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.

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Flashback 2025: Japanese, UAE capital powers top banking, financial services deals

Finance

29 December, 2025

Flashback 2025: Japanese, UAE capital powers top banking, financial services deals

The banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector emerged as one of the most active dealmaking arenas in 2025......

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29 December, 2025

Shriram Finance's Umesh Revankar on MUFG investment, growth targets, and more

Shriram Finance executive vice chairman Umesh Revankar explains the rationale for bringing MUFG Bank on its cap table and growth ......

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Finance

26 December, 2025

Dugar Finance prepares for pre-Series A funding, to bring equity investor on board

Chennai-headquartered Dugar Finance and Investments, which recently raised debt capital from Swiss impact investor ......

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26 December, 2025

Flashback 2025: Check out the top M&As of the year

The merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in India remained strong in 2025, as financial services, healthcare, ......

Finance

24 December, 2025

Anicut Capital closes $142 mn private credit fund

Anicut Capital has completed the final close of its Grand Anicut Fund IV at Rs 1,275 crore ($142 million), marking ......

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Finance

24 December, 2025

Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC may float special situations fund

Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company (ABSL AMC), which recently announced the first close of its second ......

Finance

19 December, 2025

Piramal Finance to exit Shriram Life, pocket $67 mn from stake sale

Piramal Finance will sell its 14.7% stake in Shriram Life Insurance to Sanlam Emerging Markets (Mauritius) for Rs 600 ......

Finance

19 December, 2025

Japan's MUFG Bank to buy 20% stake in Shriram Finance in largest foreign NBFC bet

Japan’s MUFG Bank will acquire a 20% stake in Shriram Finance for Rs 39,618 crore ($4.4 billion), marking the largest ......

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Finance

19 December, 2025

Edelweiss' alternative investment arm revives IPO plan

The company is planning to refile its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of ......

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Finance

17 December, 2025

Temasek adds a new BFSI company to India portfolio

Singapore-state investment firm Temasek, which operates independent of the city state’s sovereign fund GIC and has ......