Ankit Agarwal
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Grapevine: PE firms circle Shriram Capital; Singtel may raise stake in Bharti Telecom
Private equity funds Advent International, Blackstone Group, CVC Capital, Carlyle Group and Brookfield are in the race to buy close ......
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Grapevine: NIIF, I Squared platform eye road assets; IIFL Wealth circles L&T unit
Singapore-based infrastructure investment platform Cube Highways and Infrastructure is looking to acquire Ircon Soma Tollway Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture ......
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Grapevine: Warburg pledges IDFC First Bank stake; IndiGo founders' rift far from over
Global private equity giant Warburg Pincus has pledged its entire 9.86% stake in private-sector lender IDFC First Bank Ltd to ......
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How many PE, VC firms are investing in India and how many are really active?
The Indian private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) ecosystem is characterised by a huge chunk of one-deal wonders, or ......
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Grapevine: Blackstone, CDPQ in deal news; PhonePe, Cred seek funding
Billionaire Yuri Milner’s DST Global, Ribbit Capital, Falcon Edge, Green Oaks, China’s Hillhouse Capital, and others have held talks with ......
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Grapevine: Swiggy raising $750 mn afresh; Blackstone may buy late coffee baron's IT park
Online food delivery startup Swiggy is in advanced talks to raise up to $750 million (Rs 5,196.5 crore at current ......
Finance
Insurance in focus as dealmaking perks up in financial services sector in April-June
India’s banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector recorded two big mergers in the last two quarters that jacked up ......
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Grapevine: Amazon may buy into Reliance Retail; investors circle Apollo Hospital
Amazon is in exploratory talks with Reliance Retail to acquire up to 26% stake, two persons in the know told ......
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Grapevine: Sequoia may top up sixth India fund; Ebix eyes PE-backed Trimax
Sequoia Capital India, one of the most active venture capital firms in India, is raising $200 million (about Rs 1,377 ......
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Grapevine: KKR eyes bigger Asia fund; Steadview, Ribbit may lead $75 mn round in BharatPe
Buyout fund KKR & Co. is planning to raise a bigger Asia private equity fund and has hit the first ......
