Private Equity
Consumer
General Atlantic close to buying Future Ventures' stake in designer apparel firm AND Designs
Private equity firm General Atlantic is in the advanced stage of buying a significant minority stake in fashion apparel firm ......
Infrastructure
PE investments in real estate rise 47% to $1.4B during Jan-July 2013; volume remains almost flat
A few large private equity investments in the real estate sector have pulled up overall quantum of funding for the ......
Healthcare
StanChart PE raises stake in Fortis for over $7M, total commitment now at $27.5M
Standard Chartered Private Equity (StanChart PE) has shelled out Rs 47.25 crore ($7.4 million) to buy an additional 1 per ......
General
Microfinance firm Janalakshmi raises $53M in Series D led by Morgan Stanley PE
Janalakshmi Financial Services Pvt Ltd, a microfinance institution based in Bangalore, has closed its Series D funding round worth Rs ......
Manufacturing
Pragati India Fund investing $6.3M in Lucknow-based PTC Industries
Pragati India Fund, a private equity fund targeting economically underdeveloped and low-income states of India, is picking up a stake ......
General
PE exits through buybacks perk up as IPOs continue to remain elusive
Buyback transactions, often the last resort to provide an exit to private equity investors, have perked up in 2013 according ......
Consumer
MS Dhoni-promoted sports and fitness retail chain FITSOUL in talks with investors to raise $5M
Indian national cricket team captain MS Dhoni-promoted venture FITSOUL is in talks with a few PE investors and high net-worth ......
General
OrbiMed cuts size of second Asian healthcare fund, seeks to raise $300M
New York-based healthcare focused private equity firm OrbiMed has initiated the process to raise $300 million for its second pan-Asia ......
Infrastructure
Indiabulls Real Estate buys out Farallon's stake in seven projects for $187M
Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd (IBREL), the Mumbai-based public listed realtor, has bought out the entire stake held by US-based investment ......
Healthcare
CDC and Abraaj Group invest $17.5M in Rainbow Hospitals
Hyderabad-based Rainbow Hospitals, which primarily focuses on paediatric and maternal care, has raised $17.5 million (Rs 107.3 crore) from the ......