IFC
General
Hero Future eyes Fotowatio's solar project; SoftBank may invest $400 mn in FirstCry
Hero Future Energies Pvt. Ltd, the renewable power unit of Hero Group, is looking to acquire a solar power project ......
Finance
Gruh deal will help increase secured loan book: Bandhan Bank CEO
In April 2014, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh managed to get what many bigger businessman couldn't--a banking licence. Bandhan Bank, the microlender-turned-bank, ......
Finance
GIC-backed Bandhan Bank to acquire Gruh Finance in share-swap deal
Bandhan Bank Ltd has agreed to acquire mortgage lender Gruh Finance Ltd in a transaction that will boost its housing ......
TMT
Sands Capital, IFC invest more in logistics-tech startup Blackbuck
Zinka Logistics Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates business-to-business tech-enabled logistics startup Blackbuck, has raised Rs 87.02 crore ($12.43 million at ......
Consumer
IFC plans co-investment with Lighthouse in footwear maker Aqualite
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, plans to co-invest with India-focused mid-market private equity ......
TMT
Accel, IFC and others invest in B2B marketplace Moglix's Series C round
Online business-to-business (B2B) industrial goods marketplace Moglix has raised $23 million (Rs 164 crore) in its Series C round led ......
TMT
Naspers leads $540-mn investment round in Byju's
Bengaluru-based Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, which runs ed-tech startup Byju’s, has raised $540 million (Rs 3,855 crore at current ......
Infrastructure
Logistics & warehousing investor IndoSpace creates $1.2 bn corpus for latest fund
Mumbai-based industrial real estate investor IndoSpace Logistics Parks has hit the final close of its third fund at $1.2 billion ......
Finance
Lighthouse adds CDC as LP for latest fund, targets final close in four months
Mid-market private equity firm Lighthouse is aiming to mark the final close of its third India-dedicated fund by the end ......
TMT
CPPIB, General Atlantic & others back Byju's in Naspers-led mega funding round
Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd, which operates ed-tech venture Byju’s, has raised $322.64 million (around Rs 2,300 crore at current ......