Fairfax
TMT
Carlyle tastes rare lemon with exit from oldest active India portfolio firm
Carlyle, one of the first international private equity firms to become an active investor in India, has got an exit ......
Consumer
Former Fairfax exec's new PE fund strikes debut deal in food sector
Convergent Finance, a private equity firm floated by former Fairfax India executive Harsha Raghavan, has inked an agreement to invest ......
Finance
How IIFL Finance is strengthening its capital base
IIFL Finance Ltd plans to add more fixed-income instruments and long-term borrowings to its debt capital, as it diversifies its ......
People
Flashback 2018: Entrepreneurship bug triggers top-level churn at PE, VC firms
For an industry in which a stable team is vital for success, the country’s alternative investment space witnessed considerable top-level ......
Infrastructure
Will govt's bid to privatise airports attract investors?
In September, civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu said India plans to construct 100 new airports at a cost of Rs ......
Finance
The yin and yang of the rupee's fall for PE, VC funds
The rupee’s sharp fall against the US dollar this year will make it tougher for private equity and venture capital ......
Infrastructure
Fairfax comes in as limited partner in Indian realty fund
Canada’s Fairfax, which has anchored an India-focussed private equity firm that has invested well over $1 billion in the past ......
People
Harsha Raghavan quits Fairfax, to float investment firm
Harsha Raghavan, managing director and chief executive officer at Fairbridge Capital Pvt. Ltd, which is an adviser to Fairfax India ......
Finance
Check out the PE-backed firms that fared best after IPO
Private equity firms looking to strike exit deals have been flush with opportunities ever since the decisive general election victory ......
General
Which PE investors dominated dealmaking this year
Canadian firms emerged as the top private equity investors by value in India this year, but that still wasn’t enough ......