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Infrastructure
Spotlight: Will luxe realty player Isprava be able to turn the tide after years of losses?
Symphony International and Burman Family Office-backed luxury real estate player Isprava Group entered the market about a decade ago. Although present ......
Finance
Spotlight: Can Warburg-backed insurer IndiaFirst pick up pace after deferring IPO plan?
IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd, which let regulatory approval to float an initial public offering lapse earlier this year, recorded ......
Finance
Spotlight: What went wrong with Warburg-backed Fusion Finance as stock slumps
In December 2018, private equity firm Warburg Pincus made its debut investment in India’s microlending sector when it backed Fusion ......
Infrastructure
Spotlight: How KKR is speeding its way to the top of Indian highway rankings
In January, an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) formed by private equity firm KKR struck one of the biggest highway deals ......
Infrastructure
Spotlight: CPPIB-backed NHAI InvIT on a smooth ride but faces a few bumps
Earlier this month, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), the government-owned highway developer, unveiled a new corporate strategy for ......
Finance
Spotlight: Slowdown in deals, shrinking loan book hits Avendus as I-banking remains backbone
Seven years ago, soon after entering a new vertical—credit—Avendus Capital co-founder Ranu Vora told VCCircle that the company was betting ......
TMT
Spotlight: Quikr remains in quicksand after failing to monetise its string of acquisitions
Online classifieds platform Quikr, one of the earliest tech unicorns in the country once used to boast a larger-than-life scale ......
Infrastructure
Spotlight: Is the tide turning for Gopalpur Ports as Adani takes control?
A little over a month ago, India’s biggest port operator got a little bigger. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone ......
Infrastructure
Spotlight: Can KKR-backed Hero Future catch up with green energy giants?
Back in 2012, when it was founded, Hero Future Energies (HFE) was one of a handful of renewable energy companies ......
Infrastructure
Spotlight: Can GIP-owned Ascend Telecom hold its ground in a duopolistic sector?
Last year, US-based private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) stitched a bolt-on deal in India through its portfolio company ......