PhonePe, part of the Walmart Inc-controlled Flipkart group, is considering to raise funds through an initial public offering for expanding its financial services portfolio and deepening its core United Payments Interface (UPI)-based payments operations, investment banking sources said on Wednesday. The digital payment company is seeking a valuation of USD 8-10 billion, they added. According [...]
The Adani Group has gained the most in terms of value in the six months to April 2022, with a 88.1 per cent jump to Rs 17.6 lakh crore, a report said on Wednesday. In comparison, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries -- which houses nearly all its ventures -- saw a 13.4 per cent rise [...]
GE Energy Financial Services, an arm of GE, has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Continuum Green Energy's 148.5 megawatt Morjar onshore wind project in Gujarat for an undisclosed sum. This transaction marks GE EFS' first onshore wind equity investment in Gujarat through a structured preferred equity solution, the company said in a statement. [...]
Adani Transmission Limited (ATL) on Wednesday said its USD 700 million revolving loan facility has been tagged as 'green loan' by Sustainalytics. Sustainalytics, a Morningstar Company, provides analytical environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, ratings and data to institutional investors and companies. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ATL said its "USD 700 million revolving [...]
The Union Cabinet has approved the auction of airwaves capable of offering fifth-generation or 5G telecom services including ultra high-speed internet, and gave its nod for setting up of captive 5G networks by the big tech firms. The auction of over 72 GHz of the spectrum will be held by July-end, said an official statement [...]
B2B manufacturing startup Groyyo on Wednesday said it has raised USD 40 million (about Rs 310 crore) in a combination of equity and debt in its Series A round led by Tiger Global. The funding round also witnessed strong participation from early investor Alpha Wave Global. Existing investors Sparrow Capital and Stride Ventures, and angel [...]
JSW Steel crude steel production in May on a standalone basis jumped 31 per cent to 17.89 lakh tonnes, the company said on Wednesday. The crude steel output in May of FY'21 was 13.67 lakh tonnes. The flagship company of the USD 22 billion JSW Group stated that production of flat-rolled products also expanded by [...]
E-commerce logistics SaaS company Shiprocket has inked a deal to acquire a majority stake in its competitor e-commerce platform Pickrr for about USD 200 million (about Rs 1,560 crore) in a mix of cash and equity transaction, the firms said in a joint statement. Shiprocket and Pickrr cater to India's burgeoning D2C (direct-to-customer) sector, where [...]
Hero MotoCorp-backed electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy is in talks with several state governments to set up a new manufacturing facility in the country, according to sources. The company is said to be in talks with officials of several state governments, including Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana and Karnataka, to set up an additional manufacturing [...]
PNB Housing Finance on Tuesday said its board has approved raising up to Rs 2,000 crore by issuing bonds on a private placement basis. The housing finance company, promoted by the city-headquartered Punjab National Bank (PNB), was looking to raise equity capital worth Rs 4,000 crore and struck a deal with joint-venture partner Carlyle Group, [...]
