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Sify’s data‑centre arm postpones IPO amid market volatility
Sify Infinit Spaces has filed its Draft Red‑Herring Prospectus and secured SEBI approval, but CFO MP Vijay Kumar says the IPO will be delayed until market conditions improve. The subsidiary sold 17 MW of capacity in FY26, reaching a cumulative 129 MW, with an additional 81 MW contracted for FY27.
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By the numbers: Diafa acquires majority stake in Ivy empire for $1.78B
Energy Insiders Podcast: Why Wind Projects Are Stalled at the Gate
Large‑scale wind projects are hitting a financing wall, leaving many proposals stalled before construction. Richie Merzian of CEIG points to a looming carbon‑price (CGT) risk and structural flaws in the Clean Energy Incentive Scheme (CIS) as key deterrents. The episode also highlights a record month for electric‑vehicle sales and Fortescue Metals’ pledge to phase out diesel‑powered equipment. Together, these trends underscore a pivotal moment for Australia’s renewable‑energy pipeline.
Visa Inc. (V): Our Calculation of Intrinsic Value
A weekly DCF model values Visa Inc. at an enterprise value of $546.6 billion, translating to an equity value of $540.4 billion or $275‑$285 per share. The current market price sits near $302, suggesting the stock is about 7% overvalued. Visa’s asset‑light,...
Shopify Earns Most Money Beyond Subscriptions
Day 1 of 30: How $SHOP Shopify actually makes money Most think it's a SaaS subscription business... subscriptions are only 24% of revenue Here's the real breakdown 🧵
Cash Flow Underwriting Expands Economic Opportunity by Looking at Behavior in the Present, Not the Past
Cash flow underwriting replaces reliance on historical credit data with real‑time analysis of transactional accounts. By monitoring spending patterns, income streams, and debt management, lenders gain a dynamic view of a borrower’s current financial health. The approach complements traditional credit...
Catalano’s Australian Community Media Posts $7.9m Loss
Australian Community Media (ACM) reported a 30 million‑AUD (≈20 million‑USD) revenue decline to 214 million AUD and a net after‑tax loss of 7.9 million AUD (≈5.2 million‑USD) for FY2025, up from a 2.5 million‑AUD loss the prior year. The drop was driven by a 13 million‑AUD (≈8.6 million‑USD) fall in...
Low‑rate 2020‑21 Loans Force SME Refinancing Crunch
A lot of lending to small/midsize companies is for a term of 5 to 7 years. A great deal of debt issued 3/2020 to 9/2021 is therefore coming due these days. UST interest rates were near zero in that issuance...
Paramount‑Skydance Restructures Debt, Adding $31B to WBD
Pretty sure we need to add $31 billion or so of WBD debt to this number. Paramount Skydance Restructures Debt Financing for Warner Bros. Discovery Deal https://t.co/KdxmGFAyON via @variety
Financial Services Bear Maximum Brunt of Late-March FPI Selloff
Foreign portfolio investors dumped over ₹60,000 crore (≈ $7.2 billion) from Indian financial services in the second half of March, the steepest outflow since 2012. The sell‑off peaked at ₹28,824 crore (≈ $3.5 billion) from March 16‑31, contributing 43% of the ₹67,081 crore (≈ $8.1 billion) withdrawn across 21 sectors. Banking...
AI Tightens Travel Pricing, Forces Revenue Teams to Rethink Demand Conversion
AI‑powered revenue platforms are exposing razor‑thin margins in travel demand, where a 10% price shift now drives travelers to re‑evaluate bookings. CEOs and boutique owners say precision pricing, not aggressive hikes, is the new revenue lever, forcing CROs to overhaul...
Clean‑Tech Giant Ascend Elements Files Bankruptcy After $1.1B Raise
Ascend Elements, which raised $1.1 billion, is filing for bankruptcy as parts of the clean tech industry struggle https://t.co/fOhXjtm6fH
Russia's Central Bank Mulls Pause in Rate Cuts, Hinting at Ruble Support
Russia's central bank is weighing a pause in its series of interest‑rate cuts, a move that could shore up the ruble as inflation stays near 4‑5% and Middle‑East tensions loom. Advisor Kirill Tremasov said the April board will assess the...
