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By Vivek Kumar M

Nov 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures BILO.NS, parent of online brokerage Groww, jumped 24% in their market debut on Wednesday, valuing the firm at 761 billion rupees ($8.6 billion) as investors bet on India's retail investing boom after a run of weak listings.

The stock opened at 112 rupees on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and climbed to 124 rupees, well above its 100-rupee issue price in a $754 million IPO.

The debut valued Groww above listed peers Motilal Oswal Financial Services MOFS.NS and Angel One ANGO.NS, and offered relief to IPO investors after subdued market entries from Lenskart Solutions LENS.NS, Orkla India ORKL.NS, and Studds Accessories STUS.NS earlier this month.

"Groww represents a strong long-term structural story and can act as a proxy for India's expanding capital market participation," said Prashanth Tapse, senior vice-president of research at Mehta Equities.

India's NSE has been adding about 10 million registered investors every six to seven months since March 2021, taking its total investor base to 120 million as of September, the country's largest bourse said.

Groww's listing comes amid a flurry of IPOs in India, where over 300 companies have raised $16.55 billion so far in 2025, according to LSEG data. The country’s primary market is on track to surpass last year's record $20.5 billion, led by big-ticket listings from Tata Capital TATC.NS, LG Electronics India LGEL.NS, and HDB Financial Services HDBF.NS.

Founded in 2016, Groww is among the country's largest online investment platforms, offering trading in equities, mutual funds, and fixed-income products.

Still, some analysts warned that much of the near-term optimism may already be priced in. "The current valuations seem to fully capture the short-term growth prospects, and investors should watch out for a couple of quarterly earnings before making further investment decisions," said Kranthi Bathini, director of equity strategy at WealthMills Securities.

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(Reporting by Vivek Kumar M in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich and Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

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Oct 28 (Reuters) - India's Tata Capital TATC.NS reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Tuesday, in its first earnings since going public, led by steady loan growth.

The non-bank lender's consolidated profit rose to 10.97 billion rupees ($124.8 million), from 10.76 billion rupees a year earlier.

Credit demand in India recovered during the July–to-September quarter following several quarters of muted growth, driven by a revival in consumption and a gradual increase in corporate borrowing.

Loan growth is expected to remain strong in the second half of the fiscal year, buoyed by recent tax relief measures.

Tata Capital, which trails market leader Bajaj Finance BJFN.NS and Shriram Finance SHMF.NS by market capitalisation, said revenue from loans it gave to retail and corporate borrowers climbed 12.3% to 75.18 billion rupees.

Retail loans account for 64% of the company's total assets.

The lender's interest income rose nearly 12% to 69.80 billion rupees.

Tata Capital made a subdued trading debut earlier this month and was valued at 1.4 trillion rupees, after getting bids worth $2.9 billion for its IPO, the country's biggest so far this year.

The company's shares have been flat since listing.

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(Reporting by Kashish Tandon in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman and Mrigank Dhaniwala)

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By Vivek Kumar M

Oct 17 (Reuters) - India's Canara HSBC Life Insurance CANR.NS made a muted debut on the bourses on Friday, as unappealing pricing and a crowded IPO market clouded the insurer's prospects.

Its stock was trading at 108.9 rupees, as of 10:50 a.m. IST, up 2.7% from its issue and listing price of 106 rupees, yielding the insurer a valuation of 105.15 billion rupees ($1.20 billion).

Peers SBI Life Insurance SBIL.NS and HDFC Life Insurance HDFL.NS are valued around $21 billion and $18 billion, respectively.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance, which is a joint venture between Canara Bank and HSBC Insurance (Asia-Pacific) Holdings, struggled to garner bids from retail and non-institutional investors earlier this week.

Retail investors subscribed 42% of their quota, while high-net-worth individuals subscribed a third of their shares in the $283 million IPO.

Thanks to qualified institutional buyers, the issue was subscribed 2.29 times, which was still lower than most other IPOs that opened in the last couple of weeks.

For instance, another Canara Bank-promoted entity, Canara Robeco Asset Management CANE.NS, received bids worth nearly 10-fold and closed 13% higher in its debut on Thursday.

Choice Broking said the insurer's valuation appeared to be fully priced, with price-to-enterprise value multiple, a stock valuation metric, of 1.6x, while industry averaged 2.4x.

"High dependence on bancassurance (where banks sell insurance) and relatively lower VNB (value of new business) margins compared to peers is expected to keep valuation multiples at a discount to peers," ICICI Direct said.

The insurer got 87% of its new business premium in fiscal year 2024-25 through bancassurance, with Canara Bank contributing 70.6% of this.

The listing caps a busy week for the Indian IPO market, which saw five stock debuts, including a blockbuster listing from LG Electronics India LGEL.NS and a muted start from the country's largest IPO of the year, Tata Capital TATC.NS. ($1 = 87.8387 Indian rupees)

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Oct 16 (Reuters) - Indian asset manager Canara Robeco's CANE.NS shares listed at a premium of 5.4% to their issue price in their pre-open trading debut on the National Stock Exchange on Thursday.

The Mumbai-based firm's stock opened at 280.25 rupees, above the 266 rupee issue price.

Its IPO was subscribed nearly 10-fold earlier this week, led by a heavy demand from qualified institutional buyers, who subscribed 26-fold their reserved quota. In comparison, retail investors' portion was subscribed two-fold.

Canara Robeco Asset Management is the first public debut by an Indian asset manager this year, adding to the growing list of financial services firms tapping the capital markets. ICICI Prudential AMC IICL.NS is expected to list soon.

