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Selective recovery likely for QIP market in 2026 after a subdued 2025

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Selective recovery likely for QIP market in 2026 after a subdued 2025

With earnings visibility improving and domestic flows continuing to support equity markets, 2026 is expected to see a normalisation in QIP volumes, particularly among large-cap and high-quality mid-cap companies with clear capital deployment plans.

After a weak 2025, refinancing needs to drive rebound in India Inc's offshore bond issues

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After a weak 2025, refinancing needs to drive rebound in India Inc's offshore bond issues

Higher US treasury yields, combined with rupee depreciation, eroded the cost advantage of dollar borrowing for Indian corporates, prompting many to tap domestic markets instead

Luxury hotels step outside the room with curated lifestyle products

BUSINESS

Luxury hotels step outside the room with curated lifestyle products

Indian luxury hotels are increasingly offering brand extension products with an eye on deeper engagement with loyal customers.

Quest for alpha driving capital from public markets to private assets: JM Financial Private Wealth CEO Anuj Kapoor

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Quest for alpha driving capital from public markets to private assets: JM Financial Private Wealth CEO Anuj Kapoor

'We have been advising clients to diversify their portfolios by investing abroad for the last few years. This becomes increasingly relevant in the current scenario of Indian rupee devaluation,' Kapoor tells Moneycontrol

After dropping IPO plan, Warburg, Mubadala-backed NBFC Avanse plans $152-mn rights issue

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After dropping IPO plan, Warburg, Mubadala-backed NBFC Avanse plans $152-mn rights issue

Avanse is the second-largest NBFC in the education loan segment with expertise in the overseas education loan segment.

ChrysCapital in talks to invest $100 mn in industrial safety gear maker Karam

BUSINESS

ChrysCapital in talks to invest $100 mn in industrial safety gear maker Karam

In fiscal year 2025, Karam reported revenues of over Rs 1,062.2 crore and a profit of Rs 87.1 crore, as per a November 21 report by credit rating agency Crisil. 

Scarcity of quality healthcare assets, not private equity capital, driving valuations: Quadria Capital

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Scarcity of quality healthcare assets, not private equity capital, driving valuations: Quadria Capital

The firm remains bullish on single-specialty platforms, medical devices, digital health, and consumer healthcare, expecting India to absorb a significant share of its billion-dollar fund

DAM Capital stock down over 50% from listing high, some dealmakers quit

BUSINESS

DAM Capital stock down over 50% from listing high, some dealmakers quit

'Churn is normal in a growth market, and we have already hired better, and senior talent as announced earlier and will be hiring more senior people. We have seen good interest to join our platform, says DAM Capital promoter Dharmesh Mehta

Bertelsmann, Temasek, Eternal-backed Shiprocket files updated DRHP for over Rs 2,342-cr IPO

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Bertelsmann, Temasek, Eternal-backed Shiprocket files updated DRHP for over Rs 2,342-cr IPO

Shiprocket IPO | The professionally managed company proposed raising Rs 1,100 crore by issuing fresh shares, while investors and others will be offloading up to Rs 1,242.3 crore worth shares via offer-for-sale.

Insurance players expect travel insurance to find more takers after IndiGo fiasco

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Insurance players expect travel insurance to find more takers after IndiGo fiasco

Insurance companies expect the episode to not only prompt immediate spike in queries but also trigger longer-term behavioural shift

Tata International to raise Rs 950 cr to repay perpetual bonds due this month

BUSINESS

Tata International to raise Rs 950 cr to repay perpetual bonds due this month

Move approved in EGM held on December 1, Rs 800 crore to be used to repay existing bondholders

Mehli Mistry steps down from NCPA board, Tata Trusts’ Vijay Singh replaces him

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Mehli Mistry steps down from NCPA board, Tata Trusts’ Vijay Singh replaces him

Mistry was on the NCPA council as a nominee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and served alongside other Trusts’ representatives, including Jehangir H. Jehangir and Pramit Jhaveri.

