Life insurers may have to postpone their public listing plans and take longer to break even than originally anticipated, as a result of the new unit-linked insurance policy norms which take effect from Wednesday.

IPO, break-even plans of insurers likely to be delayed

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English newspapers might have seen a slowdown in business in the recent past, but the vernacular newspaper (especially Hindi) space is growing fast, both in readership and advertisement revenues. Going ahead, too, players like Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar and Hindustan Media Ventures (HMVL) are seen as the key beneficiaries of an increase in readership in the Hindi belt.

Richly-valued IPO prices in future growth

Swayam Krishi Sangam (SKS) Microfinance is a microfinance institution (MFI) providing smaller loans exclusively to poor women. The loans are provided for use in income-generating activities (trade, services, livestock and agriculture) located in rural areas. With around three-fifths of business coming from the states of Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka, SKS has emerged as a leading MFI with around 21 per cent market share in terms of loan disbursements.

Churning profits from rural hinterland

In 2007, when Mexico-based microfinance institution (MFI) Banco Compartamos announced plans to go public, its critics were unforgiving. Some like Mohammad Yunus, the Nobel prize-winning founder of Bangaldesh&rsquo;s Grammen Bank, blasted it for chasing profits at the cost of its social objectives.

SKS Microfinance may launch IPO by July

The domestic private equity (PE) space is set to pick up steam, as companies planning public offers may first sell stake to PE investors to meet the government&rsquo;s 25 per cent mandatory public float directive.

IPO-bound companies may take PE deals detour

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The Chennai-based Orient Green Power Company on Wednesday said it was planning to mobilise Rs 900 crore through an initial public offer (IPO) next month to part-finance its Rs 4,400-crore capex plan.

Orient Green Power files for Rs 900-crore IPO

In a majority of companies which raised money through Initial Public Offers (IPOs) in the past three years, analysis shows less than half the money was used for capital expenditure.

Only one-third of IPO proceeds go for capex

National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) is looking to rope in investors, with a long-term objective of tapping the capital market through public offering.

NSEL plans IPO to tap capital market

From a piping, valves and pressure vessels fabricator, Technofab Engineering has emerged as a fast-growing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company. Technofab has a track record of nearly four decades and currently provides EPC services, wherein it executes a wide range of Balance-of-Plant (BoP) and electro-mechanical projects on a complete turnkey basis for various industrial and infrastructure sectors.

Engineering high growth

Most list at a premium, but investors still need to look for business opportunity.

Investing in 'unique' IPOs

Neptune Developers Ltd, a first generation Mumbai-based real estate company, hopes to hit the capital market with its initial public offer (IPO) by June-July this year. The company intends to raise around Rs 495 crore through the issue.

Neptune Developers' IPO likely to hit market in June-July

Emaar MGF, one of the leading real estate developers in the country, said it was planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the next 90 days. The company plans to raise Rs 3,500 crore through the IPO.

Emaar MGF to launch IPO

Intrasoft Technologies, owner of 123greetings.com, was listed on the bourses on Monday and managed to close above its issue price. While the shares dipped below the issue price of Rs 145 during the day, some amount of buying support lifted the stock back in positive territory.

Intrasoft IPO gets positive response on  opening day

By reducing the time between an issue&rsquo;s closure and listing, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has killed two birds with one stone.

Shorter IPO timeline to squeeze funding margins

Bangalore-based Nitesh Estates is planning to raise about Rs 405 crore to part-fund its ambitious expansion plan. The company, set up six years ago, plans to develop projects totaling 8 million square feet over the next three years. The company has so far developed projects with an area of 0.55 million square feet.

An expensive estate

Jaypee Infratech, a subsidiary of Jaiprakash Associates, was set up to develop, operate and maintain the 165-km, six-lane Yamuna Expressway connecting Noida and Agra in Uttar Pradesh.

A long-term play

India&rsquo;s total installed capacity of hydro power is about 35,000 Mw as against a potential of 1,50,000 Mw. This gap is expected to shrink substantially as the sector is gaining attention and attracting higher investments.

Powering ahead on a good track record

Volatile markets, poor retail interest said to be the trigger.

17 Companies with Sebi nod waiting for IPOs

Given the past track record, sound business model, robust order book and reasonable pricing, DQ Entertainment&rsquo;s IPO is a worthy bet.

Well crafted

Toll road operator IL&amp;FS Transportation, which plans to raise around Rs 700 crore through its initial public offering (IPO), has placed shares worth Rs 126 crore with anchor investors such as Reliance Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund and Sundaram BNP Paribas Mutual Fund.

IL&FS Transportation raises Rs 126 crore

On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the stock closed the day at Rs 348. The company&rsquo;s over 4.65-million-share initial public offer was subscribed 62.33 times. The issue was priced at Rs 243-252 per share. The counter generated a combined turnover of over Rs 1,332 crore on both NSE and BSE.

Man Infraconstruction lists at 38% premium

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