Fund Raising

State-owned NBFC firm REC raises $750 mn through issuance of green bonds

State-owned non-banking finance firm REC Ltd has raised USD 750 million through issuance of green bonds. The expected settlement date for these bonds is April 11, 2023. "REC Ltd under its USD 7 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme, has priced and issued USD 750,000,000; 5.625 per cent green bonds on April 3," according to a regulatory filing. These bonds will mature on April 11, 2028, and all principal and interest payments will be made in US dollars. The net proceeds from the issue of these bonds will be used in finance, in whole or in part, the eligible green projects, it stated. These bonds will be listed on Global Securities Market of India International Exchange (India INX) and NSE IFSC.

Fundraising via REITs hits all-time low in FY23 on higher yields on debt

Higher yields on bonds, lack of new launches, limited availability and awareness among investors have made emerging investment instruments REITs and InvITs less attractive with fundraising hitting an all-time low at Rs 1,166 crore in 2022-23. Going forward, a change in the tax rule on distributions classified as repayment could lead to a substantial increase in tax liability as it will be taxed as 'other income' in the hands of the investor, making the instruments less attractive, Manavi Prabhu, Head Fixed Income, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers, said. These assets will have to either generate better underlying yields or will have to reduce the price to ensure that they are more attractive than existing fixed-income investment options, he added. According to data compiled by Prime Database.com, a total of Rs 1,166 crore was mobilised by real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) together in 2022-23. In comparison, Rs 13,841 crore was ..

Apparel supply chain start-up Fashinza raises $30 mn in business funding

B2B platform connects small and medium enterprises directly to fashion brands across the world

Reveal HealthTech raises $4 mn in seed funding from W Health Ventures

Reveal HealthTech provides technology services to healthcare companies through engineering, clinical, and strategic support

Ola to raise $300 mn to fund expansion of scooter, and battery cell plants

This fundraising will reduce the promoters' shareholding marginally from 40 per cent currently to 37-38 per cent

Pvt aviation soaring, JetSetGo to raise $50 mn to expand fleet: CEO

Compared to FY22, the number of business jet movements in India rose by 29.2 per cent to 306,388 in FY23, with each arrival or departure of a business jet being counted as a single "movement."

PhonePe raises $200 mn additional funding from Walmart at $12 bn valuation

New funding is part of PhonePe's ongoing capital raise of up to $1 bn, following its domicile shift to India last year

HDFC board to consider raising funds by NCDs on Mar 27 worth Rs 57,000 cr

Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Friday said its board would consider raising funds through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in tranches aggregating to Rs 57,000 crore. "A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation is scheduled to be held on Monday, March 27, 2023 to consider issuance of unsecured redeemable nonconvertible debentures, in various tranches, under a Shelf Placement Memorandum, aggregating Rs 57,000 crore on a private placement basis...," HDFC said in a regulatory filing. The approval for this was granted by the shareholders at the 45th Annual General Meeting held on June 30, 2022, it said. It is expected that the parent HDFC Ltd would merge into subsidiary HDFC Bank by the third quarter of the next financial year. Termed as the biggest transaction in India's corporate history, HDFC Bank on April 2022 agreed to take over the biggest domestic mortgage lender in a deal valued at about USD 40 billion, creating a financial services titan. The proposed entity will ha

Greenko Energy raises Rs 5,700 crore from GIC, Orix and founders

Last month, Greenko emerged the lowest bidder for the first green hydrogen manufacturing project by an oil refinery in the country

Murugappa Group's EV arm TI Clean Mobility to raise Rs 3,000 crore

TCM has already unveiled its passenger three-wheeler electric vehicle, the sales of which are expected to grow over the next few quarters

HDFC Bank raises $750 million via dollar bond sale, to pay coupon of 5.686%

The country's largest private sector lender HDFC Bank on Thursday announced that it has raised USD 750 million through a dollar bond sale. The bank said it will be paying a coupon of 5.686 per cent for the three year bonds, according to an exchange filing. The paper, rated Baa3 by Moody's Rating Services and Bbb by S&P, will be listed on the India International Exchange, it said. The USD denominated senior unsecured instruments will be redeemed on maturity in March 2026. The HDFC Bank scrip had closed 0.69 per cent down at Rs 1,603.35 a piece on the BSE on Thursday, as against a 0.23 per cent correction on the benchmark.

Drone start-up Garuda raises $22 mn in series A funding from SphitiCap

Company will use money to expand operations, research, and to train drone pilots

Polaris Smart Metering raises $100 mn in funding from I Squared Capital

Funds raised will primarily be used to acquire, execute and finance large smart metering contracts across India

EV startup Simple Energy raises $20 mn from investors in Bridge round

Electric vehicle startup Simple Energy on Tuesday announced raising USD 20 million (about Rs 165 crore) from a clutch of investors as a part of its ongoing Bridge round. The funds will be utilised in a phased manner to ramp up production of the company's maiden e-scooter Simple ONE, which has not yet been delivered to a single customer even after 18 months of its launch. The company has been deferring deliveries of the vehicle since December 2021. "We have received a phenomenal pre-booking response, and to cater to the demand, we are raising funds in a timely manner. The funds raised will be strategically used to aid the production ramp-up and for a quicker delivery commencement," said Suhas Rajkumar, founder and CEO of Simple Energy. The company claims that it has received over one-lakh bookings for the e-scooters. "We have successfully de-bottlenecked product constraints and are confident that we will soon start deliveries of Simple ONE," Rajkumar said. The company recently ...

HDFC planning to raise funds by issuing commercial papers maturing in 1 mth

India's Housing Development Finance Corp plans to raise funds by issuing commercial papers maturing in one year, three merchant bankers said on Thursday

Sigachi Industries zooms 19% as board plans to mull fund raising plan

The board of SIL will meet on January 10, 2023 to consider the proposal of raising funds by way of issue of equity or convertible warrants on preferential basis to the promoters and non-promoters.

Fundraising through AT1 and tier II bonds nearly doubles in 2022

Public-sector banks were in the market but the size of issues was relatively small

SBI to consider raising funds via infrastructure bonds worth up to $1.21 bn

SBI, the country's largest lender, said it will consider approval for raising funds through the issue of infrastructure bonds worth up to 100 billion rupees ($1.21 billion) during fiscal year 2023

UCO Bank planning to raise up to Rs 1,000 cr by issuing debt securities

State-owned UCO Bank on Wednesday said it is planning to raise up to Rs 1,000 crore by issuing debt securities. The bank's board will consider the proposal for raising tier I capital in the form of additional tier I bonds in one or more tranches aggregating to Rs 1,000 crore, UCO Bank said in a regulatory filing. The board is scheduled to meet on January 3, 2023 to take up the fund raise proposal. UCO Bank stock closed at Rs 31.45 on BSE, down 2.93 per cent.

Central Bank of India to raise up to Rs 1,500 cr via bonds this fiscal

State-owned Central Bank of India will raise up to Rs 1,500 crore this fiscal by issuing Basel III compliant bonds. The decision was taken at the bank's board meeting held on Monday. The board of directors considered and approved to raise capital through an issuance of non-convertible redeemable unsecured Basel III compliant tier II bonds for amount up to Rs 1,500 crore, the bank said in a regulatory filing. The base issue size is of Rs 500 crore with a green shoe option up to Rs 1,000 crore. Under the Basel-III capital regulations, banks globally need to improve and strengthen their capital planning processes. Shares of Central Bank of India settled 4.93 per cent up at Rs 30.85 apiece on BSE.