Ajay Ramanathan
Finance
BOBCaps' Sanjiv Saraff on IPO market, M&A activity in BFSI space, and more
BOB Capital Markets Ltd (BOBCaps), the investment banking arm of state-run Bank of Baroda, has benefited from the fundraising boom ......
Finance
PE-backed Ugro's founder on growth prospects, M&A opportunities and more
Ugro Capital, which counts Danish impact investor IFU and private equity firms ADV Partners, TPG NewQuest and Samena Capital as ......
Finance
Avenue Capital-backed Arcil's Mohapatra on growth drivers, consolidation and more
Avenue Capital-backed Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd, or Arcil, has a plan in place to grow its business despite bad ......
Finance
Gaja Capital, Lok Capital back former HDFC exec's firm to buy mortgage lender
Private equity firm Gaja Capital and impact investor Lok Capital are backing a company set up by a former senior ......
Finance
Shubham Housing gears up for fresh PE fundraise to boost capitalisation
PremjiInvest-backed mortgage lender Shubham Housing Development Finance is in the process of raising fresh equity capital, in a move that ......
Finance
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 ......
Consumer
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
Finance
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 ......