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Sector Scan: Fresh slippages add to asset quality woes of MSME-focused NBFCs

Finance

19 December, 2024

Sector Scan: Fresh slippages add to asset quality woes of MSME-focused NBFCs

Non-bank lenders enjoyed two years of high growth post COVID-19 as a pent-up demand in the economy led to a ......

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How are Aye Finance's PE-VC backers faring as it eyes over $500 mn valuation in IPO?

Finance

17 December, 2024

How are Aye Finance's PE-VC backers faring as it eyes over $500 mn valuation in IPO?

A clutch of private equity, venture capital and impact investors are looking to monetise their investment in Aye Finance Ltd through the non-banking ......

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Bottomline: Multiples PE-backed Shubham Housing sustains loan growth, profitability

Finance

17 December, 2024

Bottomline: Multiples PE-backed Shubham Housing sustains loan growth, profitability

Shubham Housing Development Finance Company, a darling of private equity firms, has clocked a steady growth in its assets under ......

Svakarma Finance secures $10.4 mn funding from Encourage Capital, others

Finance

13 December, 2024

Svakarma Finance secures $10.4 mn funding from Encourage Capital, others

Svakarma Finance, which lends mostly to small businesses, has raised $10.4 million (Rs 88 crore) through a combination of debt ......

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Advent, TPG-backed KreditBee plans $150 mn pre-IPO round

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12 December, 2024

Advent, TPG-backed KreditBee plans $150 mn pre-IPO round

Lending startup KreditBee, which counts private equity firms Motilal Oswal Alternates, TPG NewQuest and Advent International as its investors, is ......

Sanlam to buy 23% in Shriram Asset Management, makes open offer

Finance

11 December, 2024

Sanlam to buy 23% in Shriram Asset Management, makes open offer

South African financial services group Sanlam is picking up a 23% stake in Shriram Asset Management Company Ltd and has ......

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Bottomline: Ambit Finvest AUM, net profit surge; asset quality slips

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11 December, 2024

Bottomline: Ambit Finvest AUM, net profit surge; asset quality slips

Adar Poonawalla-backed Ambit Finvest managed to raise both its asset under management (AUM) and net profit in the financial year ......

Avanti Finance raises $14.2 mn from Dia Vikas Capital, others

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11 December, 2024

Avanti Finance raises $14.2 mn from Dia Vikas Capital, others

Bengaluru-based NBFC Avanti Finance has raised $14.2 million (about Rs 120 crore) from Dia Vikas Capital, along with some of ......

Multiples PE leads $118-mn investment in Shubham Housing

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10 December, 2024

Multiples PE leads $118-mn investment in Shubham Housing

Private equity firm Multiples PE has led a Rs 1,000-crore ($118 million) Series F round of investment in Shubham Housing ......

Edelweiss Alternatives files draft papers for IPO, looks to raise nearly $177 mn

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09 December, 2024

Edelweiss Alternatives files draft papers for IPO, looks to raise nearly $177 mn

EAAA Alternatives, which is the alternative investment subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services, has filed its draft papers with Securities and ......