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PE money floods electric vehicle firms with good technology base

PE players are betting big on the future growth of electric vehicles

US private equity fund Lone Star lays off majority of Asia staff: Sources

Texas-based private equity firm Lone Star Funds has laid off most of its investment team in Asia outside Japan in a major retreat from the region

Motilal Oswal to raise Rs 4,000 cr fund from domestic, global investors

About 18 to 20 per cent of the fund will be contributed by Motial Oswal

Budget sops may spur up to 10% Mauritius funds to relocate to IFSC

Experts say while global funds may want to consider shifting their India portfolios to IFSC, the move would result in splitting the fund into two, which may not be acceptable to investors

Tata Capital's PE fund raises Rs 1,250 cr to invest in urbanisation, others

The areas include manufacturing

RBI's order could spell trouble for ARC-owning PE funds, say experts

The RBI had recently rejected a resolution plan - approved by the National Company Law Tribunal in June - that proposed selling Aircel's assets to UV Asset Reconstruction Company (UVARC)

Private equity players see new business opportunities in post-Covid world

Currently, the PE exposure in credit is limited and constitutes less than a 2 per cent share of the overall credit offered to industry.

PhonePe launches Super Funds to help users in long-term wealth creation

The Super Fund identifies and invests in top funds across various categories and asset management companies

India-focused PE/VC funds create record by raising $11.7 billion in 2019

Amount beat the previous record of $8.1 bn raised in 2018

Airlines, private equity funds, HNIs warm up to Air India divestment

A Rs 30,000-crore bailout by the previous UPA government had been unable to reverse the fortunes of the carrier

Govt's Rs 25,000-cr realty fund may see some 'structural challenges'

Srini Sriniwasan, managing director at Kotak Investment Advisors, said although the government has the right intentions, the devil is in the detail

A bubble in quality?

Companies with safe balance sheets and clean governance have benefited disproportionately from elevated stock specific risks

YES Bank gets $3-bn offer from investors including PEs and domestic MFs

The bank is in dire need of capital to not only provide for bad assets but also for growth

Private equity investments in India at $12.7 billion in 2019: Refinitiv

The deal flow in 2019 has been good with each successive quarter being better than the preceding one

Real estate-focused PEs going slow on investment in Mumbai, NCR markets

Motilal Oswal is raising Rs 1,200 crore for its fourth real estate fund

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan bets on PE, infrastructure in India

After playing LP (investors in PE funds), the Canadian pension fund is keen to invest directly in India

Buyout fund TIW picks up majority stake in Digital Refresh Networks

The company plans to utilize the proceeds from the investment to strengthen its expertise in content creation

PE Round-Up: Byju's raises $150 mn led by Qatar Investment Authority

The latest transaction is likely to value Byju's at over $5 billion

PE funds betting on malls for higher rental yield, rising consumption

PE funds seem to be betting on the attractive rental yields and appreciation in asset prices

Great Indian promoter sale: Strategic deals with foreign players on rise

According to VCC Edge data, the average deal size in the last two years has doubled to an average of $22.5 million