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12 October, 2016

Annapurna Microfinance plans fresh fund-raise; early investor to exit

Bhubaneswar-based non-banking finance company Annapurna Microfinance Pvt. Ltd (AMPL) has initiated talks with private equity investors to raise a fresh ......

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01 October, 2016

Weekly deals tracker: Banking, finance firms lead the pack

The week saw Dutch financial services major ING dilute a part of its stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank via an ......

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16 September, 2016

IFC to invest $40 mn in microlender Ujjivan Financial via debt

International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $40 million (about Rs 268 crore) in Bengaluru-based microfinance firm Ujjivan Financial ......

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11 August, 2016

Fusion Microfinance raises $24 mn from PE firm Creation Investments, others

Fusion Microfinance has raised Rs 162 crore ($24 million) from US-based private equity firm Creation Investments in a fourth strategic ......

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29 July, 2016

IFMR extends final close for second debt fund on strong investor response

IFMR Investments, the wholly-owned subsidiary of non-banking finance company IFMR Capital Finance Pvt. Ltd, has extended the final close of ......

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25 July, 2016

IFMR Investment Managers raises third debt fund targeting microfinance firms

Chennai-based IFMR Investment Managers, a wholly owned subsidiary of IFMR Capital, is raising a Rs 100 crore (around $ 15 ......

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12 July, 2016

IDFC Bank to acquire VC-backed microlender Grama Vidiyal

IDFC Bank Ltd, India’s newest commercial bank, said on Tuesday it has signed a pact to acquire Grama Vidiyal Micro ......

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01 July, 2016

Another early investor in Satin Creditcare part-exits with handsome profit

Satin Creditcare Network Ltd, the fifth-largest microfinance in the country by gross loan portfolio, has seen one of its earliest ......

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30 May, 2016

Lok Capital MD Vishal Mehta on social impact investing and exits during a slowdown

Impact venture capital firm Lok Capital raised about $87 million in its first two funds and is now set to ......

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02 May, 2016

Ujjivan IPO covered over 40 times on final day

The initial public offering of Bengaluru-based microfinance firm Ujjivan Financial Services Ltd drew a massive response on the third and ......