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.

Finance

13 March, 2025

Patanjali, DS Group to buy Magma General for over $500 mn to enter insurance sector

Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and DS Group have teamed up to enter India’s insurance sector with the acquisition of Magma General ......

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Finance

13 March, 2025

Former InCred, Kotak execs' new venture Saarathi Finance gets PE backing

Saarathi Finance and Credit Pvt. Ltd, a non-banking finance company set up by former executives of InCred Group and Kotak ......

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Finance

05 March, 2025

Spotlight: Can Gaja-backed Kinara Capital bounce back as stress rises, loss widens?

Non-bank lender Kinara Capital, which is backed by private equity firm Gaja Capital and several impact investors, is staring at ......

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Finance

03 March, 2025

GPs should align with corporates' investment strategy: Panelists at VCCircle summit

General partners of private equity and venture capital funds should align themselves with the strategy of corporate investors who are ......

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Finance

03 March, 2025

Pre-defined strategy key for private credit investors: Panelists at VCCircle LP Summit

A pre-defined strategy is integral for investors while opting to invest in the private credit segment, according to panelists at ......

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Finance

28 February, 2025

SEBI-AIF industry relationship has evolved: Ananth Narayan at VCCircle LP Summit

The nature of the relationship between the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the alternative investment fund industry has ......

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Finance

28 February, 2025

More LPs looking to co-invest with PE, VC funds: Panelists at VCCircle summit

An increasing number of limited partners (LP) are looking to co-invest in Indian companies along with private equity and venture ......

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Finance

27 February, 2025

Why KKR-backed InCred Finance is going for gold with a takeover deal

InCred Financial Services Ltd, the lending arm of Bhupinder Singh-led InCred Group, has opted for the inorganic route to make ......

Finance

25 February, 2025

Flipkart-backed super.money buys BharatX to integrate BNPL into UPI

UPI payments platform super.money, which is backed by Flipkart, has acquired checkout financing platform BharatX, with the aim to integrate ......

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Finance

25 February, 2025

BlackSoil raising fresh capital as merger with Caspian Debt moves forward

Non-banking financial company BlackSoil Capital is raising fresh equity funding from investors even as it moves forward with its planned ......