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.

Kotak Alts ropes in former ValueQuest exec to head PE/VC ops

People

03 September, 2026

Kotak Alts ropes in former ValueQuest exec to head PE/VC ops

Kotak Alternate Asset Managers (Kotak Alts) has appointed former ValueQuest executive Pushkar Jauhari as the chief ......

Finance

03 September, 2026

Beams Fintech leads $23 mn round in non-bank lender Business Nextgen

Business Nextgen Finance, a non-bank lender focussed on secured lending to medium, small and micro-enterprises (MSMEs), ......

Finance

01 September, 2026

InsuranceDekho, RenewBuy ink merger; Niyo to buy Capital India Finance's RemitX

Private equity-backed InsuranceDekho and RenewBuy have announced the consolidation of their businesses, while travel ......

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Finance

01 September, 2026

Former Vivriti exec's Anahat set to roll out maiden private credit fund

Anahat Fund Managers, founded by former Vivriti Capital executive Aniket Deshpande, is set to launch its maiden private ......

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Finance

31 August, 2026

Spark Asset's Agrawal on private credit opportunity, investing strategy and more

 Spark Asset Management's third private credit offering, the Spark Equitized Credit Solutions Fund (SpECS Fund III......

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Finance

27 August, 2026

Lighthouse Canton targets 12-15 bets via India credit fund; first close soon

Singapore-headquartered wealth and asset management firm Lighthouse Canton plans to make around 12-15 investments ......

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Finance

26 August, 2026

Centrum-backed Modulus Alts marks first close of third private credit fund

Private credit investor Modulus Alternatives has marked the first close of its third private credit fund, the Modulus ......

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Finance

25 August, 2026

Pravega, Z47-backed lender InPrime Finserv taps offshore investor

InPrime Finserv, a fintech lender that counts venture capital firms Pravega Ventures, Z47 and InfoEdge Ventures as its ......

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Finance

24 August, 2026

Blackstone-backed Aadhar Housing's MD on growth drivers, expansion plans and more

Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd, the mortgage lender majority owned by private equity giant Blackstone, is keen on increasing......

Finance

18 August, 2026

Godrej Industries enters private credit with $209 mn fund

Godrej Industries Group said Tuesday it has entered India’s growing private credit market with its maiden alternative ......