Private Equity Firms

Global firms appoint top India deal makers as Asia heads amid deal surge

Firms such as KKR & Co, Blackstone Inc., and more recently Carlyle are expanding the roles of their top executives to oversee the region

Are hedge funds dead? Decoding where ultra-wealthy are investing right now

Currently, private equity takes up the largest allocation of Tiger 21 members' portfolio at 28%, followed by real estate investments at 26%. Public equity holds around 22%, while cash around 12%.

CCI gives nod to PE firm General Atlantic to acquire Actis Holdings

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday cleared US-based private equity firm General Atlantic's proposal to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Actis Holdings. Actis Holdings S. r.l is a sustainable infrastructure investor, investing globally in, energy infrastructure, digital infrastructure, real estate and private equity. "CCI approves the proposed acquisition of 100% shareholding of Actis Holdings S. r.l. by GAP Arthur Holdco, LP," the fair trade regulator said in a post on X. GAP Arthur Holdco LP is an affiliate of General Atlantic. In January this year, General Atlantic (GA) and Actis announced that the firms have entered into a definitive agreement under which GA will acquire Actis, creating a diversified, global investment platform with USD 96 billion in combined assets under management (AUM). Under the terms of the agreement, Actis will become the sustainable infrastructure arm within General Atlantic's global investment platform. In a separate post on X, CCI app

JM Financial PE invests Rs 40 crore in Zoff to boost brand building efforts

JM Financial Private Equity through its arm JM Financial India Growth Fund III on Wednesday invested Rs 40 crore in Asquare Foods and Beverages, the parent company of the direct-to-consumer spice brand Zoff. The fresh capital infusion from JM Financial Private Equity will be used to strengthen brand-building efforts, enhance the existing production capacities, and bolster the company's offline distribution network, the company said statement. "We strongly believe that Zoff can emerge as one of the leading spices brands in the future," Darius Pandole, Managing Director & CEO of Private Equity & Equity AIFs at JM Financial said. Zoff was founded by brothers Akash and Ashish Agrawal. JM Financial Private Equity, part of the JM Financial Group, manages several funds that focus on providing growth capital to high-potential Indian companies. **** Servotech to install 12 EV charging stations in Kerala Servotech Power Systems Ltd on Wednesday said it will install 12 EV charging ...

CVC Capital makes open offer to acquire 26% more stake in Aavas Financiers

The open offer was made after CVC Capital acquired 26.47 per cent stake in the company from existing shareholders, Kedaara Capital, and Partners Group

Sanjeev Krishan re-elected as chairman of PwC in India for second term

The consultancy said that Krishan would continue to represent it externally and internally. He will also continue to serve on the PwC Global Strategy Council

LVMH-backed L Catterton seeks Sebi approval for Rs 4,000 crore India fund

US-based private equity firm L Catterton is likely to invest in India alongside its next Pan Asia dollar fund on a pro-rata basis

PE investments in realty sector up 15% to $3 billion in H1: Knight Frank

Mumbai led the investment landscape with $1.701 billion, followed by Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Altimetrik see its $1bn target revenue fast tracked with TPG on board

Sundaresan also added that they are working with TPG on a plan that will allow Altimetrik to tap into these opportunities

Ultra-rich families fuel $20 billion surge in private equity buyouts

Wealthy clans that built their fortunes in industries from children's toys to household boilers have been co-investors on nearly $20 billion of listed company takeovers this year

PE funds partly behind the 62% drop in India's net FDI? Samir Arora's view

The ace fund manager was reacting on 'X' to a Business Standard story that quotes a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on gross FDI flows into the country in FY24

From 41 to 104: High-valued stock universe up 2.5x in a single year

Number of stocks commanding P/E ratios over 50x in March 2023 reflects market confidence

Promoters reluctant to sell Haldiram Snacks despite offers by PEs

Not enthused by reported valuation of Rs 69,138 crore

Kedaara Capital breaks mold for Indian PE firms with record capital raise

Kedaara Capital has raised a record $1.7 billion to put it on par with the deep-pocketed global players that have dominated the space for years

ChrysCapital raises $700 mn to maintain stake in National Stock Exchange

The 'continuation fund' will allow ChrysCapital to maintain its stake in the NSE, where it first invested in 2016, while the firm's older investors sell their stakes to new investors

Blackstone reports 1% rise in 1st-quarter earnings on growth in fee income

Blackstone raised $34 billion of new capital, while unspent capital reached $191.2 billion. It declared a quarterly dividend of 83 cents per share

Pvt equity investment in realty dips 16% in FY23-24 to $3.67 bn: Anarock

Private equity funding in the real estate sector fell 16 per cent last fiscal to USD 3.67 billion on lower interest from foreign investors, according to Anarock. In its report, Capital FLUX, real estate consultant Anarock pointed out that the private equity (PE) deals in Indian real estate have declined to USD 3,674 million in 2023-24 from USD 4,358 million in the previous year. The PE inflow in real estate stood at USD 5,138 million in 2019-20, USD 6,377 million in 2020-21, USD 4,236 million in 2021-22 financial year. "The decline in PE investments in Indian real estate has been due to lower activity by foreign investors, due to global macro-economic factors and geopolitical instability," said Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of Anarock Capital. The share of foreign capital in total investments declined to 65 per cent in FY24, against 76 per cent in the previous year. As per the report, PE investments by domestic investors have increased to 29 per cent of the total capital inflows into

Private equity firm Bain Capital to sell remaining Axis Bank holding

The price range for the share sale has been set at Rs 1,071 - Rs 1,076 per share, a discount of up to 0.47 per cent to Axis Bank's last close of Rs 1,076 per share

PE fund Lighthouse invests Rs 229 cr in Safari for undisclosed stake

Private equity fund Lighthouse on Monday said it has invested Rs 229 crore in luggage brand Safari for an undisclosed stake. The investment by the mid-market consumer and healthcare-focused platform is the second bet taken by its newest fund, Lighthouse India Fund IV AIF, as per an official statement. It was not immediately clear how the company intended to deploy the newly raised funds. Lighthouse's co-founder and partner Sachin Bhartiya said the Private Equity (PE) fund sees structural tailwinds to the travel sector, and added that the Indian luggage market has been a beneficiary of increasing leisure travel and wedding spends. "Safari is uniquely positioned to capture this opportunity with the confluence of expanding discretionary spends and changing consumer behaviour in favour of branded luggage with aspirational appeal," he said. Safari's chairman and managing director Sudhir Jatia said the luggage market still remains "highly unorganised" and his company aims to penetrate .

ChrysCapital Management to raise $300 million to retain NSE stake

ChrysCapital bought a 5 per cent stake in NSE, one of the largest stock exchanges in the world, in 2016. The firm wants to keep its investment until the bourse goes public