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India’s IPO boom has transformed the capital markets, but how are IPO valuations really decided, and what separates successful listings from failures? In this episode of Capital Compass, Sonia Dasgupta, Managing Director & CEO of the Investment Banking division at JM Financial, breaks down the IPO journey, valuation dynamics, governance standards and what founders must get right before going public.From SIP-led liquidity and private equity exits to promoter mindset shifts, governance, disclosures and investor communication, this conversation offers a rare inside view of how investment bankers and institutional investors evaluate IPOs. Sonia explains why integrity and transparency often matter more than financial metrics, and why the best IPOs leave money on the table.

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AAP MP Raghav Chadha gave a full list of the 'good, bad and suggestions for future' after FM Nirmala Sitharaman's budget announcement, saying that LTCG for retail investors needs to be done away with. Highlighting that the middle class didn't get any relief in the union budget, Chadha said that salaries had been stagnant for years, and if the government was unable to give tax relief, they must incentivise savings and investments. Watch his full speech here!#budget #parliament #raghavchadha

The recently announced India–European Union free trade agreement is expected to lowerduties on a range of European products over time, including wine, spirits and beer. For Indian consumers, that is likely to mean easier access to premium European alcohol, and eventually, lower prices.Irish whiskey, a small but fast-growing part of India’s imported whisky market, is expected tobe one of the clearer beneficiaries.Here's why!#luxury #whiskey #india