(Reporting by Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru; Editing by Harikrishnan Nair)

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Oct 14 (Reuters) - LG Electronics India LGEL.NS soared 53.4% in its trading debut on Tuesday, overtaking its South Korean parent's market value, as investors bet big on its manufacturing and retail ambitions in the country, fuelled by a surge in consumer demand.

Policy support, including India's recent tax cuts on consumer goods such as refrigerators and televisions, and a dovish central bank stance are expected to lift near-term growth for appliance makers.

The listing - the strongest for a billion-dollar IPO in India since 2021 - coincides not only with India's festive season, when spending peaks, but also comes amid a busy primary market, where favourable policies are driving a fundraising boom set to surpass last year's record $20.5 billion.

Consumption is "where LG has gotten a better response compared to other IPOs that are currently in the market", said Deven Choksey, managing director at DRChoksey FinServ.

The blockbuster $1.3 billion offering opened for bids around the same time as the year's largest IPO Tata Capital TATC.NS and office working space major WeWork India's WEWO.NS listing.

However, while LG's IPO was fully subscribed within hours of opening, attracting bids worth nearly $50 billion, both Tata Capital and WeWork logged muted demand across investor segments.

On listing day, the former rose only 1.4%, while the latter fell 3%.

"After a long time, we're seeing a genuinely strong IPO in the consumer space — solid fundamentals, reasonable valuations and sector-leading growth prospects," said Dhiraj Relli, managing director and CEO of HDFC Securities.

The country's second-biggest appliance maker has begun construction of its $600 million-manufacturing facility - its third in India - with plans to convert India into a global export hub, hugely underpinning the investor enthusiasm.

LG Electronics India's shares closed 48.2% higher at 1,689.9 rupees, after listing at 1,710.10 rupees - well above the issue price of 1,140 rupees.

The company notched a valuation of around $13 billion, surpassing its $8.73 billion target and the roughly $9 billion market value of its parent LG Electronics 066570.KS.

The IPO was a pure offer-for-sale, with the parent offloading 15% of its stake as it defends its margins in its core TV and appliance businesses from fierce Chinese competition.

Qualified institutional buyers had bid 166.5-fold their quota, while non-institutional and retail investors had subscribed 22.4 times and 3.54 times, respectively.

Institutional investors are unlikely to be satisfied with the current 5 billion–6 billion rupee allocation, Relli said, adding that they will be forced to participate aggressively beyond the listing to achieve reasonable sizing.

At least five brokerages initiated coverage on the firm, with price targets between 1,700 to 1,800 rupees.

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(Reporting by Kashish Tandon, Vivek Kumar, Chandini Monnappa and Mridula Kumar; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

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** India's Tata Capital TATC.NS rises 1.3% to 330.80 rupees, valuing co at 1.40 trillion rupees ($15.77 billion)

** Tata Sons-backed non-bank lender's stock opened at 330 rupees on the National Stock Exchange of India, vs issue price of 326 rupees

** JM Financial starts coverage on TATC with "add" and PT of 360 rupees

** Brokerage says TATC to benefit from Tata group's legacy and also sees co well-placed in terms of cost of funds

** JM Financial also expects TATC's credit costs to gradually decline from H2 FY26 with asset quality improving

** Tata Capital's $1.75 bln IPO got bids worth $2.9 bln last week, with demand largely led by qualified institutional buyers

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Oct 10 (Reuters) - WeWork India Management WEWO.NS shares settled 3% lower in their trading debut on Friday, valuing the co-working space provider at 84.25 billion rupees (about $950 million), as investors worried about steep valuation and governance risks.

The shares opened barely above the IPO offer price of 648 rupees and fell as much as 5.2% to 614.25 rupees.

The firm, which licenses its brand from its now-bankrupt U.S. namesake WeWork Global, raised about $338.16 million in its IPO that was subscribed 1.15 times, driven largely by institutional bids.

"The market was not very comfortable with the valuation, and WeWork is now facing the heat," said Aishvarya Dadeech, chief investment officer at Fident Asset Management.

In terms of growth expectations too, WeWork appears less attractive than peers, Dadeech said, referring to projected revenue growth of 22% over fiscal years 2023 to 2025, behind listed peers such as Smartworks Coworking Spaces SMAW.NS, IndiQube Spaces IDIQ.NS and Awfis Space Solutions AWFI.NS.

WeWork India's listing came at a busy time for India's primary market. On Thursday, LG Electronics India LGEL.NS was bid 54.02 times, becoming the most subscribed billion-dollar IPO in nearly two decades, while Tata Capital's TATC.NS IPO drew bids worth $1.24 billion.

Beyond a crowded IPO market, WeWork India faces deeper challenges - from corporate governance concerns to questions over its ability to sustain operations and fund expansion amid slowing demand as well as rising competition from lean, profitable rivals.

Proxy advisor InGovern Research Services warned investors of WeWork India's fragile financials, including negative cash flow, high lease liabilities, and the absence of a fresh capital infusion.

WeWork India did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The company operates flexible offices across eight major Indian cities, competing with peers such as Smartworks, which has risen 35% since its July debut, and IndiQube Spaces, which fell 15% after listing but has since recovered to trade 4% higher than its listing price.

Smartworks has a market capitalization of 68.9 billion rupees, while IndiQube is valued at 47.6 billion rupees, according to exchange data.

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(Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas and Yagnoseni Das in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Ronojoy Mazumdar)

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