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Finance

19 November, 2024

Kinara Capital gasps for breath as GNPA nears COVID level, AUM shrinks on firefighting

MSME-focused Kinara Capital has tightened its purse strings as the Gaja Capital-backed lender’s gross non-performing asset (GNPA) ratio neared the ......

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Finance

18 November, 2024

Women founders-focussed Colossa Ventures looking to tap offshore LPs for maiden fund

Venture capital investor Colossa Ventures, which focusses on funding women entrepreneurs, is in talks to rope international limited partners (LP) ......

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General

16 November, 2024

Deals Digest: Funding regained momentum last week as festive season takes breather

Private equity and venture capital funding saw an uptick last week compared to the preceding one, as the week-ended 8 November ......

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Healthcare

22 October, 2024

How BII's India-Africa healthcare investment platform failed to make a mark

An investment platform formed by British International Investment (BII), the UK government's development finance institution, along with an Indian group ......

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Finance

17 October, 2024

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 ......

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Finance

15 October, 2024

BII's India bets slumped last year even as global investments remained flat

British International Investment (BII), the development finance institution backed by the UK government, substantially slowed the pace of its new ......

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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 ......

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Infrastructure

20 September, 2024

Bottomline: NIIF-controlled Ayana loses momentum as revenue growth slows, profit slumps

The financial year 2023-24 was not a particularly fruitful one for green energy company Ayana Renewable Power Pvt Ltd as ......

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TMT

12 September, 2024

Bottomline: VC-backed Fasal doubles revenue in FY24, keeps loss in check

Agritech startup Fasal, which is backed by the likes of Omnivore Venture Partners, 3one4 Capital, TDK Ventures, and British International ......

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Finance

11 September, 2024

SPE Capital allies with three others to acquire Egyptian PSU microfinance firm

SPE Capital, an Africa and Middle East-focused private equity firm that backs mid-sized companies, is set to fully acquire Egypt’s ......