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Finance

07 November, 2024

Fairfax-backed CSB Bank taps offshore investor for fresh capital

CSB Bank Ltd, the Indian private-sector lender controlled by Canadian investment firm Fairfax, is set to raise $100 million (around ......

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Infrastructure

03 October, 2024

Bottomline: Fairfax-controlled Bengaluru airport operator flies into a loss

The financial year 2023-24 was a mixed bag of sorts for Bengaluru International Airport Ltd (BIAL), which operates the Kempegowda ......

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Manufacturing

09 September, 2024

Fairfax acquires majority stake in India aluminium products maker

Indian-born Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa-owned Fairfax India has picked up a controlling stake in an aluminium products manufacturer based in ......

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General

28 August, 2024

Grapevine: Fairfax, Bain eye API maker; ChrysCap nears deal for Belgian Waffle

Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax and US private equity firm Bain Capital are competing to acquire Vadodara-based API maker Farmson Basic Drugs in a deal ......

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Finance

09 May, 2024

Fairfax changes monetisation plan from Indian financial services firm

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, the Toronto-listed investment firm controlled by Indian-born Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, has changed its plan to ......

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Infrastructure

21 March, 2024

Spotlight: How well has the Fairfax-owned Indian airport recovered from Covid jolt?

Over the past three years or so, aviation in India has been on a rapid growth trajectory. While domestic carriers ......

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Finance

09 February, 2024

Quess Corp, GoDigit under the lens as Fairfax accused of manipulating asset values

Two Indian companies—an outsourcing services provider and an insurance-technology unicorn—are at the centre of allegations made by an activist short ......

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Finance

22 December, 2023

Fairfax harvests more money from India portfolio as exit spree extends

Indian-born Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa-led Fairfax has partially exited an India portfolio company, as it continues to pull out money ......

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Finance

23 November, 2023

In Charts: Fairfax's India portfolio has a dud, a blockbuster and many hits

Few people have been as bullish about investing in India over the past few years as Prem Watsa, the founder ......

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Infrastructure

10 November, 2023

Spotlight: How farm logistics firm NCML turned into Fairfax's biggest India flop

A little more than eight years ago, Indian-born Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax India Holdings Corp took control of a ......