How mutual funds are betting on long-term India story
Live MintEven as private equity investors cash out of several new-age companies that went public last year, domestic institutions are buying into these firms, signalling their long-term belief in the India story. “MFs have seen a jump in investor interest through the SIP route, and they zero down on such firms through block deals normally where they can’t buy a substantial chunk from the secondary market always because of significant PE/VC holding," said Bhat, who expects MF holdings in such companies to increase. “Domestic funds have selectively purchased in block deals when PE funds have exited post-listing," said Nilesh Shah, managing director of Kotak AMC. An executive with a global investment bank that helps PE investors sell via block deals said insurance firms raised holdings in recent IPOs.