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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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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Finance

10 March, 2026

How is Warburg Pincus placed as it starts monetising its biggest India bet?

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus intends to sell a minority stake in an Indian company it acquired less than two ......

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Finance

25 February, 2026

Lenskart, Delhivery backer Steadview Capital plans maiden India-registered PE fund

Global hedge fund Steadview Capital Management is planning to launch its maiden India-registered private equity fund, ......

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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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Finance

29 January, 2026

Sector Scan: Small NBFC-MFIs feel the squeeze as funding woes linger

Small and mid-sized microfinance companies are grappling with higher funding costs even as their larger peers appear to ......

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Finance

30 December, 2025

Flashback 2025: Top investment banks for PE-VC and M&A deals in India

Domestic investment banks continued to lead the charts for private equity and venture capital transactions in 2025, ......

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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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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, ......

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Finance

09 December, 2025

Arpwood Partners rebrands to Vixar, teams up with family office for NBFC takeover

Private equity firm Arpwood Partners has rebranded to Vixar and has acquired a controlling stake in a Mumbai-......