Rule 506(b) Vs. 506(c): Which Reg D Exemption Should Your Startup Use?
Rule 506(b) and Rule 506(c) are the two primary Reg D exemptions for U.S. startup fundraising. 506(b) prohibits general solicitation, allows unlimited accredited investors and up to 35 non‑accredited investors with heavy disclosure, and requires no accreditation verification. 506(c) permits advertising but mandates...
Regulation D Explained: How Startups Raise Capital Without an IPO
Regulation D (Reg D) remains the cornerstone of private capital raising for U.S. startups, allowing companies to bypass costly SEC registration. The three primary exemptions—Rule 504, Rule 506(b), and Rule 506(c)—offer varying limits, investor qualifications, and solicitation rules, with 506(b) serving as the workhorse...
First Bancshares Inc (Missouri) (FBSI) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
First Bancshares reported a record $1 billion in annual revenue and $345 million net income for 2025, highlighted by a $87 million Q1 profit of $0.8055 per share. The bank posted a top‑quartile 1.8% return on assets and a disciplined 49% efficiency ratio....
From the Microsoft Dynamics GP Blogs: Hosting GP Doesn't Remove Risk; Rebuild GP Payables in D365BC; GP Power Tools Build...
The latest Microsoft Dynamics GP blog roundup debunks the myth that cloud hosting eliminates GP’s inherent risks, highlighting that while hosting improves accessibility and disaster recovery, it doesn’t address core system constraints. It also warns that moving to Dynamics 365 Business Central...
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Takes Steps to Open Financing Arm
Kyrgyzstan, set to chair the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2026, is pushing to launch an SCO Development Bank (SCODB) during its tenure. The bank concept was approved by all ten SCO members at the 2025 summit, with Chinese President Xi...
Why Entrepreneurs Are Turning to Trading Structures for Income Deferral
Entrepreneurs facing sudden income spikes are adopting trading structures to defer taxable earnings and smooth cash flow. By establishing entities that qualify as active businesses under IRC §162, they can generate legitimate trading losses that offset ordinary income. Advisory firms...
Singapore Listings Remain Scarce Despite Strong Equities Performance
Singapore’s Straits Times Index jumped 23% in 2025, breaking the 5,000 mark, yet IPO activity remains thin. The number of listings rose to 16 in 2024, still far behind Hong Kong’s 119 IPOs that year. Government and MAS have pledged S$6.5 bn...
Agentic Coding Poised to Replace Spreadsheets Entirely
why are spreadsheets the GOAT of no code tools? - unintimidating interface, just type numbers in a grid - easy to make something useful - shareable with a link - copy and make your own - insanely deep use cases (as a database, CRM, forecasting...
Cap Table Management: The Founder's Guide to Getting It Right From Day One
The article is a founder‑focused guide that treats the cap table as the core legal document of a startup, detailing what must be recorded—from common and preferred stock to options, SAFEs, convertible notes, warrants, and advisor equity. It stresses the...
YC Chem to Split Shares Amid Improving Earnings Outlook
YC Chem announced a 2-for-1 stock split, halving the par value from 1,000 to 500 won and raising shares outstanding to about 20.2 million. The move, slated for mid‑April, aims to improve liquidity on the KOSDAQ after a trading suspension. The...
Clarus Capital's Second Equipment ABS Deal Will Offer $310.1 Million
Clarus Capital is set to sponsor a $310.1 million equipment‑finance asset‑backed securities (ABS) deal, its second issuance on the Clarus Funding platform. The securitization will be structured into six tranches, with the AAA‑rated A2 tranche comprising $165.4 million of notes. The pool...
Unilever and McCormick Defend Food Tie-Up After Investor Jitters
Unilever announced advanced talks to sell most of its foods division to McCormick, creating a combined portfolio worth about $20 billion in FY 2025 revenue. The news triggered a sharp sell‑off, with Unilever shares falling over 7% and McCormick down 9% in...
US Rates - GSIB and Basel III Endgame Update
In this episode, JPMorgan researchers Ipek Ozil and Teresa Ho break down the latest Basel III endgame and GSIB surcharge proposals, focusing on how the changes will affect funding markets, especially repo and swap spreads. They explain that the new...
