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Finance
PE deal of the month: GIC, KKR bet big on HDFC to pump prime banking unit
If the first month of the New Year is anything to go by, private equity activity in India is likely ......
Finance
Avendus hedge fund crosses $500-mn mark as asset management biz grows
KKR-backed diversified financial services firm Avendus Group’s hedge fund has touched Rs 3,300 crore ($520 million) in assets under management ......
People
The rainmakers at AZB who cooked up a storm in M&A deals
Unlike most of India’s A-list corporate law firms, where families such as the Khaitans or the Shroffs still rule the ......
Finance
Flashback 2017: Top private equity exits of the year
Private equity firms had another mega year in terms of exits, thanks to some blockbuster deals as the year drew ......
Finance
Flashback 2017: Top private equity deals of the year
Private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds placed fewer but bigger bets on Indian companies this year across ......
Infrastructure
Flashback 2017: Telecom in turmoil but renewable energy sector lights up
India's creaky infrastructure has long been derided by foreign investors and local companies alike. And 2017 may have made little ......
Finance
Fund scan: KKR smells more money in bigger India PE deals; high on credit biz
It’s not uncommon for companies looking to expand their business or enter a new market to proceed with caution—take baby ......
Finance
KKR ups stake in Avendus Capital, injects fresh capital
Alternative investment giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd (KKR) has increased its stake in Avendus Capital Pvt. Ltd after ......
People
Former Star India exec joining infrastructure finance firm as legal head
Pulak Bagchi, former senior vice president (legal and regulatory) of Star India Pvt. Ltd, is joining a Kolkata-based infrastructure finance ......
Finance
Why PE-backed firms are chasing legal eagles
SoftBank Group and Sequoia Capital-backed Oravel Stays Pvt. Ltd, which operates budget hotel marketplace OYO Rooms, got its first general ......