutional buyers

The Company's board of directors approved the allotment of Issuance of 65 million equity shares of Rs 10 each at an issue price of Rs 140 per share aggregating to the total of Rs 910 crore

MTNL gets nod to raise Rs 17,571 cr via bonds, borrow Rs 35k from banks

State-owned MTNL on Thursday said its shareholders have approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 17,571 crore through government-guaranteed debt bonds on private placement basis. Shareholders of the loss-making public sector telecom firm have also enhanced power of the board to borrow up to Rs 35,000 crore from banks and other financial institutions, according to the result of the scrutinised report of MTNL's annual general meeting held on October 10. According to the report, 99.85 per cent shareholders voted in favour of the resolution to "offer or invite subscriptions for government guaranteed, unsecured, listed, redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) in the nature of bonds, in one or more series I tranches, aggregating up to Rs 17,571 crore on private placement basis". The resolution to raise the borrowing powers of the board from Rs 30,000 crore to Rs 35,000 crore received 99.85 per cent votes in favour, the report said.

Kaynes Technology gets Sebi's go ahead to float IPO to raise funds

Kaynes Technology India Limited (KTIL) has received capital markets regulator Sebi's go ahead to raise funds through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). The IPO consists of a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating to Rs 650 crore, and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of up to 72 lakh equity shares by a promoter and an existing shareholder, according to the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP). The OFS comprises sale of up to 37 lakh equity shares by promoter Ramesh Kunhikannan and up to 35 lakh equity shares by existing shareholder Freny Firoze Irani. The company, which filed preliminary IPO papers with Sebi in April, obtained its observations letter on October 6, an update with the regulator showed on Monday. In Sebi's parlance, the observation implies its go ahead to launch IPO. Going by the draft papers, proceeds from the fresh issue worth Rs 130 crore will be used to repay debt and Rs 98.93 crore will be utilised for funding capital expenditure for its manufacturing facilities at Mysore

Flickstree raises $5 mn in pre-series B round led by Venture Catalysts

Flickstree is a content and marketing tech start-up that uses AI to create free branded video content; its data engine promote these videos, which keep churning transactions in auto-pilot mode

Atul Auto soars 14%; board issues 5 mn warrants to ace investor Vijay Kedia

The board approved issuance of up to 5.81 mn convertible warrants at Rs 198 per share to promoters and non-promoters including ace investor Vijay Kedia

HDFC to raise up to Rs 12,000 cr through bonds on private placement basis

Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC Ltd) will raise up to Rs 12,000 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis next week. The base issue size is Rs 1,000 crore with an option to retain over subscription of up to Rs 11,000 crore, it said in a regulatory filing on Friday. The secured redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs) will carry a coupon rate of 8.07 per cent per annum for a tenor of 10 years. "The object of the issue is to augment the long-term resources of the corporation. "The proceeds of the present issue would be utilised for financing/refinancing the housing finance business requirements of the corporation," it said. The issue will open on October 11 and close the same day. The issue is part of company's Shelf Placement Memorandum "AA-series" aggregating to Rs 75,000 crore that was approved by the mortgage lender's board in November 2021.

Muthoot Finance to raise Rs 300 cr via secured NCDs, issue size at Rs 75 cr

Proposed NCDs have AA+ rating from ICRA denoting 'high degree of safety'

Ambuja Cements hits new high, up 10% on Adani's Rs 20,000-cr funding plan

The company's new board approved an infusion of Rs 20,000 crore by way of preferential allotment of 477 million convertible warrants at a price of Rs 419 to Harmonia Trade and Investment

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank closes QIP issue; raises Rs 475 crore

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank on Thursday closed the qualified institutional placement through which it raised Rs 475 crore by issuing over 22.6 crore shares. The Small Finance Bank (SFB) issued a total of 22,61,90,476 equity shares at an issue price of Rs 21 per piece. The Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) issue had opened on September 12. The meeting of the Merger and Placement Committee of the board of directors approved the closure of the issue period for the issue on September 15, it said in a regulatory filing. Shares of Ujjivan SFB settled 0.59 per cent down at Rs 25.25 apiece on the BSE.

How a startup in Pakistan folded just a year after raising $85 million

Airlift started by operating vans and small buses used by office workers and students. When that business slowed during the pandemic, the company pivoted to quick commerce

Peer Robotics raises $2.3 million in seed funding from Kalaari Capital

The company's robots learn from humans in real-time, allowing people on the shop floor to easily integrate and deploy solutions, stated Peer Robotics

HDFC Bank raises Rs 3,000 crore from bonds to fund business growth

Private sector lender HDFC Bank on Thursday said it has mobilised Rs 3,000 crore from bonds to fund business growth. The bank issued and allotted bonds to investors on a private placement basis on Thursday, HDFC Bank said in a regulatory filing. These unsecured, subordinated, fully paid-up, non-convertible, Basel III compliant perpetual debt would carry a coupon rate of 7.84 per cent, it added.

Construction management start-up Powerplay raises $7.14 mn in funding

The company will use the funds to expand its business in India and abroad. Powerplay said the value of construction managed on its platform from January to June 2022 is worth Rs 7,500 crore

Online pharmacy platform Tata 1mg turns unicorn after raising $40 mn

Funding round was led by Tata Digital; Tata 1mg has become 105th unicorn in India

Reliance Power, subsidiary to raise up to Rs 1,200 cr from Varde Partners

Debt will be used for settlement and discharge, acquisition and restructuring of financial instruments, says company

GMR Infra to raise Rs 6,000 crore for cities around three airports

Group power company to raise Rs 3,000 cr separately

Olectra Greentech plans to raise Rs 800 crore via issuance of securities

Electric mobility firm Olectra Greentech on Thursday said its board has approved a plan to raise up to Rs 800 crore through issuance of securities. The company is looking to raise the amount through issuance of equity shares and /or through sale of securities convertible into equity shares. These could include issuance of warrants through one or more private offerings, it said in a statement. However, Olectra Greentech did not specify the purpose for raising the funds. Established in 2000, the company is part of the Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited. Driven by higher revenue, the company saw its net profit rise to Rs 18.8 crore in the June quarter.

HealthAssure raises Rs 50 cr in pre-series B funding led by Dadlani Group

HealthAssure is targeting the massive $ 40 billion OPD and Insurance market in India by 'productizing' the largest HMO ecosystem of primary care

Gig work platform Awign raises $15 mn in funding round for expansion

Start-up assists enterprises in hiring high-skill talent on contract and manage such employees

Alteria Capital in talks to raise up to Rs 3,500 cr for third fund

Alteria, counted among the top three venture debt firms in India, boasts of Rs 2,800 cr in AUM and a portfolio that includes at least eight startups valued at $1 bn or above