Asha Menon

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Others

01 October, 2025

PE/VC investors demand rigorous diligence checks, place founders' lives under scrutiny

Indian startups may be getting increasingly busy creating squeaky-clean AI-generated pitch decks and showcasing bold business plans but private equity ......

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Markets

24 September, 2025

Little-known firm with barely 100 shareholders hits $1-bn valuation after 15,000% stock surge

It took Sachin Tendulkar two hundred test matches spread over twenty-four years to score more than 15,000 runs. It has ......

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Finance

12 September, 2025

Can a PE/VC fund's income be split to benefit from India's tax treaties and I-T Act?

A recent ruling by an income-tax tribunal could provide much relief to private equity and venture capital funds, particularly those ......

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Infrastructure

28 August, 2025

How real estate investment firm Landmark Capital landed in a soup

Eight years ago, real estate investment firm Landmark Capital teamed up with a leading financial services group to float a fund that ......

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Finance

08 August, 2025

PE fund manager Smartowner faces legal woes as investors weigh criminal complaints

Smartowner Services India Pvt Ltd, a real estate investment management firm that launched a private equity fund six-and-a-half years ago, ......

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Finance

11 July, 2025

How ChrysCapital fell victim to a front-running scam eight years ago

On July 26, 2017, private equity firm ChrysCapital sold its entire stake in software services company KPIT Technologies Ltd, as ......