Bruhadeeswaran R
Markets
Medi Assist Insurance scouts for equity funding after dropping IPO plan
Medical claims manager Medi Assist Insurance TPA Pvt. Ltd is looking to the private markets for equity funding to let ......
Finance
Centrum mulls bumping up unsecured lending portfolio with personal loans
Centrum is considering expanding its unsecured lending portfolio, currently consisting of microfinance, by launching personal loans, a top executive told ......
Finance
LGT Capital hits final close of fourth Asia-focused fund
Swiss alternative investment firm LGT Capital Partners has announced its final close of fourth fund at $1 billion, the company ......
Healthcare
Wellness Forever in talks with investors for morphing pharma chain into lifestyle biz
Mumbai-based Wellness Forever Medicare Pvt. Ltd is in discussions to sell a minority stake, two people in the know told ......
Finance
KKR hires senior credit exec as another exits in top-level rejig
Private equity firm KKR has hired a senior executive from Edelweiss Group to bolster its India credit team, just months ......
Finance
Rockstud Capital ups maiden VC fund's target size, eyes final close
Early-stage venture capital firm Rockstud Capital, founded by angel investor Abhishek Agarwal last year, has increased the target corpus for ......
Consumer
PE-backed Sapphire Foods takes full control of Pizza Hut franchisee
Sapphire Foods India Pvt. Ltd has acquired the stake it didn’t already own in a franchisee of Pizza Hut and ......
Finance
Contrarian Drishti founder to float early-stage fund for technology bets
Somak Ghosh, founder of early-stage investor Contrarian Drishti Partners, has teamed up with two investment professionals to raise a technology-focussed ......
TMT
PE-backed Updater Services strikes second acquisition this year
Updater Services Pvt. Ltd (UDS), which is backed by Motilal Oswal Private Equity, has acquired a majority stake in a ......
Finance
See big opportunity in India to drive impact and returns: Accion Venture's Vikas Raj
Earlier this month, US-based impact investor Accion Venture Lab raised a $33-million (Rs 238 crore) fund where it is mobilising ......