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

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

General

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, ......

Anicut Capital closes $142 mn private credit fund

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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Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC may float special situations fund

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 ......

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

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 ......

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

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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Edelweiss' alternative investment arm revives IPO plan

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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Temasek adds a new BFSI company to India portfolio

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 ......

True North's private credit arm invests $8.3 mn in Samtel Avionics

Manufacturing

17 December, 2025

True North's private credit arm invests $8.3 mn in Samtel Avionics

True North Private Credit has invested Rs 75 crore (around $8.3 million) in aerospace and defence firm Samtel Avionics, ......

Japan's Mizuho to buy majority stake in Avendus from KKR

Finance

17 December, 2025

Japan's Mizuho to buy majority stake in Avendus from KKR

Redpoint Investments, an affiliate of private-equity giant KKR, will sell its stake in financial services firm Avendus ......