Wait for FirstCry to make profits first
ET Intelligence Group: Pune-headquartered Brainbees Solutions is a unicorn startup that runs India’s largest multi-channel retailing platform, FirstCry, as a one-stop solution for mothers, babies and kids for shopping, content, community engagement and education (pre-schools). The company is launching a βΉ4,193 crore initial public offering (IPO), which includes a fresh issue of βΉ1,666 crore and…
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markets news: The case for direct investing in private markets
Companies often witness their fastest growth trajectories early in their life cycles resulting in significant value appreciation as their business expands. Private market investors have traditionally backed such early-stage, fast-growth companies through private equity. Such investing has grown by leaps and bounds creating a vibrant startup ecosystem in India. The Private Market Play Ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW)…
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To invest or not? Understanding sectoral and thematic mutual funds
Chasing trends always seems quite exciting, but what most people tend to be unaware of is the pitfalls of such behavior. An American novelist and poet Jack Kerohouac sums this up well when he says βGreat things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinionβ. When it comes to…
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