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Tencent halves stake in PB Fintech via Rs 695 Cr block deal

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Tencent halves stake in PB Fintech via Rs 695 Cr block deal
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Tencent Cloud Europe BV, an affiliate of Chinese internet giant Tencent, offloaded a portion of its stake in PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, through a block deal on Friday. According to bulk deal data on the stock exchange, Tencent Cloud Europe BV sold 48,40,439 shares of PB Fintech at Rs 1,435.10 per share, taking the total transaction value to around Rs 694.65 crore. Prior to the transaction, Tencent Cloud Europe held 97,48,750 shares, representing 2.12% stake in PB Fintech. Following the block deal, its holding reduced to 49,08,311 shares, or 1.06% in the company. Several institutional investors participated in the block deal. DSP Mutual Fund acquired 3,25,643 shares worth Rs 46.73 crore, while Mirae Asset Mutual Fund purchased 9,00,000 shares valued at Rs 129.15 crore. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs entities were among the largest buyers in the transaction. Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE bought 7,01,249 shares worth Rs 100.63 crore, while Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE โ€“ ODI picked up 5,64,508 shares amounting to Rs 81 crore. Other buyers included Schroder Asian Alpha Plus Fund, which purchased 3,46,958 shares worth Rs 49.8 crore, and Schroder AsiaPacific Fund PLC, which bought 2,57,081 shares valued at Rs 36.9 crore. Sociรฉtรฉ Gรฉnรฉrale (ODI) and Tata Mutual Fund acquired 7,00,000 shares (Rs 100.45 crore) and 3,45,000 shares (Rs 49.5 crore), respectively. Viridian Asia Opportunities Master Fund also bought 7,00,000 shares for Rs 100.45 crore. This move comes after PolicyBazaarโ€™s quarterly result announcement, in which its revenue increased 32.5% to Rs 1,711 crore in Q3 FY26, while its net profits surged 2.6X to Rs 189 crore in the same period. At the end of the day, PolicyBazaar traded at Rs 1,433.5 with a total market capitalization of Rs 66,327 crore (approximately $7.2 billion).

Peak XV, others divest stake worth Rs 1,600 Cr in MamaEarthโ€™s parent

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Peak XV, others divest stake worth Rs 1,600 Cr in MamaEarthโ€™s parent
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Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital), along with Stellaris Ventures, Sofina Ventures, and Fireside Ventures, collectively sold shares worth Rs 1,600 crore ($190 million) in Honasa Consumer Limited, the parent company of the direct to consumer (D2C) skincare and beauty brand MamaEarth. The aforementioned investors sold 3.24 crore shares of MamaEarth at an average price of Rs 495.48 per share, according to the companyโ€™s bulk deal data accessed from the National Stock Exchange. Peak XV and its former entity Sequoia Capital Global Growth Fund III divested around Rs 753 crore ($90 million) worth of shares, while Sofina Ventures, Stellaris Ventures, and Fireside Ventures sold shares worth Rs 298 crore, Rs 225 crore, and Rs 326 crore, respectively, during the bulk deal. Importantly, ICICI Prudential Life and Morgan Stanley collectively purchased Rs 262 crore worth of shares in MamaEarth. According to Entrackrโ€™s estimates, MamaEarth sold 10% of its shares in this single bulk deal. The firmโ€™s total outstanding shares stood at 32.42 crore as of June 30, 2024. The sale of shares came at a time when the Gurugram-based firm reached its all-time high share price of Rs 547 on Tuesday this week. As per NSE data, MamaEarthโ€™s overall market capitalization stood at Rs 16,046 crore ($1.91 billion) as of September 12. In the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the company reported a 17.6% quarter-on-quarter increase in revenue, reaching Rs 554 crore, up from Rs 471 crore in Q4 FY24. This marked the firmโ€™s most profitable quarter, with Rs 40 crore in profit after tax (PAT). Peak XVโ€™s recent exit portfolio includes companies like Blinkit, Zomato, Freshworks, Awfis, Ixigo, Go Fashion, MamaEarth, and others.

