Ajay Ramanathan
Finance
PE-backed Vastu Housing Finance secures $50 mn from US development financier
Vastu Housing Finance has received a loan of up to $50 million from United States International Development Finance Corporation (USDFC) ......
Finance
Accion, Leapfrog minting money from India bet but IFC sitting on a loss
Global impact investors Accion and Leapfrog Investments are making multi-bagger returns on their investment in an Indian non-bank lender but ......
Finance
Bharat Bhise's Bravia Capital fully exits Indian finance company
Bravia Capital, a New York-based family office investment firm founded by Bharat Bhise in 2000, has fully exited a Mumbai-headquartered ......
TMT
Embedded finance, cross-border payments hold promise: QED's Sandeep Patil
Fintech-focussed QED Investors has pumped $150 million into India since it set up operations in the country four years ago. ......
Finance
SMFG India's FY24 profit takes a hit on high operating expenses
SMFG India Credit Company’s net profit has taken a hit during the financial year ended 2024 as the non-bank lender ......
Finance
Caspian Debt to merge with BlackSoil Capital via share swap
Alternative credit providers BlackSoil Capital and Caspian Impact Investments (Debt) have received an approval from their boards of directors to ......
Finance
PwC India revenue tops $1 bn on consultancy push but audit biz mints more profit
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the Big Four global accounting firms, recorded a brisk rise in its India revenue during the ......
Finance
Creador, Norwest join Samara Capital for India PE buyout as deal value climbs
India- and Southeast Asia-focused private equity firm Creador as well as venture capital and growth equity investment firm Norwest Venture ......
Finance
Shriram General Insurance's CEO on upsizing non-motor book, IPO plans and more
Over two years ago, private equity major KKR acquired a 9.99% stake in Shriram General Insurance for Rs 1,800 crore. ......
Finance
Bottomline: Varthana's FY24 AUM grows as pandemic tremors begin to recede
Varthana Finance, backed by private equity names such as ChrysCapital, Kaizen Private Equity, along with a slew of angel investors ......