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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What's at stake for PE firms, impact investors as Aviom lands in bankruptcy court

Finance

25 February, 2025

What's at stake for PE firms, impact investors as Aviom lands in bankruptcy court

Private equity investors and impact-oriented funds that backed Aviom India Housing Finance Pvt Ltd are now staring at ......

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Finance

21 February, 2025

Growing faster than industry, to maintain pace: PE-backed Home First Finance's CEO

Home First Finance Company India Ltd, a mortgage lender backed by private equity firms Warburg Pincus and True North, ......

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Finance

20 February, 2025

Bottomline: Kunal Shah-controlled Newtap in the red as loan write-offs jump

Non-bank lender Newtap Finance Pvt Ltd, an associate company of fintech unicorn CRED and controlled by founder Kunal ......

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TMT

14 February, 2025

A91 Partners-backed FinBox looks to break even, banks on next phase of growth

After posting a net loss for three consecutive years, A91 Partners-backed fintech firm FinBox is looking to break even ......

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Finance

11 February, 2025

Bottomline: PE-owned Vistaar's AUM crosses $500 mn, NPAs stay under control

Vistaar Financial Services Pvt. Ltd, a non-bank lender controlled by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, has managed to......

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Finance

10 February, 2025

IIFL Fintech Fund seeks more LP cheques for second vehicle after initial closing

IIFL Fintech Fund, which last month said it had closed its second vehicle after raising Rs 200 crore ($23 million), ......

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Finance

07 February, 2025

ProgCap's Pallavi Shrivastava on growth path, fundraising plans and more

ProgCap, which counts Tiger Global, Peak XV Partners and Google as its investors, has transitioned towards a co-lending ......

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Finance

05 February, 2025

Piramal Alts-backed unit of Aussie firm Findi moves ahead with IPO plan

Transaction Solutions International (India) Pvt Ltd, which is backed by Piramal Alternatives, is moving forward with its......

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Healthcare

31 January, 2025

Govt must incentivise research in APIs: Panelists at VCCircle Healthcare Summit

The government must provide incentives to encourage research and development in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (......

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Healthcare

31 January, 2025

Tertiary care centres must focus on acute care: Panelists at VCCircle Healthcare Summit

Tertiary care centres and hospitals should ideally focus only on acute or potentially life-threatening situations, ......