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

28 May, 2026

Pahal Financial eyes return to profitability in FY27; may raise funds soon

Pahal Financial, backed by a clutch of impact investors such as GAWA Capital and Proparco, is focusing on returning to ......

Manufacturing

26 May, 2026

Veloce Fintech invests in Shakti Distilleries, Gupta Foods

Veloce Fintech, part of the Lemon Consultech group, has invested Rs 20 crore (around $2.1 million) in pharma-grade ......

Finance

26 May, 2026

JM Financial Asset floats $105 mn private credit fund

JM Financial Asset Management Ltd has launched a private credit fund with a target size of Rs 1,000 crore (around ......

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Finance

25 May, 2026

Former Tube Investments M&A head, Goldman exec float I-banking firm

Harsh Tenneti, who previously served as the head of mergers and acquisitions at Tube Investments of India, has launched ......

Finance

20 May, 2026

Aditya Birla Capital taps IFC for $95-mn cheque

Aditya Birla Capital has raised $95 million (around Rs 920 crore) from International Financial Corporation (IFC), the ......

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TMT

19 May, 2026

General Catalyst-backed Xflow Payments eyes new licenses, product expansion

Xflow Payments India, a payments-processor backed by General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners, is focussing on ......

Finance

15 May, 2026

ASK Alts floats second private credit fund with $260 mn target

ASK Alternates, a part of the Blackstone-backed ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group, has unveiled its second private ......

Infrastructure

14 May, 2026

Kotak Alts invests $78 mn in Lloyds Metals

Kotak Alternate Asset Managers has invested Rs 750 crore ($78.3 million) in the non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of ......

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Finance

14 May, 2026

JM Financial Asset Management set to roll out new private credit fund

JM Financial Asset Management Ltd, which manages mutual fund schemes and alternative investment funds, is preparing to ......

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Finance

13 May, 2026

Did True North meet the benchmark as it exits eight-year-old bet?

True North, one of India’s oldest private equity firms, has made its second liquidity move of this year as it ......