Ajay Ramanathan

Ajay writes on the banking, financial services, and insurance segment. He is keen on analysing the multi-fold impact of any news development, and putting it across in the long-form.

CapitalG, Alpha Wave-backed Aye Finance's IPO fails to get 100% subscription

Finance

12 February, 2026

CapitalG, Alpha Wave-backed Aye Finance's IPO fails to get 100% subscription

The initial public offering of non-bank lender Aye Finance Ltd, which counts a number of private capital and venture ......

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Finance

11 February, 2026

Shriram Finance taps offshore debt investor after record-setting stake sale

Shriram Finance, which recently bagged a big cheque from MUFG Bank, has now tapped another offshore investor for capital......

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Finance

11 February, 2026

Women's World Banking explores exit from decade-old NBFC bet

Women’s World Banking Asset Management (WAM), which invests in financial institutions across emerging and developed ......

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Finance

11 February, 2026

Bottomline: MUFG-backed DMI Finance on weaker ground a year after lifting of RBI ban

DMI Finance has found the going tough even after the Reserve Bank of India lifted restrictions on the company in ......

Finance

10 February, 2026

Carlyle returns to India's housing finance sector with $230-mn deal for Edelweiss unit

Private equity firm Carlyle is acquiring a majority stake in the mortgage lending arm of Edelweiss Financial Services ......

General

09 February, 2026

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC marks final close of special opportunities AIF

Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company (ABSL AMC) has announced the final close of the Aditya Birla Sun Life ......

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Finance

06 February, 2026

Ascertis taps another LP for fourth private credit fund

Ascertis Credit, the private credit investor formerly known as BPEA Credit, has secured another limited partner (LP) for......

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Finance

05 February, 2026

How are CapitalG, other PE/VC firms faring as Aye Finance slashes IPO valuation?

A clutch of private equity and venture capital investors that backed Aye Finance Ltd over the past decade are staring ......

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Finance

04 February, 2026

SK Finance's PE/VC investors look for private-market exit as IPO stalls

Non-bank lender SK Finance Ltd’s private equity and venture capital investors are looking to trim their stake via a ......

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TMT

04 February, 2026

BetterInvest plans financing foray into YouTuber economy

Chennai-headquartered BetterInvest, which recently launched a private credit fund focused on the media and entertainment......