12 more companies to enter the IPO street! Sebi gives approval to Hella Infra Market, Oswal Cables & more

Capital markets regulator Sebi has cleared initial public offering plans of 12 companies, according to a regulatory update released on Friday.These firms are Hella Infra Market, the parent company of construction-tech platform Infra.Market, Purple Style Labs, Jay Jagdamba Ltd, UKB Electronics, CMR Green Technologies, Transline Technologies, Medicap Healthcare, Oswal Cables, BVG India, Sai Parenteral’s, Commtel…

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At $1.2bn, Juspay first unicorn of the year

MUMBAI: Payments infrastructure startup Juspay has raised $50 million in funding from new investor WestBridge Capital at a valuation of $1.2 billion, becoming the first unicorn of the year.The investment includes a mix of primary and secondary transactions, the company said in a statement on Friday. In a secondary deal, a firm’s shares change hands…

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11.6k cr pay day at PSU insurers, RBI

MUMBAI: Employees of public sector general insurers, RBI and Nabard will receive a collective Rs 11,640-crore payout after the Centre approved a retrospective wage, pension reset covering serving and select former staff.State-owned general insurers take the bulk: Rs 8,170 crore, followed by RBI at Rs 2,697 crore and Nabard at around Rs 773 crore, factoring…

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US tariffs: Garment exporters stay bullish

NEW DELHI: Shishir Kapoor, an ethnic womenswear exporter from Lucknow, asserts that he is not offering any discount to American buyers, and his business has not seen any impact due to the 50% tariffs on Indian exports. For MLK Exports, more than half its exports are to the US.“My buyers are in the upper and…

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Embraer project could take off from either Gujarat or Andhra

NEW DELHI: India’s first final assembly line (FAL) for commercial fixed-wing aircraft could come up in either Gujarat’s Dholera or Andhra’s Bhogapuram.Adani Group’s upcoming JV (joint venture) FAL with Brazilian regional aircraft major Embraer is being aggressively wooed by both states that are implementing ambitious aerospace plans for these two places. India is looking at…

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Leyland: Need well-designed scrappage policy

NEW DELHI: India’s commercial vehicle industry needs a stronger and well-designed vehicle scrappage policy to accelerate the replacement of old trucks, cut pollution and lower logistics costs, Ashok Leyland MD and CEO Shenu Agarwal said, as the sector sees a sharp demand rebound after GST 2.0.According to Siam, commercial vehicle sales touched a record 10.3…

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Blackstone stake sale natural cycle: Mphasis

BENGALURU: Mphasis CEO Nitin Rakesh said Blackstone’s stake sale reflects a natural phase in the private equity firm’s investment lifecycle and does not indicate any loss of confidence in the company’s performance. Blackstone acquired a 60.5% stake in Mphasis for $1.1 billion in 2016 and has been invested in the company for over nine years….

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India-EU trade deal in 4 days: Textile minister

NEW DELHI: Textile minister Giriraj Singh Friday indicated that India and EU will announce a trade deal in the next four days and urged industry to diversify so that garment exports grow. Drawing comfort from trade numbers, he said: “Many believed that Indian exports will fall due to the tariff war. Industry was worried… Despite…

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