Ajay Relan

People

02 October, 2021

Ajay Relan, doyen of Indian Private Equity, is no more

Ajay Relan, one of the pioneers of private equity investing in India, died late Friday night.  An alumni of IIM-Ahmedabad, 67-year-old ......

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Finance

30 August, 2021

Xponentia Capital marks final close of first fund

Xponentia Capital, floated by CX Partners' Ajay Relan and two other private equity industry veterans in 2018, has marked the ......

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Finance

07 October, 2019

How deal attribution can make or mar first-time fund managers' prospects

First-time fund managers attempting to raise capital in India after leaving established private equity and venture capital firms are getting ......

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Finance

07 June, 2019

Fund Scan: How Samara Capital learnt to punch above its weight

In September last year, Samara Capital sealed its most high-profile deal since starting out 12 years before. The mid-market private ......

General

18 April, 2019

Haldiram may buy Kwality Dairy; Ajay Relan's new fund bets on mobile cinema firm

Haldiram Snacks Pvt. Ltd, which specialises in ethnic sweets and snacks, has thrown in the hat to acquire loss-making Kwality ......

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People

26 July, 2018

CX Partners co-founder Ajay Relan returns to active investing with two PE veterans

Ajay Relan, who co-founded private equity firm CX Partners in 2009 and stepped down in 2015, is scripting a comeback with ......

Consumer

02 July, 2018

Ajay Relan, others back Biryani By Kilo in pre-Series A round

Sky Gate Hospitality Pvt. Ltd, which runs food startup Biryani By Kilo (BBK), has raised $1 million (Rs 6.8 crore) ......

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Finance

17 May, 2018

CX Partners hits first close for new private equity fund

Homegrown private equity firm CX Partners has marked the first close of its second sector-agnostic fund while trimming its target ......

Consumer

07 March, 2018

CX Partners' Ajay Relan, others invest in mobile cinema operator

Mobile cinema operator Picture Time Digiplex Pvt. Ltd has raised Rs 25 crore ($3.85 million) in a pre-Series A round ......

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04 December, 2017

Furniture and home appliances renting platform Rentickle secures $4 mn

Rentickle.com, an online platform that allows users to rent lifestyle products including home appliances, furniture and cameras on a monthly ......