British International Investment
Infrastructure
BII looking to invest $1 bn in Indian renewables space
The UK government's development finance institution British International Investment (BII) plans to invest about $1 billion in Indian climate-related projects ......
Finance
BII aiming to back more specialist funds, make equity bets: India head Manav Bansal
British International Investment (BII), formerly CDC Group Plc, is looking to make more equity bets and increase focus on specialist funds as a limited partner (LP), its top India executive told ......
Finance
UK's BII to spur lending game in India with early bets after slow 2022
The UK government-backed development finance institution British International Investment (erstwhile CDC Group) is aiming to tap into India’s credit market, ......
Finance
BII's LP bets in India slowed last year but one deal pushed direct investments higher
British International Investment (BII) slowed the pace of its limited partner-style bets on India-focused venture capital and private equity funds ......
Infrastructure
Bottomline: NIIF-backed Ayana Renewable swings to profit as capacity, revenue climb
Ayana Renewable Power Pvt. Ltd, the green energy company majority owned by the government-backed National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), ......
TMT
Deals Digest: PE play pushes fundraising activity as Genus, Veritas get big cheques
A week after fundraising activity saw a sharp decline, capital secured by companies grew almost four-fold this week, led by ......
TMT
Battery Smart snags $33 mn as EIF, BII join cap table
Battery swapping network platform for electric two and three-wheelers Battery Smart, on Thursday, said that it has raised pre-Series B ......
Finance
Multiples PE leads $145 mn round in Veritas; two investors exit
Renuka Ramnath-led Multiples Private Equity and its co-investors including International Finance Corporation (IFC) have struck a deal to invest Rs 1,200 ......
Infrastructure
Partners Group-backed Ecom Express hires Bharti Airtel exec as CEO
Logistics company Ecom Express Pvt. Ltd. which counts alternative investment firms Partners Group and Warburg Pincus as its key shareholders, has appointed Ajay Chitkara as its ......
Finance
ICICI Venture backs Indifi in second bet from fifth PE fund
ICICI Venture, the alternative investment arm of ICICI Bank, has led a Series E funding round of $35 million (Rs ......