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Temasek looks to invest more in family-run businesses after Haldiram's deal

Family businesses in India, with their multigenerational legacies, strong domestic brands and loyal customers, have become attractive for global investors in recent years

Indian pension managers request to relax bond investment guidelines

Retirement fund managers in India have asked the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority to ease the cap on the purchase of corporate bonds with a maturity period of less than three years

Wealthy Indian investors prefer gold, global markets to cash reserves: HSBC

HSBC's 2025 report reveals affluent Indian investors are moving away from cash holdings in favour of gold, alternatives, and global markets to meet long-term financial goals

PE/VC investments fell 68% in May to $2.4 billion; deal count declined 24%

As a result of heightened geopolitical tensions, US tariff policy and other external headwinds, the investors are in a cautious and wait-and-watch mode, the report noted

Quadria Group announces HealthQuad Fund III with $300 million corpus

Quadria Group has retained a large part of the existing investment and investment committee team members, who will continue to be involved in the existing portfolio investments, company statement says

Piramal Finance raises Rs 2.9K cr via bonds backed by mutual funds

Funds raised through three tranches will be used for onward lending, refinancing, debt repayment and short-term investments, says the Piramal Enterprises NBFC arm

AIF investments rise 32% to ₹5.38 trillion by March 2025, shows data

Rising volatility and evolving macro trends are driving HNIs to invest more in AIFs, which reached ₹5.38 trillion by March 2025, as they move beyond traditional asset classes

Jio BlackRock joint venture JBIAPL gets Sebi nod to be investment advisor

The Jio Financial-BlackRock joint venture marks another milestone with Sebi clearance for investment advisory services, following its mutual fund approval

Brookfield plans to raise India bet to $100 billion over the next 5 years

New York-based Brookfield Asset Management aims to quadruple India exposure to $100 billion as part of its plan to double global AUM to $2 trillion in five years

RBI proposes relaxation in norms for investment in AIFs by banks, NBFCs

The RBI has proposed capping investment by regulated entities in AIF schemes at 15%, with a 10% ceiling per entity, while also allowing exemptions for strategic funds

RBI relaxes norms for FPI investments in corporate debt securities

At present, investments by FPIs in corporate debt securities through the general route are subject to the short-term investment and concentration limit

Venture capital, private equity funds bet big on traditional sectors

Investments in the BFSI segment went up 3.5x in 2024 over the previous year, touching $ 1.1 billion through 42 deals in which 47 per cent were above $50 million.

AI startup Fractal announces strategic investment of $20 mn in Asper.ai

The funding aims to power Asper's next phase of growth, focusing on scaling its product development and expanding its enterprise customer base across the globe

Family offices, corporate venture capitals clinch a bigger deal slice

These two segments, however, focused on deals under $10 million, which accounted for 60-70 per cent of total deals in 2024

Darwinbox secures $140 million investment from Partners Group, KKR

The investment aims to accelerate the company's international expansion and enhance its technology capabilities

Govt clears Rs 3,516 cr investment proposals under PLI scheme for ACs, LEDs

Out of these, the government selected 18 companies-10 manufacturers of components of ACs and eight LED light manufacturers-with committed investment of Rs 2,299 crore

Net FDI inflow slowed to $0.5 billion in April-November: RBI data

Gross inward FDI during April-November 2024 increased to $55.6 billion from $47.2 billion a year ago, according to the Reserve Bank of India's data (January 2025 bulletin)

Madhuri Dixit, Gauri Khan among celebs to buy OYO shares in recent months

Gauri Khan bought 2.4 million shares of OYO during the recent Series G funding round concluded in August 2024 where the company raised over Rs 1,400 crore from a consortium of investors

EMO Energy raises $6.2 million in Series A led by Subhkam Ventures

The company will utilise the raised funds to scale its two-wheeler energy solution to over 1 lakh vehicles over the next two years while advancing the deployment of 1 GWh of energy storage

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