Ankit Agarwal

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Grapevine: PE firms circle Shriram Capital; Singtel may raise stake in Bharti Telecom

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08 August, 2019

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...

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07 August, 2019

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....

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06 August, 2019

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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Finance

05 August, 2019

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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05 August, 2019

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...

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02 August, 2019

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 ......

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01 August, 2019

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...

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01 August, 2019

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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31 July, 2019

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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30 July, 2019

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 ......