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Finance

11 January, 2021

SMEcorner CEO Samir Bhatia on asset-light co-lending, growth roadmap post pandemic

Coming through a difficult year on account of the Covid-19 pandemic, microlending platform SMEcorner expects to more than double its ......

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Finance

24 December, 2020

KKR inches forward with India credit arm's merger with PE-backed NBFC

KKR India Financial Services Ltd, the non-bank lending arm of private equity firm KKR & Co, is nearing completion of ......

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Consumer

21 December, 2020

Consumer electronics brand Noise dials PE, VC firms for large cheque

Lifestyle gadget brand Noise is in discussions with several venture capital and mid-market private equity firms to raise its first ......

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Consumer

24 September, 2020

Food firm Happilo in talks with West Asian fund, others for first institutional funding

Healthy snacks brand Happilo is in discussions with several private equity firms including a West Asian fund to raise its ......

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Finance

25 June, 2020

RIL cuts commitments to PE, VC funds again in FY20 but adds new asset class

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) reduced its exposure to alternative investments for a fourth year in a row ......

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Consumer

12 May, 2020

VC-backed mCaffeine dials new investors to snag Series B cheque

Personal care brand mCaffeine is in discussions with at least five private equity and venture capital investors to raise its Series ......

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Consumer

02 April, 2020

Mid-market PE firm Paragon pumps more money into consumer portfolio firm

Homegrown mid-market private equity firm Paragon Partners has put more capital into a portfolio company that distributes lifestyle, sports and ......

Finance

02 March, 2020

Paragon Partners, others invest in lending startup SMEcorner

Homegrown mid-market private equity firm Paragon Partners has led a new round of funding in SMEcorner, a microlending platform for ......

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31 January, 2020

Mid-market PE firm in talks to invest in commercial vehicle financier IKF

IKF Finance Ltd, a commercial vehicle finance firm backed by Motilal Oswal Private Equity, has signed a non-binding agreement with ......

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Finance

07 October, 2019

How deal attribution can make or mar first-time fund managers' prospects

First-time fund managers attempting to raise capital in India after leaving established private equity and venture capital firms are getting ......