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How was German investment firm DEG's exit from Equitas?
German investment and development corporation Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG) has struck its second profitable exit in as many years ......
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Company watch: Janalakshmi all set for new innings with robust financials
When India’s microfinance industry went through a crisis in the years after Andhra Pradesh framed strict rules for the sector ......
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SMILE Microfinance on the block
Chennai-based SMILE Microfinance Ltd is up for sale with both its majority shareholder, US fund manager Developing World Markets (DWM), ......
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Dewan Housing Finance seeks to acquire micro lending firm
Mumbai-based listed housing finance firm Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) is seeking to acquire a small lending company to ......
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Warburg Pincus-backed Capital First looks to diversify loan book with M&As
Capital First Ltd, a non-banking finance company majority owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, is looking to strike acquisition ......
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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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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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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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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 ......