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Private equity real estate investments down 29% in 2025: Knight Frank

Private equity investments in real estate fell 29 per cent this year to USD 3.46 billion due to lower inflow of funds in housing and warehousing projects, according to Knight Frank India. Private equity (PE) investments stood at USD 4.9 billion during the preceding year. Inflow of PE funds hit record USD 6.73 billion during the 2018 calendar year. Real estate consultant Knight Frank India in an analysis released on Sunday noted that investors remained cautious this year. Among different asset classes, the data showed that the PE fund inflow in office assets rose to USD 2 billion during this calendar year from USD 1.85 billion in 2024. Office assets attracted 58 per cent of the total inflows in 2025. Retail real estate also garnered USD 374 million this year as against nil inflow during 2024. However, PE investments fell sharply in housing and warehousing assets. Housing segment attracted USD 576 million this year as against USD 1,177 million in 2024. The inflow of funds in war

M&As, PE bets and big exits: How India's corporate story unfolded in 2025

India's corporate industry in 2025 saw major mergers, acquisitions, private equity investments and big exits. Here's a look at key deals and moves

Durga Puja 2025: Corporate sponsorship up across West Bengal's 45K pandals

Corporate sponsorship for Durga Puja is buoyant in Kolkata with brands returning strongly, though retail sales show mixed trends across malls, shopping hubs and markets

The lemon-plus problem in corporate rescues erodes enterprise value

Corporate rescues under IBC show that culture matters as much as capital-Air India's case reveals how hidden organisational baggage can shape rescue outcomes beyond financials

Corporate sector revenues continue to trail India's robust GDP growth

Nominal GDP uses current market prices while real GDP takes constant prices from a base year to adjust for implied inflation in the economy called GDP deflator

'Ghar se nikalte hi' fame Mayoori Kango joins Publicis Global Delivery

Former actor Mayoori Kango, best known for song 'Ghar Se Nikalte Hi', has been appointed CEO of Publicis Global Delivery after a six-year stint at Google

Corporate America's newest activist investor? US President Donald Trump

The Trump administration is casting a wide net, scouring other companies that it thinks could be ripe for some form of government involvement, three people briefed on these discussions said

Reimagining business schools as managers' roles change in the AI age

Ever since the internet made its mark at the start of this century, we have seen a great degree of change in society

New national cooperative policy aims to cover 500 million people

The new National Cooperative Policy aims to increase membership to 500 mn, enhance sector contribution to India's GDP, and ensure democratic control of cooperatives

Optics to outcome: Corporate India needs to do more on diversity

However, despite some progress at the top, the broader picture remains uneven

MCA's Version 3 portal sees smoother run after initial user glitches

Launched in January with 38 e-Forms, the MCA Version 3 portal is now seeing fewer login and filing issues, with ICAI support and gradual improvement in data retrieval

India Inc's dividend payout rises 11% to record ₹5 trillion in FY25

But payouts to shareholders grew slowest in five years

Private limited companies dominate formal services, says NSO study

The data from the survey showed only 8.5 per cent services enterprises were "public limited companies" and 7.9 per cent were "limited liability partnerships"

Reforming corporate regulatory agencies under MCA to boost governance

Regulators under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs need reform to match the empowerment and autonomy of financial sector regulators

Clients are in risk-management mode, says Citigroup's Jason Rekate

Rekate talks on uncertainties due to global tariff wars, how Indian companies are navigating these challenges, and why India continues to be an important market for the American lender

India Inc best judge, but govt would like speedier pvt investment: FM

Holding that global trade is going to be completely reset, Sitharaman said India has to ramp up bilateral relationships with friendly countries

Booze breaks & hangover leave: Japan's IT firm is redefining work culture

Trust Ring Co, an Osaka-based IT company, believes that a little fun can go a long way in keeping employees happy

Over 17,600 companies shuttered, 138k registered in FY25, shows govt data

As many as 17,654 companies have been closed down till January 26 in the current financial year and a total of 1,38,027 firms were registered during the same period, according to official data. The data was shared by Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra to the Rajya Sabha as part of a written reply on Tuesday. As per the data, 17,654 companies have been shuttered in the current financial year till January 26. The figure includes companies that have been amalgamated, converted into LLPs, liquidated/dissolved and struck off from the official records. The count of shuttered companies stood at 22,044 and 84,801 in 2023-24 and 2022-23, respectively. The data was furnished in response to questions by YSRCP Rajya Sabha member Parimal Nathwani. Companies are registered in the country under the Companies Act, which is implemented by the corporate affairs ministry. The ministry also implements the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act. Till January 26 of the current fi

India Inc may see modest revenue, earnings growth recovery in Q3FY25

According to estimates by various brokerages, the combined net profit of the Nifty 50 companies could grow 7.9 per cent year-on-year

India Inc thrived, witnessed robust growth in 10 yrs of Manmohan Singh govt

The last five-years however has been the best for corporate India in terms of net profit growth thanks to margins expansion and gains from a cut in corporate tax in September 2019