CoreWeave Takes As Much Financial Engineering As It Does Datacenter Design
CoreWeave announced that Meta Platforms has signed an additional $21 billion AI‑processing contract through December 2032, pushing CoreWeave’s revenue backlog to $87.8 billion with Meta accounting for 40.1 percent. The company’s 2025 sales jumped to $5.13 billion, though it posted a $1.17 billion net loss. To...
DOWNLOAD: Private Equity Fundraising Gets a Boost in Q1, Despite Fewer Fund Closings
Private equity fundraising in Q1 2024 reached $152 bn, a 14% increase over the same period last year, according to PEI Group data. The rise spanned buyouts, growth equity, secondaries, and venture‑capital funds. Despite the higher capital inflow, the number of...
Ukrainian Railways Bond Restructuring Rejected by Investors
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) failed to reach a debt‑restructuring agreement after bondholders rejected its opening proposal. The state‑owned operator seeks to restructure roughly $1.1 billion of outstanding bonds, a debt load swollen by war‑induced revenue drops and soaring repair costs. Damage from...
U.S. Postal Service Seeks Hike in Price of First-Class Mail Stamps to 82 Cents in July
The U.S. Postal Service announced a proposal to raise the price of First‑Class Forever stamps from 78 cents to 82 cents, effective July 12. The increase represents a 4.8% hike and is part of a broader set of price adjustments,...
Carlyle Interval Fund Limits Outflows After 15.7% of Assets Requested for Redemption
Carlyle’s flagship interval fund announced it will limit outflows after investors submitted redemption requests totaling 15.7% of the fund’s net asset value. The firm said the surge in withdrawal requests reflects a broader market shift toward liquidity rather than concerns...
7-Eleven Owner Delays Plan to List US Convenience Store Unit
Seven & i Holdings announced it will postpone the initial public offering of its U.S. convenience‑store subsidiary, 7‑Eleven Inc., to fiscal 2027 at the earliest. The decision follows 23 consecutive months of year‑on‑year sales declines across the American network, signaling operational...
Japan's Itochu and Sankyu to Buy Singapore Plant Repair Firm SWTS
Japanese trading house Itochu and logistics group Sankyu announced a joint acquisition of Singapore‑based plant maintenance specialist SWTS. The deal, reported by Nikkei, aims to broaden both firms' service offerings across Asia’s industrial sector. SWTS, which maintains oil refineries and...
Racing’s Taxpayer-Funded $56m Slushie Attracts NSW Auditor’s Crop
The NSW Auditor‑General has criticised the Racing for the Regions program after a $126 million (≈$83 million USD) upgrade at a state track, of which $58.6 million (≈$38.7 million USD) came from taxpayer funds. The audit found the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality...
The $100 Billion Muni Sector Where Corporate Credit Risk Wears a Tax-Exempt Wrapper
The municipal bond market contains a $100 billion niche of prepaid energy bonds that appear and trade like traditional tax‑exempt munis, but their credit risk is tied to corporate guarantors rather than the issuing municipality. Increasingly, these guarantors are insurance companies...
Rocky Mount, N.C., Downgraded to A1 After Takeover Threat
Moody's lowered Rocky Mount, North Carolina’s issuer and special‑tax ratings to A1, two notches below its previous Aa2 standing, citing a sharp erosion of liquidity that fell to under 11 % of revenue in FY 2025. The city carries $80.2 million in debt...
Former Yeti CFO Lands at Jeweler Kendra Scott
Mike McMullen, who served as CFO of outdoor‑gear maker Yeti for three years, has been appointed chief financial officer of Austin‑based jeweler Kendra Scott Design. McMullen oversaw Yeti’s successful IPO and a rapid expansion of its international and direct‑to‑consumer operations before...
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Getting a Tax Refund? This New 5.00% Short-Term CD Could Be the Smartest Place to Park It
Nuvision Credit Union has launched a new five‑month certificate of deposit that pays a 5.00% APY, the highest short‑term rate available in the market. The CD is limited to a single $5,000 deposit per member, which aligns well with the...
