Private Equity
Finance
Flashback 2018: M&As lead $100-bn plus record dealmaking spree; PE-VC funding flat
Dealmaking in India hit a record high this year, crossing the milestone of $100 billion for the first time ever, ......
TMT
WestBridge leads funding into online decor firm Design Cafe
Bengaluru-based GS E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd, which operates online decor firm Design Cafe, has raised Rs 200 crore ($28.5 million)...
Infrastructure
Blackstone to pick up stake in two Indiabulls office assets
Private equity giant Blackstone Group has entered into definitive agreements with listed developer Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd...
Finance
PE-backed Aavas Financiers raises $29 mn from CDC via masala bonds
Home-loan company Aavas Financiers Ltd has raised Rs 200 crore ($28.7 million) from UK government-owned development financial...
Finance
Ascent Capital hits the road for new fund after nine-year gap
Homegrown private equity firm Ascent Capital has kicked off the process of raising capital for a fourth fund nearly a ......
Finance
Multiples PE scraps stressed assets investment programme
Renuka Ramnath-led private equity firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management has shut down its stressed assets investment division...
Finance
Bain Capital raises $4.65 bn for new Asia fund
Global private equity firm Bain Capital LLC has closed its new Asia-focused fund at $4.65 billion, a person with direct ......
Consumer
PE-controlled India operator of KFC, Pizza Hut raises fresh funding
Sapphire Foods India Pvt. Ltd, one of two franchises for Yum! Brands Inc.’s KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in India, ......
Finance
Former Fairfax exec Harsha Raghavan floats maiden PE fund
Harsha Raghavan, who spearheaded Canadian investment giant Fairfax’s India private equity wing till early this year, has...
Finance
Paragon Partners sets stage for second PE fund
Homegrown mid-market private equity firm Paragon Partners is in the process of launching its second investment vehicle, two people...