PRIVATE MARKETS
Carlyle, CVC & Hillhouse in the fray for GeBBS
Global private equity firms including Carlyle Group, Hillhouse Investment and CVC Capital Partners have been shortlisted to acquire ChrysCapital-owned GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, said people familiar with the development. The deal proposes to value the Los Angeles-based healthcare business process outsourcing firm at $800 million. The firms, shortlisted after the initial round, will submit a binding offer by mid-July, said one of the persons, who did not wish to be identified.
Indian real estate witnesses $1.7 bn private equity inflow during H1 2024
Private equity investment in the Indian real estate sector reached USD 1.7 billion in the first half of 2024, marking a 42% increase year-on-year, as reported by Savills India. However, Q2 2024 saw investments of USD 1.1 billion, similar to the previous year's figures.
What should investors do with HDFC Bank stocks? Rahul Shah answers
So, a good IPO and the way they have priced it also, as you rightly said, that very reasonably priced and some money to be made on the table for the investors and in a pharma pack when we are seeing that most of the pharma packs are doing quite well and the way the segment which has been into Emcure is into, so all the front they have been firing at this point of time.
BlackRock to buy UK data group Preqin for $3.2 billion
Expanding into private markets data, I acquire Preqin for 2.55 billion pounds to offer enhanced solutions for fund managers. With a growth rate of 20%, Preqin will facilitate private markets investing, providing an accessible platform for investors. The acquisition aims to create a seamless experience for all stakeholders.
BlackRock to buy UK data group Preqin for $3.2 bln
BlackRock has agreed to acquire UK data firm Preqin for £2.55 billion ($3.23 billion) in cash, enhancing its presence in the private markets data sector. The acquisition will integrate Preqin's data and research capabilities with BlackRock's Aladdin portfolio management software. Preqin will remain available as a standalone solution. Expected to generate $240 million in recurring revenue in 2024, Preqin has grown 20% annually over the past three years. Founder Mark O'Hare will join BlackRock as vice chair. Sudhir Nair, BlackRock's Aladdin head, emphasized the goal of making private markets investing more accessible.
Chakri Lokapriya on stocks to pick in cement, banking sectors
UltraTech is very well positioned. It is still the market leader. Adani on the other hand with ACC and Ambuja, is far more acquisitive. They can move on deals much faster. So, in terms of where will growth come faster from, it will be ACC and Ambuja, says Chakri Lokapriya.
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Dhiraj Agarwal on the next big trigger for equity markets
At least for a couple of months, China pulled in a large amount of inflows by the global investors. I have not seen the most recent data, but Feb-March they pulled in about $40 million. Something like that happens, it obviously impacts the amount of flow, which could happen in India. So, on the FPI flow, it is just a toss-up. I mean, it is very difficult to predict, honestly.
Expect one more rally in PSU, railways, defence stocks before Budget: Ajay Bagga
But few of the sectoral leaders can be looked at as well as what is happening right now is that smaller players are being bid up in anticipation that the biggies will be gobbling up the smaller players to meet their capacity expansion buildouts that they have announced.
Private consumption seen growing, concerns on capex growth: Morgan Stanley Research
Consumption growth has remained weak since the pandemic, recovering at a slow pace. Private consumption is recovering, with growth is tracking at 4% in the quarter ended March 31, 2024 as against 1.5% a year ago but it is just catching up to the pre-pandemic trend and remains below the pre-pandemic average of 6.3% in 2019.
Exide has surged 80% but still not overvalued? Sudip Bandyopadhyay explains why
Transition from IC to electric vehicle is giving a significant opportunity to the battery manufacturers. And remember, in IC, the battery used to be one component, whereas in EV that is going to be the most important component. The opportunity size for the battery manufacturer in the automobile ecosystem is going up many-many fold, says Sudip Bandyopadhyay
5G wave spectrum sale kicks off today
Private sector telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea are set to compete for 5G airwaves worth about ₹96,320 crore in India's latest spectrum auction. The sale, expected to conclude soon, may see muted bidding with lower proceeds compared to the previous auction in 2022.
Sandip Sabharwal on 4 bank stocks that may outperform the market
There is not much change in what I thought could do well. So, I think as the only basket where people can reconsider potentially is on the consumption side where if there are normal monsoons and there are some tax sops, so that is where some sort of recovery could play out.
Sentiment is changing, FIIs could push market rally further, says Chandan Taparia of Motilal Oswal
FIIs covering short positions in the Indian market may drive a potential rally, supported by DIIs and SIP. Amidst profit booking in FMCG stocks, focusing on rural demand and monsoon impact could offer buying opportunities. Private banks and financial companies show promising trends, while Nifty Auto and telecom sectors present favorable trading prospects.
Can private bank stocks lead from the front now?
