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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Premji Invest-backed Home Credit raising fresh capital as valuation soars

Finance

30 March, 2026

Premji Invest-backed Home Credit raising fresh capital as valuation soars

Home Credit India Finance Pvt Ltd, a non-bank lender that counts Premji Invest as a key investor, is raising fresh ......

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Finance

30 March, 2026

ICICI Pru AMC's private capital head on strategy, target returns and more

One of the largest mutual fund houses in the country, ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, is looking to cement ......

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Finance

23 March, 2026

Bottomline: Bad loans, weak profitability weigh on Kaabil Finance

Non-bank lender Kaabil Finance Pvt Ltd, which is backed by homegrown investment firm 2Point2 Capital, has recorded a ......

Finance

23 March, 2026

Kotak Mahindra Capital to divest 31% stake in Infina Finance

Kotak Mahindra Capital will sell a 31% stake in its NBFC arm, Infina Finance, to multiple entities for Rs 1,293 ......

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Finance

19 March, 2026

Helion Ventures logs off from 16-year-old housing finance bet

Helion Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that raised three funds between 2006 and 2012 before its founders went ......

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Finance

19 March, 2026

Morgan Stanley PE making lacklustre exit move from India portfolio

Global financial services giant Morgan Stanley’s Asian private equity arm is pressing the exit button on a six-year-......

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17 March, 2026

Steadview Capital appoints Maneesh Menon as India director

Global hedge fund Steadview Capital has appointed former Eight Roads Ventures executive Maneesh Menon as director for ......

Finance

16 March, 2026

Nippon Life India AIF gets $200-mn tag as DWS picking up 40% stake

German asset management company DWS Group is set to acquire a 40% stake in Nippon Life India AIF Management, a ......

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Finance

13 March, 2026

PAG-backed Nuvama ropes in senior exec for private credit foray

The Nuvama group, which is among the country’s top homegrown financial services providers, has appointed a senior ......

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Finance

12 March, 2026

ElementOne hits first close of maiden private credit fund of funds, inks debut deal

ElementOne Alternatives, which follows a fund-of-fund strategy in the private credit segment, has made its debut ......