SBI Mutual Fund buys additional 4% stake in Urban Company for Rs 632 Cr

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SBI Mutual Fund buys additional 4% stake in Urban Company for Rs 632 Cr
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SBI Mutual Fund buys additional 4% stake in Urban Company for Rs 632 Cr SBI Mutual Fund picked up an additional 4% stake in Urban Company through bulk and block deals on Tuesday worth Rs 632 crore across the NSE and BSE, which led the companyโ€™s shares to soar over 16%. According to bulk and block deal data, SBI Mutual Fund purchased 3.51 crore shares at Rs 109.85 apiece on the NSE and 2.25 crore shares at Rs 109.83 per share on the BSE, which together amounted to around Rs 632 crore. On the selling side, Wellington Hadley Harbor AIV Master Investors, DF International Partners, and ABG Capital offloaded a combined 4.6% stake worth Rs 734 crore, with ABG Capital selling 1.74 crore shares for Rs 191.2 crore, DF International Partners exiting via sale of 1.77 crore shares worth Rs 193.9 crore, and Wellington Hadley Harbor AIV Master Investors (Cayman) III divesting a 2.2% stake through multiple transactions worth Rs 349.2 crore. SBI Mutual Fund held a 1.89% stake in Urban Company as of December 2025, which rose to around 5.9% after the bulk purchases. In Q3 FY26, Urban Company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 21 crore and an adjusted EBITDA loss of Rs 17 crore, largely due to heavy investment in its InstaHelp vertical, which crossed 50,000 daily bookings within a year of its pilot launch in March 2025. Urban Companyโ€™s share is trading at Rs 127.7 per share as of 2:22 PM (today), with a market capitalization of Rs 18,657 crore (around $2 billion).

BNP Paribas aligns with Eternal, offloads Swiggy stake

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BNP Paribas aligns with Eternal, offloads Swiggy stake
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BNP Paribas aligns with Eternal, offloads Swiggy stake Institutional investors actively rotated positions in the stock market on Tuesday, with the food delivery space at the center of heavy bulk deals. The highlight of the session was French banking giant BNP Paribas Financial Markets exiting a large position in Swiggy while simultaneously emerging as a major buyer in Eternal, the parent entity of Zomato. In Swiggy, BNP Paribas offloaded shares worth around Rs 1,140 crore, while Societe Generale followed a similar strategy, selling shares worth Rs 608 crore. The total selloff was at around Rs 1,748 crore in the food delivery major Swiggy, reflecting heavy foreign institutional profit booking in the segment. On the other hand, BNP Paribas struck a contrasting move in Eternal, the parent company of Zomato and Blinkit. It turned into a massive buyer, acquiring shares worth nearly Rs 3,220 crore. The move signals a clear shift of focus towards Eternal while leaving behind Swiggy. Earlier this month, Alibaba Group affiliate Antfin Singapore Holding Pte. offloaded shares worth Rs 4,097 crore ($482 million) from Eternal through a bulk deal. The transaction involved the sale of 14.13 crore shares at a price of Rs 290 per share. Swiggy reported 54% year-on-year growth in its operating revenue to Rs 4,961 crore in the first quarter of FY26. However, the companyโ€™s losses almost doubled to Rs 1,197 crore in the same period. The companyโ€™s total market capitalization stands at Rs 1,06,765 crore (approx $12 Bn). On the other hand, Zomatoโ€™s parent Eternal reported 70% year-on-year growth in its operating revenue to Rs 7,167 crore in the first quarter of FY26. Meanwhile, the company reported a 90% fall in profit to Rs 25 crore during the quarter. The companyโ€™s total market capitalization stands at Rs 3,09,535 crore (approx $35 Bn). In May of this year, Swiggy's stock dropped to an all-time low of Rs 297. Conversely, Eternal's stock hit an all-time high of Rs 331 seven days prior, on August 20, 2025.

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