Pe Investors

SC disposes of Mahua Moitra's plea on disclosure of AIF, FPI owners

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to issue any direction to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) mandating public disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners and portfolios of alternative investment funds (AIFs), foreign portfolio investors and their intermediaries in India. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna, R Mahadevan and DK Upadhyaya, hearing a plea filed by TMC MP Mahua Moitra, said there was no legal regime or any framework in place for any full public disclosure about ultimate beneficial owners. The bench initially questioned Moitra for filing such a petition, saying she could have raised the issue in Parliament and sought a discussion on it. The top court said it cannot issue any mandamus without any regime in place and disposed of the plea. "Had there been any legal regime and the SEBI was not following it, the court can direct for compliance but in the absence of any framework or legal regime, the court cannot issue any mandamus," it observed. Advocate Pras

PE investors focus on returns, as 'spray and pray' fades: Experts

At the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit 2026, Bain Capital's Amit Chandra and Multiples PE's Renuka Ramnath discuss why investors are shifting from 'spray and pray' to value creation

PPF interest rate unchanged at 7.1%: What investors should know

PPF interest remains unchanged at 7.1% for October–December 2026. Know how PPF works, its tax benefits, withdrawal rules and why timing your investment matters for long-term savings.

What Sebi's new framework for securities transfer means for heirs

Succession-related issues can add to the difficulty. Legal heirs often need multiple documents. Coordinating several heirs can be difficult

Festive demand, tech push lift India's PE-VC deal value to $26 bn in 2025

During the first nine months of 2025, PE and VC investments have already exceeded the aggregate investment amount recorded in the whole of 2023 and 2024, respectively

Sebi's new reforms aim to streamline mega IPOs, drawing positive response

Sebi's proposals to ease IPO processes, including reducing retail quotas and lowering mandatory dilution, are expected to boost institutional participation and make large IPOs more flexible

How iconic Indian snack brand Haldiram's became a global investment target

Major foreign private equity firms like Blackstone, Bain Capital, and Singapore's Temasek seek up to 76% stake in the Indian food giant

Wine maker Sula's IPO to open Dec 12, size Rs 900-1,000 crore, say sources

Entire issue will be OFS of nearly 27 million shares belonging to promoters and PE investors

Is the bottom near for Nykaa shares? Here's what charts say

Shares of Nykaa have managed to hold ground above its all-time low despite multiple bouts of selling pressure from pre-IPO investors, thus raising hope for the bulls at the counter

M&M can beat global competitors at much lower cost of development: MD & CEO

In a Q&A, Anish Shah the valuation for the upcoming EV subsidiary is fair and the company will be rewarded adequately by investors soon

Decoded: What are the various types of start-up investors?

You hear about various kinds of fundraising - angel investments, series A, B, C, and more. And then there also are incubators, accelerators, PE-VC investors, etc. How do these differ from one another?

PE investment in real estate up 24% YoY in July-Sept at Rs 3,500 cr: Report

It fell 45 per cent as compared with the previous quarter

Covid-19 pandemic: PEs pour $584 million into healthcare in 2021

Highest investment in the sector in last 5 years; pandemic expands opportunities

Rationalising regulation

Sebi's proposals are in line with changing investor landscape

Indiabulls Housing Finance in talks with PEs to sell 15-20% stake

Investor to become single-largest shareholder; Sameer Gehlaut likely to step down as promoter

With conglomerates reluctant, PEs may be better source of capital for banks

PEs have deep pockets with the ability to recapitalise the bank as and when needed

PE investors, foreign banks taking majority stakes may rescue old pvt banks

Several of these banks were placed under the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework of additional regulator scrutiny but this does not seem to have stemmed the rot

Hotels to auto bonds: What global investors are buying in times of Covid-19

With asset values still seen as inflated, even in some hot areas like healthcare and technology, many are waiting for a potential second downturn after stimulus measures end

Silver Lake bets big on marquees as it grows its pool of India investments

US-based global technology fund has already committed to over $2 billion investment in the country this year

PE-VC investors see decline in fund raising activity for next 1 yr: Crisil

According to the survey report, though the market is sitting on sufficient un-invested capital, or 'dry powder,' good investment opportunities are seen as difficult to find in the current environment