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Finance
HDFC cools on alternatives in FY20, but piles into new funds
Housing Development Finance Corporation's (HDFC) pace of investments in the alternative investment fund (AIF) space slowed...
Finance
Somerset's new healthcare vehicle gets LP commitment from fund of funds
Healthcare-focused private equity firm Somerset Indus Capital Partners has received Limited Partner (LP) commitment for its second...
Finance
Why PE/VC industry needs more robust performance benchmarking
As things stand today, there is a dearth of domestic limited partners (LPs) or capital contributors to the private equity ......
Finance
Edelweiss amasses $900 mn for third structured credit fund
Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors Ltd has raised Rs 6,600 crore ($900 million) for its third structured credit fund, the unit...
Finance
Has World Bank arm IFC's exposure to India peaked out?
International Finance Corporation’s exposure to India dropped during the year through June 2020 even though the South Asian...
Finance
Paytm founder doubles investment in Roots Ventures' debut fund
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has doubled his investment in the debut fund of alternative asset management firm Roots Ventures. Japan...
Finance
Fledgling PE firms falter as virus curbs in-person wooing
Private equity fund investors have been favoring established buyout firms over first-time managers in recent months, as the challenges...
TMT
Marquee PE firm in talks to buy controlling stake in internet service provider ACT
A global private equity firm is in control-deal talks with Atria Convergence Technologies Ltd (ACT), India’s largest non-telco...
Finance
Nabard steps up LP bets, adds sector-agnostic fund to portfolio
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) continued to increase its exposure to venture capital firms and...
Healthcare
Kuwait's sovereign fund bets on ChrysCap-backed drugmaker
Kuwait Investment Authority has purchased stock in a pharmaceuticals company where homeomegrown private equity firm ChrysCapital...
