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Finance
Why DFIs are doubling down on exposure to India-focussed PE, VC funds
At a time when pension funds and other categories of foreign institutional investors seem more intent on direct investments instead...
Finance
How OPIC spread its bets on PE, VC funds operating in India
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) backed a healthcare-focussed private equity fund that operates in India last...
Infrastructure
Azure Power gets $135 mn from IFC, European lenders for rooftop solar unit
Azure Power Global Ltd has raised $135 million (Rs 900 crore) in debt funding from International Financial Corporation (IFC) and ......
Infrastructure
Proparco to back India energy platform, tweaks fund-of-funds strategy
French development financial institution Proparco SA is in talks with two players as it seeks to participate in the creation ......
Consumer
PE investor eyes exit from Prabhat Dairy; control deal likely
Rabo Equity Advisors (Rabo PE) is in talks to exit its six-year-old investment in Mumbai-based Prabhat Dairy Ltd in a ......
Finance
Abraaj Capital, LPs at odds over fund misuse, investments
Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital is being investigated by some of its Limited Partners, or investors, over allegations of ......
General
Rabo raises second India-focused private equity fund
Rabo Equity Advisors Pvt Ltd, a private equity firm focused on Indian food and agriculture sector, has raised its second ......
General
Lok Capital marks first close of new VC fund at $40.5 mn
Impact investment firm Lok Capital said on Thursday it has raised $40.5 million (Rs 273 crore) to mark the first ......
Healthcare
SPE Capital-led consortium backs Egyptian pharma firm
A consortium of investors led by Africa- and Middle East-focussed private equity firm SPE Capital, along with ......
Finance
Amethis closes third pan-Africa PE fund after delay, misses target
Private equity firm Amethis, which invests in mid-sized businesses across Africa, the Middle East and Europe, has marked......
