Limited Partners
Healthcare
Belgian impact investor to take reins of IL&FS PE fund
A Belgian impact investor with healthcare bets in India is set to take over the management of IL&FS’s only operational ......
Finance
Verlinvest to double down on India, expand consumer portfolio
Belgium-based family office Verlinvest is keen to expand its India portfolio by investing more in consumer brands and adding newer ......
Finance
What pandemic? India-focused LPs and GPs put more money to work in 2020
The pandemic didn’t deter limited partners (LP) to India-focused alternative investment funds (AIF) from putting more money to work last ......
Insights Focus
How the Indian Private Market Is Using Tech to Tackle Challenges Posed By the COVID-19 Pandemic
In India, 2020 ended with private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments at USD 47.6 billion, compared to USD ......
Finance
New Development Bank to invest in NIIF's fund of funds
New Development Bank (formerly Brics Development Bank) has committed $100 million (Rs 727.6 crore) to the Fund of Funds managed ......
TMT
Venture Catalysts fund raises money from Haldiram's and others, marks second close
9Unicorns, the accelerator fund set up by early-stage incubator and investor Venture Catalysts, has marked its second close with a ......
Consumer
Fireside partner on why local LPs are increasingly opening up to consumer funds
Fireside Ventures started the year with a bang. The early-stage consumer-focused venture capital firm announced the final close of its ......
Insights Focus
Role of AIF Industry in Nation building
Indian market received an all-time record of US$48 billion of private investments in 2019 and roughly a similar amount in ......
Finance
Budget 2021 creates new tax headache for domestic funds
The Union Budget has introduced amendments in the Securities Contract Regulation Act (SCRA), which defines Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) for ......
People
Advent International executive resigns to join sovereign wealth fund
A top Advent International executive has resigned to join a United Arab Emirates-based sovereign wealth fund, as the latter builds ......