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How India’s mutual funds are powering through a flat market
As growth in equities cools, asset managers are looking to embed themselves in payrolls, payments, and credit. This raises their influence, but also the stakes.
02 Jun 2026
Airtel’s Q4 performance adds to Jio IPO headwinds
FY26 numbers show that Airtel is stealing a march on its larger rival on most counts and is unrelenting in its ambition, casting a cloud on Jio’s valuation.
18 May 2026
IPO-bound NSE has big plans for commodities
With competition in the segment intensifying, the chief business development officer of India’s largest exchange unpacks the bourse’s strategy going forward.
12 May 2026
Urban Company’s strange quest to not make money
The home services startup has had a disastrous quarter. It has sunk into losses largely on the back of burning its precious cash to chase the instant domestic help business.
09 May 2026
Is Garuda Aerospace aiming too high?
India is ramping up focus on defence drones, and the decade-old startup wants public money to seize the opportunity. But the track record of listed peers offers a cautionary tale.
05 May 2026
IPO pipeline likely to stall despite SEBI flexibility
Promoters balk at smaller issues and uncertain pricing, choosing to wait out volatility.
15 Apr 2026
MFs hold up India’s IPO market, their investors foot the bill
As retail interest in public issuances fades, mutual funds are filling the gap—funding promoter exits and delivering subpar returns to the very investors they represent.
13 Apr 2026
An indebted Captain Fresh seeks an IPO bailout
The seafood company solved its demand problem by aggressively buying global distributors. Now it has a financing problem that it can't solve without public money.
12 Apr 2026
IPO is imperative but no panacea for Manipal Hospitals
A public listing will help clean up the hospital chain’s balance sheet after the costly Sahyadri acquisition. But depressed metrics, integration risks and lofty valuations make this far from a clean turnaround story.
06 Apr 2026
boAt’s best days are behind it
The consumer electronics startup jumped through the ranks to become India’s top audio and smartwatch brand. Just as quickly, the IPO-bound company appears to be losing steam and its comeback looks uncertain.
29 Mar 2026