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Sector scan: Why microfinance firms are bracing for growth slowdown
In March, India’s microfinance sector recorded its biggest private equity transaction. That month, US-based Advent International and India’s Multiples PE ......
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CX Partners scores neat returns in partial exit from financial services firm
Private equity firm CX Partners has scored neat returns by selling a little over a third of its stake in ......
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Bandhan Bank's Chandra Shekhar Ghosh on credit growth, NPA outlook and more
Bandhan Bank received a banking licence in 2014, beating out many large conglomerates in the process. In the last five ......
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New York-based Kora gets sharp haircut on exit from microfinance firm
US-based investment firm Kora Management, focussed on internet and financial services, has exited its maiden India bet on a listed ......
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Annapurna Finance to raise funding as coronavirus roils MFIs
Microfinance institution Annapurna Finance Pvt. Ltd is in advanced discussions to raise equity funding from a few institutional investors, two ......
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Small finance banks predict six-month recovery from corona, MSME loans to reel most
As the country relaxes the lockdown and permits agricultural, construction and industrial activity in rural red zones, small finance banks ......
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India's $28-bn microfinance sector braces for turmoil as third crisis hits in a decade
Gagan Kumar, who runs a small hair salon in Mumbai’s Borivali suburb, is a worried man these days. Kumar had ......
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Satya MicroCapital raising fresh equity funding from global investor
Satya MicroCapital Ltd is raising a large equity round of funding from a global investor, a top executive at the ......
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Northern Arc Investments exceeds target returns in maiden debt fund exit
Northern Arc Investments, the alternative investment arm of Northern Arc Capital, has returned the money it had raised from limited ......
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Village Financial seeks private growth capital after deferring IPO
Microlender Village Financial Services Ltd is looking to raise private capital and convert to a small finance bank in a ......