Ankit Agarwal

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Finance

08 August, 2019

How the PE investor club in India has quietly gone through a big churn

For every private equity (PE) firm that has been investing in the country for long and is still active, two ......

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Finance

05 August, 2019

How many PE, VC firms are investing in India and how many are really active?

The Indian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) ecosystem is characterised by a huge chunk of one-deal wonders, or ......

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Finance

01 August, 2019

Insurance in focus as dealmaking perks up in financial services sector in April-June

India’s banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector recorded two big mergers in the last two quarters that jacked up ......

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Healthcare

17 July, 2019

M&A activity in healthcare softens, PE dealmaking steady in Q2

Merger and acquisition activity in India's healthcare sector has slowed in recent quarters from last year when Malaysian company IHH ......

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Consumer

11 July, 2019

Why the perceived slowdown in India's consumer demand is not as bad as it seems

Slowing consumer demand has been dominating the narrative around the state of the Indian economy and some indicators, especially motorcycle ......

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Consumer

02 July, 2019

Value Lens: Why Lemon Tree's purchase of Keys Hotels appears pricey

In March last year, Lemon Tree Hotels Ltd became the first hotel chain in India to float an initial public ......

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Consumer

02 July, 2019

Company watch: Gaja Capital-backed CL Educate on the mend after three-year profit fall

CL Educate Ltd’s net profit rose for the first time in four years in 2018-19 and its revenue growth accelerated, ......

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Markets

25 June, 2019

Have India Inc's earnings kept pace with stock market's rise?

Late last month, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a second term, India's stock markets soared to record highs. But ......

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TMT

20 June, 2019

Value Lens: Why IndiaMart's IPO comes as a reality check for other B2B marketplaces

The recent initial public offerings of US ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. showed that stock markets don’t ......

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Finance

20 June, 2019

Value Lens: Is HDFC paying the right price for Apollo Munich?

India’s health insurance industry has recorded a flurry of transactions over the past year, with HDFC Ltd becoming the latest ......