It was a wild risk, but the underlying businesses were strong: Murugappa’s N Srinivasan on CG Power’s Revival

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It was a wild risk, but the underlying businesses were strong: Murugappa’s N Srinivasan on CG Power’s Revival

CG Power today is worth over Rs 1 trillion and is considered among one of the most successful corporate turnaround of recent years

Macquarie Asset Management appoints Avendus’ Prateek Jhawar as head of real assets for India

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Macquarie Asset Management appoints Avendus’ Prateek Jhawar as head of real assets for India

Jhawar, who will join Macquarie in January, will be responsible for MAM’s infrastructure and green investments teams in India, leading origination and investment strategies

Did IndiGo underplay the impact of FDTL norms in its investor communication?

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Did IndiGo underplay the impact of FDTL norms in its investor communication?

IndiGo CFO Gaurav Negi, in a earning call on November 4, referred to the revised FDTL regime as a “scaled-down version” of the original proposal and guided only for a “slight uptick” in costs, while CEO Pieter Elbers told analysts that the airline had scaled up its fleet and operational plans to meet peak year-end demand.

IndiGo market cap takes a Rs 25,000-crore hit amid flight cancellations

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IndiGo market cap takes a Rs 25,000-crore hit amid flight cancellations

Before the disruptions started, IndiGo operated 2,200 flights a day, serving close to 380,000 passengers, making it the largest domestic carrier with a market share of around 65%

NHAI picks 4 investments banks for Rs 8,000-crore InvIT IPO

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NHAI picks 4 investments banks for Rs 8,000-crore InvIT IPO

This will be the second InvIT from NHAI, which operates a private InvIT, National Highways Infra Trust, which is anchored by global investors CPP Investments and Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan 

Domestic investors emerging as key infrastructure financiers, says EAAA CEO Chordia

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Domestic investors emerging as key infrastructure financiers, says EAAA CEO Chordia

Over the next decade, domestic capital will become as important as foreign capital in funding India’s infrastructure ambitions, Subahoo Chordia tells Moneycontrol

Rupee’s slide past 90 may complicate PE exits, tighten return thresholds for global investors

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Rupee’s slide past 90 may complicate PE exits, tighten return thresholds for global investors

A moderate level of rupee depreciation is typically factored into PE return models, but this year’s nearly 5% slide is much steeper and faster than expected.

ARCs double down on India’s retail, SME loan distress

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ARCs double down on India’s retail, SME loan distress

A prolonged clean-up of corporate balance sheets, competition from the government-backed so-called bad bank, and the sharp rise in stress within unsecured retail and small-business lending have together pushed ARCs into the non-corporate bad debt segment.

Mehli Mistry steps down from Ratan Tata founded Small Animal Hospital

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Mehli Mistry steps down from Ratan Tata founded Small Animal Hospital

Mistry’s resignation from the hospital trust follows his ouster in October from the Tata Group’s main trusts — Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust — the two key entities that together hold a majority stake in Tata Sons.

SP group promoter entity to redeem NCDs from HNIs, family offices

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SP group promoter entity to redeem NCDs from HNIs, family offices

These non-convertible debentures (NCDs) are part of a bigger round of debt issuance of Rs 14,300 crore. A part of this debt issuance was sold down by banks and wealth managers to high-networth individuals and family offices.

Overseas investments in stocks, real estate through LRS jumps over 50% to cross $2 billion in 2025

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Overseas investments in stocks, real estate through LRS jumps over 50% to cross $2 billion in 2025

Latest Reserve Bank of India data shows that between January and September, LRS investments in real estate grew 80% to $350 million, while remittances into equity and debt instruments rose over 50% to $1.68 billion

Motilal Oswal launches maiden private credit fund, targets Rs 3,000 crore

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Motilal Oswal launches maiden private credit fund, targets Rs 3,000 crore

Motilal Oswal Alternates has raised over Rs 23,000 crore across 11 private equity and real estate strategies.

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