India IPO
18 June, 2026
Recent IPO Updates
- OYO has received approval from SEBI for its upcoming public listing, aiming to raise ₹6,650 Cr to fuel expansion plans and clear corporate debt.
- Coca-Cola's Indian bottling arm Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) is set to list in 2027 via a $1 billion IPO, valuing the company at ~$10 billion; it could be among India's largest consumer sector listings.
- Anthropic’s IPO filing has given it a first-mover edge over OpenAI, with stronger revenue, higher valuation and confidence that it can list before its rival.
- MakeMyTrip is considering an India listing because the market is maturing, internet stocks are hot and the company wants local capital and better visibility.
- NHPC saw its Offer for Sale (OFS) heavily backed by institutional buyers, getting subscribed to an impressive 3.47x on the opening day of the bidding process.
P.E. & Funding Updates
- Blackstone successfully secured approx ₹1.25 lakh Cr for its dedicated Asia private equity fund to actively target real estate, tech and healthcare sectors.
- Agilitas Sports raised approx ₹225 Cr in a fresh funding round co-led by Nexus Venture Partners and Rainmatter to expand manufacturing and scale brand operations.
- Rovia raised approx ₹9.57 Cr in a pre-seed funding round led by Antler India to help globally mobile professionals seamlessly transfer, manage and grow their cross-border equity wealth.
- KorinMi raised ₹10 Cr from the Lotus Herbals Innovation Fund, enabling the Gurugram-based clinical skin clinic startup to rapidly expand its authentic Indo-Korean beauty centres across major cities.
- ONDC raised ₹220 crore from Zoho (₹70 crore), Uber (₹60 crore), Paytm (₹60 crore) and BSE Technologies (₹30 crore) to strengthen India's open digital commerce network under ONDC 2.0 expansion.
Business & Economic Updates
- Cable and wire firms are aggressively targeting a 30% revenue growth for the fiscal year, driven by heavy government infrastructure spending and real estate expansion.
- LPG use decreased sharply by 19.2% in May, while petrol demand likewise surged by 2.8% due to heightened summer travel and changing domestic energy choices.
- Power usage across major industrial and residential hubs dipped significantly as peak summer heat subsided and monsoon rains approached the subcontinent.
- India is set to raise regulatory testing fees for drugs and vaccines, a cost adjustment intended to upgrade laboratory infrastructure and streamline biological safety checks.
- Unilever CEO announced a strategic long-term shift, stating the firm won't be late to the India growth party, unlike its historical approach with China.
- India’s startup safari team has landed in the UK this week to actively foster cross-border innovation, trade tie-ups and alternative funding ecosystems.
- CRISIL says fuel prices may rise further because crude, petrol and gas costs are increasing, which will push up inflation and hit transport and consumer prices.
- The Centre is extending the new urea investment policy by five years, aiming to attract fresh production capacity, cut imports and reduce subsidy burden during the war-driven price surge.
- India's PCB makers want a 45-50% price hike and duty exemptions, as the Iran war crushed supply chains, input costs jumped 150% in 6 months; localisation may freeze if they absorb losses.
- India Inc is hunting for AI hardware experts - HVAC, robotics and industrial automation specialists, since data centres for AI need precision cooling and power; demand for robotics technicians surged 178%, HVAC engineers 90% and salaries up 35% due to shortage.
- South Korea's stock market jumped 86% this year to $5 trillion, overtaking India's $4.8 trillion to become the world's 6th largest, fueled by an AI-driven rally in Samsung and SK Hynix; India slipped to 7th due to a weak rupee, record FII outflows, lack of AI-linked companies.
- SEBI panel is considering capping dividends paid by clearing corporations to NSE and BSE, to keep more money in the Settlement Guarantee Fund, strengthening the financial buffer against broker defaults.
- ARCs are now betting on stressed retail loans - banks are offloading defaulting personal loans, credit cards, microfinance books, so Security Receipt issuances backed by retail assets jumped 21% to ₹58,826 crore in FY26.
- Godrej Industries launched Godrej Wealth, advancing into wealth management for rich clients with ₹2 crore+ assets, targeting ₹1 lakh crore AUM by 2031 while opening 35 offices across India.
- More than 80% of India's diesel exports went to Africa in May because demand tumbled in Asia and Europe and fighting in the Middle East changed trade routes, so refineries like Reliance redirected shipments to Africa instead.
- India will launch Producer Price Index on June 15 with base 2022-23, covering output, input and services; WPI will run parallel for five years, then get discontinued, giving users time to switch.
- Banks are warning that bad loans and fraud in self-help groups are rising sharply, so they want mandatory unique registration for every SHG to check multiple borrowing and improve monitoring.
- Oman has replaced Qatar as India's top LNG supplier after the Iran-Israel war disrupted Strait of Hormuz flows; Qatar's Ras Laffan plant damage cuts 17% export capacity, forcing India to buy spot cargoes from Oman, US and Nigeria.
- Anthropic expanded access to its cybersecurity AI model Claude Mythos to 150 new organisations across 15+ countries, bringing the total to ~200 entities, including Japanese government agencies and banks.
Geopolitical Updates
- India and the US have commenced their final round of high-level trade talks in New Delhi to iron out the remaining 1% of micro-details and officially finalise their comprehensive bilateral trade pact.
- India and the UK are actively seeking to resolve a persistent trade deadlock, focusing closely on intellectual property rights, mobility and specific tariff reductions.
- India's envoy met with a senior Chinese official to hold bilateral talks focusing heavily on boosting tourism ties and easing cross-border regional travel restrictions.
- Russian strikes hit Ukraine again, killing 22 and injuring more than 100, with Kyiv and Dnipro among the worst hit as peace hopes fade.
- US says Iran talks will not bring sanctions relief unless Tehran gives up uranium enrichment, while Israel keeps striking Lebanon amid the ongoing regional conflict.
- The Trump government wants 25% tax on Brazilian goods, saying India's unfair trade practices, like deforestation and digital rules, hurt US business; beef and coffee are exempt.
- Trump’s Lebanon truce push collapsed after Israeli strikes in Beirut killed eight, showing the ceasefire remains fragile and diplomacy is still overshadowed by ongoing violence.
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