Bank Nifty reached a new high of 51,957 due to improved operational efficiencies, implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, and cautious lending practices by PSU banks. This sparked a rally in share prices, shifting the spotlight from private banks.
Financials to drive market for next 2 months; consumer may overtake capital goods stocks near term: Rahul Shah
Rahul Shah says that in the short term, consumer stocks might overtake capital goods stocks for some time and the small and the mid-sized capital goods in a specific area would do much better. Further, FIIs flow will continue and financials, which we were also very positive on, will continue to drive the markets for the next couple of months.
Rajesh Kothari on top three themes to bet on for solid returns
Next three years that gap is not going to be big. In fact, the private sector banks actually can do better than public sector banks in terms of the overall earnings growth because the bulk of that benefit of credit cost is already behind us.
Buy companies with strong fundamentals, reasonable valuations in this stock-pickers market: Anshul Saigal
Many of these stocks have rallied multi-fold. In capital goods, I know of companies that I hold, which are up like five-six times in the last one odd year. Now, to say that they still have a lot of steam left and most of the upsides are ahead of us, I do not think that would be a prudent way to approach this space.
Private banks further consolidate lending market share
These banks including the banking sector leaders such as HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank account for a majority share in service sector credit at 51% in FY24. In retail credit, public and private sector banks account for equal share at 49% each.
Market poised for uptrend with phases of consolidation: Sudip Bandyopadhyay
So, once the tractor volume starts picking up, we will see further upside in M&M. The company has done fantastic early well as far as the SUV business is concerned. They have done well in other smaller segments as well, including farm equipments. But performance in tractors was promising and that will be icing on the cake as and when it happens.
Will market get into consolidation mode ahead of Budget? Mahantesh Sabarad answers
I think EPC companies can potentially do well because it is all about the order book that they will start getting in. With the new government formation in, you will see infrastructure activity particularly road building kind of activities start picking up. Alongside, you also have a host of metro projects coming up for completion which requires that last bit of push when it comes to construction activities.
SIP strategy best for current market conditions: Ajay Tyagi
The negative obviously is what the media has been discussing and debating, which is that it is never too easy to run a coalition government. There will be pulls and pressures from different parties. We will see how it plays out. The nucleus, which is the BJP, is certainly stronger than what many of the previous coalition governments have witnessed prior to 2014, so that is also incrementally positive.
Are fears and panic around PSUs overblown? Sandip Sabharwal answers
Ideally, they should not be able to because like you rightly said, it is more commoditised. In fact, you look at the reason why did HDFC merge into HDFC Bank, because they realised that the margins are going to get squeezed and if they do not have a low-cost deposit franchise which supports the margin squeeze, that will become tougher.So, many of these housing finance companies sustain higher margins to develop financing, loan against property, etc, which are higher margin, but then also carry higher risk.
There can be both time wise and value wise correction in PSU stocks: Sandip Sabharwal
Consumer stocks are under-owned at this point of time. They have not given any returns for the last four-five years, leave aside something like a Godrej Consumer or a Tata Consumer which have been outliers and some stocks like Titan and all which have their own dynamics.
Surprised by today's market rebound; expect near term caution in capex-led themes: Chris Wood
I think it is a bit premature to assume that because you have still got the horse trading. I mean, clearly the base case is that the current government remains in power with coalition partners and that is not a disaster. But the reality is the great virtue of the last 10 years has been clear government, consistent policies, and not having to worry about horse trading between parties, which is always a feature of coalition governments.
Focus on private banks, pharma, commodities and select IT stocks: Hemang Jani
I think we are undermining what actually happened yesterday. Many stocks were down anywhere from 10% to 25%. So, I think there is not much of a scope for incremental damage except for the sector rotation which may come through.
Is it time to buy large-cap stocks after yesterday's market drop? Arvind Sanger answers
We invest in companies where we feel promoters' interests are aligned with shareholder interests for long-term value creation and we will have to see in the current coalition government what are going to be the new areas of emphasis and what is going to be the continuity.
India remains best market for long term alpha generation: Vikas Pershad
In some areas we were taking some profits. Defence was one of them. And we were adding to some of our other holdings, some in hospitals, healthcare broadly defined. Sanjiv mentioned a good point about IT services. There has not been a broad-based recovery in earnings in that sector yet. But I think investors are making a mistake by overlooking that sector.
Energy, manufacturing & infra to remain bedrock of India's bull market: Nilesh Shah
It is very likely that these very sectors are going to basically get a fresh impetus. You are right that yes, in term one, these pockets did not yield returns. But in the second term, especially post COVID, we have seen massive returns and I probably think that is only the start, be it defence, be it space, be it many of the other areas.
Expect more and more FII inflows into market in coming years: Porinju Veliyath
Everything will depend on the earnings growth of corporate India and there is very-very reasonably good visibility over there. And there are good sectors, exciting sectors, which are already well priced.
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