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BII aiming to back more specialist funds, make equity bets: India head Manav Bansal

Finance

08 September, 2023

BII aiming to back more specialist funds, make equity bets: India head Manav Bansal

British International Investment (BII), formerly CDC Group Plc, is looking to make more equity bets and increase focus on specialist funds as a limited partner (LP), its top India executive told ......

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UK's BII to spur lending game in India with early bets after slow 2022

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04 September, 2023

UK's BII to spur lending game in India with early bets after slow 2022

The UK government-backed development finance institution British International Investment (erstwhile CDC Group) is aiming to tap into India’s credit market, ......

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Lenskart looking to double overseas revenue, gearing up for acquisitions: CEO

Consumer

29 August, 2023

Lenskart looking to double overseas revenue, gearing up for acquisitions: CEO

Omnichannel eyewear unicorn Lenskart intends to double its international revenue and make several acquisitions after ending the fiscal year through ......

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Everstone scripts over $160-mn India portfolio exit

Manufacturing

23 August, 2023

Everstone scripts over $160-mn India portfolio exit

Everstone Capital, which has been on the road to raise its fourth sector agnostic private equity fund for over two years and ......

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Lightbox partners going separate ways amid portfolio strategy spat

People

22 August, 2023

Lightbox partners going separate ways amid portfolio strategy spat

Three senior executives at homegrown venture capital firm Lightbox Ventures, which has backed several Indian companies like Truecaller, Rebel Foods, ......

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Veranda Learning kicks off fundraising talks, appoints bankers

Consumer

21 August, 2023

Veranda Learning kicks off fundraising talks, appoints bankers

Education-focused Veranda Learning Solutions Ltd has appointed two merchant bankers to initiate a fundraising process as it plans for mergers ......

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Exclusive: Sovereign fund, other investors may bankroll Narayana Group's PE exit plan

Consumer

14 August, 2023

Exclusive: Sovereign fund, other investors may bankroll Narayana Group's PE exit plan

A sovereign wealth fund and a couple of other investors will likely fund education-focused Narayana Group’s plan to provide an ......

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Reshamandi in a soup over debt repayments amid fresh funding plans

Manufacturing

10 August, 2023

Reshamandi in a soup over debt repayments amid fresh funding plans

Natural fibre supply chain startup Reshamandi is understood to be grappling with fundraising amid delayed debt repayments, in what may ......

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BanyanTree exit plan back on track as portfolio firm revives IPO

Consumer

09 August, 2023

BanyanTree exit plan back on track as portfolio firm revives IPO

Mid-market-focused private equity firm BanyanTree Capital is looking to exit its seven-year-old investment in an automobile retailer as the company plans to refile documents for an initial public offering (IPO), three people aware of the development ......

Svatantra Microfin to buy Sachin Bansal's Chaitanya for $180 mn

Finance

08 August, 2023

Svatantra Microfin to buy Sachin Bansal's Chaitanya for $180 mn

In one of the biggest deals in India's microfinance industry, Ananya Birla-led Svatantra Microfin Pvt Ltd has agreed to acquire Chaitanya India Fin Credit ......