India Inc Fundraising

From debt to equity: Why are India's 'national champions' changing tack?

Among reasons for the shift could be higher cost of servicing debt, bond holders' risk awareness making roll-over option expensive at the time of repayment, and reputation issues, writes T N Ninan

TMS Ep340: RCap, ride-hailing, India Inc's fundraising, Belagavi dispute

Why are Hinduja and Torrent sparring over RCap? Is ride-hailing market ripe for disruption? What are India Inc's fundraising plans for 2023? What's the fight over Belagavi? All answers here

Fund mobilisation through equity, debt routes down 20% to Rs 11 trn in 2022

Fund mobilisation by companies through equity and debt routes has dropped 20 per cent in 2022 to nearly Rs 11 lakh crore, as exuberance dwindled this year due to expensive credit avenues and volatile markets. The first half of 2023 could continue to remain challenging. The year 2021 was extraordinary for fundraising from the equity and debt routes, while 2022 has seen a slowdown in capital raising owing to elevated volatility provoked by unprecedented inflation globally and the Russia-Ukraine war. "The first half of 2023 could continue to be challenging, largely driven by global macro developments. If the slowdown/recession in the US is mild, then we could see a rally in global markets in the second half of next year, which would aid investor sentiment and the Indian markets as well," said Vishal Chandiramani, Managing Partner Products and COO, TrustPlutus Wealth (India) Pvt Ltd. Even with a bounce back in markets, it will be more difficult to garner funds over the next few years as

Made-in-India VCs continue to grow in numbers despite economic headwinds

145 new companies were set up in India in the past two years - 123 in 2021 and 22 in 2022: Tracxn data

TMSEp203: SUV market, Cannes Ad fest 2022, fund-raising, data anonymisation

Where is India's SUV market headed? Why Cannes Ad fest 2022 was India's '1983 moment'? How market uncertainty will impact India Inc's fund-raise plans? What is data anonymisation? Answers here

How market uncertainty will impact India Inc's fund-raising plans?

India's stock market is passing through rough weather. Will the uncertainty in the secondary markets and rising interest rates impact the fund-raising plans of India Inc.? Here is a quick check

With Zomato's offering, fresh fundraising via IPOs set to hit 14-year high

All-time high not far away with Paytm planning fresh issue of Rs 12,000 cr

India Inc's pace of debt fundraising may slow down over hike in rupee costs

Since the start of the year local companies have raised a record $12.9 billion via offshore bonds and $12.3 billion from loans, the highest in three years

India Inc's overseas borrowings dip 66% to $1.41 bn in Oct 2018: RBI

Among the major borrowers, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd raised $ 350 million for rupee expenditure

India Inc fund-raising via debt placement up 32% to Rs 51,000 cr in Nov

In private placement of bonds, firms issue securities or bonds to institutional investors to raise capital