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PE, VC investments jump to all-time high of $77 bn in 2021: Report
Private equity and venture capital funds invested $77 billion in Indian companies in 2021, a jump of 62 per cent over the previous year, a report said on Tuesday.
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Foundation PE buys Limited Partner stake in Prime Venture Partners' Fund 1
With this, Prime VP has delivered a healthy, top-decile return to its Limited Partners in 9th year of operation and has further extended the fund by four years
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Top headlines: Health infra on test, INS Vikrant closer to commissioning
Reliance joins top league of PE players with bold bets. More in today's top headlines
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PE inflows spurt 15% in 2021 to record $40 billion, says report
According to the data collated by Refinitiv, an LSEG business, while the value of inflows rose 15.2 per cent from USD 34.8 billion in 2020 to USD 40.1 billion in 2021
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US-based fund TFCC tops India's PE fund investor list of 2021
The top ten fund managers who run the PE funds have collectively invested over $12.18 billion
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PE-VC investments in Indian firms up 57% YoY, hit record $63 bn in 2021
The year had eight investments worth $1 bn or more, led by Flipkart's $3.6 bn pre-IPO round; E-commerce was the favorite sector, attracting $10.3 bn, followed by fintech ($7.7 bn)
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Instoried's Sharmin Ali expects 2022 to be the year of 'empathetic content'
Instoried founder & chief executive Sharmin Ali shares the story of Instoried, the need for AI-driven content marketing and the use of NLP
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Motilal Oswal's PE arm plans Rs 1,000-cr investment in realty by March
This amount has been committed across residential and commercial projects in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad
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Advent takes majority stake in digital engineering services company Encora
Warburg Pincus, the present majority shareholder of Encora, would retain a minority stake
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SBI's PE arm hikes climate fund's target 5 times to Rs 2,000 crore
SBICap Ventures has already got commitment from European Investment Bank (EIB) for about Rs 215 crore.
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PE/VC investments see monthly decline of 52% in November to $6.8 billion
With a month to go, PE/VC investments in 2021 at $72.6 billion have surpassed the all-time high seen in 2020 by 53 per cent, driven by mega investments in start-ups and large buyouts.
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ICICI Venture's Puneet Nanda on his investment strategy
ICICI Venture aims to be a private equity major in the startup, fintech and real estate space. Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta takes a peek into chief executive Puneet Nanda's strategy
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Sequoia Capital sees Indian financial firms' value soar to $2.5 trillion
Valuations for India's fintech companies should jump 10 times to $500 billion by 2030
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Private credit fashions a cautious entry, attracts attention of PE players
Despite differences over the projected size of this market, a growing number of PE funds are testing the waters
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PE players need 'patient capital' of 11 to 20 years to maximise valuations
PE funds are increasingly exploring longer investment options beyond the standard five- to 10-year template
Renuka Ramnath's PE firm Multiples looks to raise $10 billion by 2030
Elaborating on her strategy, Ramnath, who is CEO, said it was 'fairly ambitious'
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Multiples's Renuka Ramnath on blockbuster 2021 for private equities
In an interview with Business Standard, Renuka Ramnath, founder, Multiples Asset Management, shares why it has been an exceptional year from investment, exits and investment valuation perspective
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TMS Ep56: Trusts, Renuka Ramnath, markets, solid-state batteries
Is India Inc taking the trust route to shield its wealth? How Multiples's Renuka Ramnath rate 2021? Will the market rally in December? What are solid-state batteries? All answers here
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PE, VC investments touch all-time high of $12.9 billion in Oct: Report
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments touched an all-time high of USD 12.9 billion in October, on the back of high-value deals, a report said on Tuesday
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Private equity fund Carlyle partners with Viyash for generics platform
Global private equity major Carlyle on Tuesday said it has set up a generic pharmaceutical platform in the country by partnering with Viyash Life Sciences.
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