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PE funds, hospital groups eye regional chains with a sizable footprint

Regional hospital chains are attractive as they cater to a specific geography

Baring's move to buy 30% stake in NIIT Tech reflection of a new trend

The PE firm's move to buy 30% stake in NIIT Technologies is a reflection of this new trend in the infotech space

New hydropower policy could be last chance for revival of neglected sector

The policy, announced just before the election dates were declared, offers hope for this neglected sector

Indian aviation to attract $12.1-billion investment: Ajit Singh

Air traffic density in India, however, very low at 72 as compared to China (282), Brazil (231), Malaysia (1,125), the US (2,896) and Sri Lanka (530)

'Desi Bofors' Dhanush inducted in Army in bid to modernise artillery

The Dhanush is developed from blueprints supplied by Bofors in the 1980s, when India bought 400 Swedish FH-77B howitzers

Newsmaker: Mallikarjun Kharge is truly talented for Maharashtra politics

Kharge is a Dalit, has never lost an election and belongs to the Gulbarga region of Karnataka. These are qualities badly needed in Maharashtra where the Dalit movement is strong

BJP's Tejasvi Surya is young but no novice in the world of politics

Tejasvi Surya was named the BJP's candidate from Bengaluru South amid speculation that Tejaswini, the wife of the late Ananth Kumar, will get the ticket

Investments in 2019: A Snapshot of PE activity and deals in charts

Banks were the second, attracting $1,201.2 million (17.06%) across 209 deals in 2019

Meet Rajan Anandan, an unhurried man out to mentor young start-ups

He ensures that the idea he invests in has the room and opportunity to grow

From KKR to Blackstone, global PE firms betting big on private credit

KKR's US counterpart Blackstone disbursed about Rs 3,500 crore in the last year in both real estate and non-real estate private credit

Why PM-Kisan could be a bankable project

The scheme has covered almost 60 per cent of small farmers who registered for it but the election model code of conduct delays an extended roll-out

Airports infrastructure in take-off mode with entry of Adani and Tata

It is the new kid on the block, the Adani group, that could face the most challenges

Modi govt's move to amend Forest Act takes a giant leap backwards

The IFA 2019 legally provides the political executive and the forest bureaucracy absolute discretion to open any forestland to commercial plantations

Sidelined by his family, angry Tej Pratap Yadav could cost RJD in elections

Senior party leaders say that Tej Pratap's defiance may cost the party in the coming days

Everstone Capital-backed Ascent Health to pump Rs 500 cr in next 3 to 4 yrs

The plan is to acquire distributors and small pharmacy retail chains, among others

UK's CDC group finally manages to make low single-digit returns from India

CDC deployed over $20 billion in India across 60 PE funds, some of which have been wound up

Brookfield, GIC may not set up any investment trusts in near term

Brookfield owns six special economic zones of Unitech Corporate Parks, the commercial property portfolio of the Hiranandani family in Powai along with Equinox Business Park in Mumbai

Green light: Painful wait for Vistara to fly abroad is now over

The Tata-SIA joint venture is entering the international market at an opportune time but could run into the headwinds of bilateral air service agreements

Eveready stake sale crucial for Khaitan group to put its house in order

Battling debt problems is not exactly new for the group. In 2000, Eveready had run up a debt of more than Rs 600 crore

Has Zee Entertainment finally cracked the code for online success?

The broadcaster's fourth attempt at digital seems to be paying off, but it remains to be seen if it can turn it into a sustainable business