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  • Private promoters' shareholding at eight-year low after large share sales in June quarter

    Private promoters' shareholding at eight-year low after large share sales in June quarter

    Investors need not panic when promoters sell, said Pranav Haldea, adding that instead they should evaluate each case on its merit.

  • IPO pipeline for 2025 looks staggering, get ready for another record year

    IPO pipeline for 2025 looks staggering, get ready for another record year

    The level of retail interest IPOs too was very encouraging in 2024, with 66 out of 91 IPOs of 2024 getting more than 10 times subscription, and 10 IPOs were oversubscribed more than three times, said Prime Database.

  • Chart of the Day: What’s firing up the IPO market?

    Chart of the Day: What’s firing up the IPO market?

    This year's IPO market is more broad-based and the momentum is likely to continue into 2H2024

  • IPO fundraising dips 26% in H1 FY24, but retail investor confidence remains high, shows data

    IPO fundraising dips 26% in H1 FY24, but retail investor confidence remains high, shows data

    Of the 31 IPOs that hit the market in H1 FY24, as many as 21 were rolled out in August and September, according to data from PRIME Database

  • Fundraising via IPOs drops 26% to Rs 26,300 crore in H1FY24

    Fundraising via IPOs drops 26% to Rs 26,300 crore in H1FY24

    As many as 31 companies raised Rs 26,300 crore through main board initial public offerings in the April-September period against Rs 35,456 crore through 14 IPOs in the year-ago period

  • Institutional shareholders’ activism surged 44% in FY23: Prime Database

    Institutional shareholders’ activism surged 44% in FY23: Prime Database

    Like in previous years, most of such resolutions related to board changes and remuneration, specifically employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

  • Buybacks likely to slow down as market uncertainty continues

    Buybacks likely to slow down as market uncertainty continues

    Companies would rather hold cash to fund working capital requirements or potential acquisition opportunities.

  • FPI ownership in NSE stocks falls in Q1; 10 stocks which saw highest increase in value terms

    FPI ownership in NSE stocks falls in Q1; 10 stocks which saw highest increase in value terms

    Power, commodities, IT, pharma & chemicals are expected to do well over the next few years, advise market experts.

  • FPI holdings dip in March quarter; RIL, HDFC, ICICI Bank among 10 stocks that saw the most buying QoQ

    FPI holdings dip in March quarter; RIL, HDFC, ICICI Bank among 10 stocks that saw the most buying QoQ

    Reliance Industries, HDFC, ICICI Bank, Godrej Properties, Dixon Technologies and HDFC Bank were among the companies which saw the highest buying by FPIs in the previous quarter.

  • India Inc raises all-time high of Rs 1.89 lakh crore from equity market in FY21

    India Inc raises all-time high of Rs 1.89 lakh crore from equity market in FY21

    Of the total amount of Rs 1,88,900 crore, the fresh capital amount was Rs 1,36,992 crore (73 percent), the remaining Rs 51,908 crore was through offers for sale, data from PRIME Database shows.

  • Promoters share pledging at a 3-year high in August; 29 cos see 100% holding pledged

    Promoters share pledging at a 3-year high in August; 29 cos see 100% holding pledged

    A high pledge is not considered a good sign by the investors as a downturn in the market price can lead to invocation and change in management.

  • Corporate responsibility: Most of the CSR funds go to education sector in FY17

    Corporate responsibility: Most of the CSR funds go to education sector in FY17

    Spend on eradication of hunger and poverty, healthcare and sanitation fell by 18.6 percent, as compared to FY16

  • IPO Mania: India Inc may raise Rs 35-40k cr in FY18; NSE, GoAir, SBI Life eyed

    IPO Mania: India Inc may raise Rs 35-40k cr in FY18; NSE, GoAir, SBI Life eyed

    The amount raised from mainboard IPO’s almost doubled in the financial year 2017 to Rs 28,211 crore, compared with Rs 14,500 crore raised in the FY16, and Rs 2,770 crore raised in FY15.

  • Upbeat on NSE IPO; 2017 looks promising for new listings: Pros

    Upbeat on NSE IPO; 2017 looks promising for new listings: Pros

    rithvi Haldea, Chairman, Prime Database and Deena Mehta, MD, Asit C Mehta Investments are very upbeat on the NSE IPO. Haldea says 2016 was a good year for IPOs and 2017 looks even more promising.

  • Mutual funds' portfolio value in equities beat LIC's share

    Mutual funds' portfolio value in equities beat LIC's share

    As on end of September quarter, the total value of mutual fund equity portfolio in listed firms stood at Rs. 4.94 lakh crore as against Rs.4.75 lakh crore held by LIC, shows a data collated by PRIME Database.

  • Promoters' pledged shares average soars to 7-yr high

    Promoters' pledged shares average soars to 7-yr high

    The average percentage of shares pledged by promoters of NSE-listed companies hit a 7-year high, with a valuation of Rs 1.98 lakh crore, for the quarter ended June this year.

  • FIIs' stake value in NSE cos up at Rs 20.13 lakh cr in Q2

    FIIs' stake value in NSE cos up at Rs 20.13 lakh cr in Q2

    The increase was attributed to net inflows of Rs 14,671 crore, Prime Database Managing Director Pranav Haldea said.

  • Cos were waiting for clarity on audit firm rules: Grant Thornton

    Cos were waiting for clarity on audit firm rules: Grant Thornton

    As per a survey by Grant Thornton India in association with Prime Database, 82 percent of companies in India are yet to start planning or only have an informal plan agreed with the board of directors to meet the requirement of mandatory firm rotation (MFR).

  • Cos buyback shares Rs 1,700-cr closed in FY16

    Cos buyback shares Rs 1,700-cr closed in FY16

    According to a report by Prime Database, 15 buyback offers were concluded last fiscal with a total acquired sum of Rs 1,713 crore, while the amount on offer was Rs 1,763 crore.

  • 73 firms made open offers worth Rs 12,000 cr in FY'16

    73 firms made open offers worth Rs 12,000 cr in FY'16

    "This decrease can be attributed primarily to the base effect as 2014-15 had one mega offer of Rs 11,449 crore from Relay BV for United Spirits," Prime Database Managing Director Pranav Haldea said.

  • Cos mop-up Rs 2 lakh cr via debt placement in H1, FY16

    Cos mop-up Rs 2 lakh cr via debt placement in H1, FY16

    These funds have been raised mainly for business expansion plans and to meet working capital requirements.

  • BSE fines 530 cos for delay in appointing women directors

    BSE fines 530 cos for delay in appointing women directors

    The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) last year imposed a quota of at least one female director on the board of every listed firm, and warned of "very serious" consequences if the thousands of companies did not comply by an April 1 deadline.

  • Corporate fund raising from mkt to continue: Prime Database

    Corporate fund raising from mkt to continue: Prime Database

    The maximum amount of money which a bank raises, goes directly into the power and housing sectors, Prithvi Haldea, Chairman, Prime Database told CNBC-TV18.

  • Equity rally swells MFs' assets; Rel MF top gainer

    Equity rally swells MFs' assets; Rel MF top gainer

    The walk down Dalal Street has become more interesting and profitable over the last one year and mutual fund equity schemes, it seems, have become the preferred mode of investment.

  • No woman board director in 15% of Indian listed cos

    No woman board director in 15% of Indian listed cos

    Sebi's March 31 deadline for listed companies to induct at least one woman director on their boards has passed by, without full compliance. Research firm Prime Database says that over 15 percent of India‘s listed companies are yet to toe the market regulator's line and most of these are public sector units, reports CNBC-TV18‘s Kritika Saxena.

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