Moody's Cuts Blue Owl Non‑Traded Fund Outlook to Negative Amid 40% Redemption Surge
Moody's downgraded the outlook on Blue Owl's $36 billion non‑traded fund portfolio to negative after redemption requests surged to 40.7% for its technology BDC and 22% for its credit BDC in Q1. The move underscores mounting stress in the $2 trillion private‑credit...
McKinsey Forecasts $7 Trillion in Global Data‑center CAPEX by 2030
McKinsey & Co. estimates that companies will pour almost $7 trillion into data‑center infrastructure by 2030, a figure comparable to the GDP of Japan and Germany combined. A separate McKinsey analysis cited by Financial Express puts the spend at $1.7 trillion, highlighting...
GalaxyEdge Acquisition Corp Announces the Separate Trading of Its Ordinary Shares and Rights
GalaxyEdge Acquisition Corp (NYSE: GLED U) announced that holders of its IPO units can elect to separate the ordinary shares and accompanying rights, with separate trading slated to begin around April 14, 2026. The split shares will trade under the ticker GLED, while...
Paramount Global President Jeff Shell Resigns Amid $111 B Merger Talks
Paramount Global President Jeff Shell quit his role on Thursday to focus on a lawsuit with gambler R.J. Cipriani, just as the media giant finalizes a $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The departure adds uncertainty to one of the...
Iran Temporarily Closes Strait of Hormuz, Crude Futures Surge Over 5%
Iran’s deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh announced a temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz, accusing Israel of breaching the cease‑fire. The move pushed U.S. crude oil futures more than 5% higher after a 16% plunge the day before, reviving...
AI Still Lacks True Investment Judgment, Yet Perspectives Shift
The common thing for investors to say about AI over the last 18 months is that "AI can help with process, but has no judgment". When I would hear that, I would pretty much agree. LLMs are fundamentally stateless with...
SiFive Announces $400M Series G Round
SiFive announced a $400 million Series G financing that lifts its valuation to $3.65 billion. The round was led by Atreides Management and attracted marquee backers such as NVIDIA, Apollo Global Management, Point72 Turion and T. Rowe Price. SiFive says the capital will speed development...
Morningstar DBRS Releases Monthly Canadian Commercial Paper Report for January 2026
Morningstar DBRS released its January 2026 Canadian commercial paper report, offering a detailed snapshot of short‑term debt issuance for the month. The publication includes data on total issuance volume, issuer credit ratings, and sector breakdowns. The report is publicly available on the...
Earnings Growth Drives Market Gains, Balancing Valuations
The forward earnings estimate has been growing at a robust 17% annual rate and the momentum has thus far not been affected by the headlines. This strength has beenenabling the cycle to become more balanced between valuation and earnings. As of...
Review Risk Exposure Before Friday Liquidity Drain
They are not on the same page at all. This is nuts. I would suggest reviewing your risk exposure before liquidity drains Friday as this ceasefire seems to be purely aspirational
CertifID Pulls In $47.5M Series C Financing
CertifID announced a $47.5 million Series C financing round led by Centana Growth Partners and the hiring of Josh Linn as chief product officer and Liz Conn as chief marketing officer. The funding bolsters the company’s ability to enhance its wire‑fraud protection...
Broaden View: Compare Foreign Holdings Across All Sovereigns
If you routinely post a chart of the foreign holdings of US Treasuries but never post a chart of the foreign holdings of other global Sovereigns, you are missing the forest for the trees. https://t.co/GMjr60j0dV
OneWeb UK Cuts Costs, Boosts Revenue, Secures Eutelsat Backing
.@EutelsatGroup OneWeb UK reports 44.5% rev boost in FY 2025; opex down 17%; staff costs down 33%; operating loss, at $456M, down sharply from 2024. Letter from Eutelsat guarantees financial backing through June 2027 if needed. @AirbusSpace @defis_eu.https://t.co/m1k5YGix9u https://t.co/iTbKQhShKk
KBRA Revises Outlook Upward on CTA TIFIA Loans
KBRA has upgraded its outlook on the Chicago Transit Authority’s 2015‑2016 TIFIA loans to stable, affirming an AA‑minus long‑term rating. The change follows Illinois Senate Bill 2111, which injects over $500 million in annual sales‑tax revenue into the CTA starting FY 2026....
