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Infrastructure
How the lights dimmed for Blackstone-backed Hindustan Powerprojects
Not every entrepreneur gets a second shot at making it big. But Ratul Puri was luckier than most. Not only did ......
Finance
This lender is now Blackstone's No.2 India bet after raising fresh capital
Blackstone Group has injected an additional amount into a financial services company that it had acquired last year, making it...
Finance
With virus set to stretch exit period, a look at PE firms with oldest portfolios
The coronavirus pandemic has not only made private equity investors more cautious in deploying fresh capital but has also raised...
Consumer
Aakash Educational CEO on changes after Blackstone deal and scouting for more M&As
Aakash Educational Services Ltd, one of the leading test-preparation companies in India, bolstered its presence in the digital world through ......
Finance
Why new FDI rules have put PE fund managers in a quandary
The Indian government’s hardening of stance over foreign direct investment from China has thrown private equity fund managers...
Finance
PE deals sink to decade-low in Jan-March on coronavirus caution
Private equity dealmaking in India plunged during the January-March quarter to hit the lowest level in at least a decade ......
TMT
Blackstone's biggest India deal just got a little bigger
Blackstone Group Inc, the world’s largest private equity investor, has raised its exposure to an Indian software services...
Finance
How the rupee's slide after the virus outbreak may hurt PE, VC firms
Ever since the coronavirus outbreak became a global pandemic, world markets have been in turmoil. The pandemic, which has already...
Finance
How are PE firms managing risk in light of frequent black swan events?
Blackstone chairman Stephen Schwarzman has often explained how the private equity firm’s failed 1986 investment in Edgcomb...
Finance
What Blackstone CEO Schwarzman's early struggles can teach first-time fund managers
When Stephen Schwarzman was raising capital for his first fund at private equity firm Blackstone in the mid-1980s, he was ......