Ajay Ramanathan

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Finance

10 October, 2024

Spotlight: Can Warburg-backed insurer IndiaFirst pick up pace after deferring IPO plan?

IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd, which let regulatory approval to float an initial public offering lapse earlier this year, recorded ......

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Consumer

08 October, 2024

HCL's Nadar inks deal to acquire education firm, values target at over 10x revenue

Billionaire Shiv Nadar, founder of IT services company HCL Technologies Ltd, has signed a deal to acquire an education services ......

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Finance

07 October, 2024

Bottomline: Warburg-owned Shriram Housing maintains profit, AUM growth trend in FY24

Mortgage lender Shriram Housing Finance Ltd, whose sale to private equity firm Warburg Pincus was announced in May, reported a 58% rise in its ......

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Finance

03 October, 2024

Sector scan: Why microfinance firms are bracing for growth slowdown

In March, India’s microfinance sector recorded its biggest private equity transaction. That month, US-based Advent International and India’s Multiples PE ......

People

01 October, 2024

ICICI Venture-backed Indifi's co-founder Mahanot steps down from executive role

Siddharth Mahanot, co-founder of Indifi, which counts private equity firm ICICI Venture and venture capital firm Accel as investors, has stepped ......

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Finance

30 September, 2024

Spotlight: What went wrong with Warburg-backed Fusion Finance as stock slumps

In December 2018, private equity firm Warburg Pincus made its debut investment in India’s microlending sector when it backed Fusion ......

Finance

30 September, 2024

Bertelsmann India leads BASIC Home Loan's Series B funding round

Fintech platform BASIC Home Loan has raised $10.6 million in a Series B funding round, led by Bertelsmann India Investments. The ......

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Finance

27 September, 2024

IIFL Home's CEO Ratra on growth drivers, high cost of funds, IPO plans and more

IIFL Finance’s home loan subsidiary IIFL Home Finance has seen an uptick year-on-year in terms of assets under management to ......

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26 September, 2024

Zaggle on M&A spree, acquires one firm, invests in another

Software as a service firm Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Thursday said it has acquired a 98.3% stake in Span Across ......

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Finance

26 September, 2024

Bottomline: InCred Finance's profit zooms as loan book jumps above $1 bn

Non-bank lender InCred Financial Services Ltd more than doubled its profit and grew its assets under management at a brisk ......