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SBI's PE arm hikes climate fund's target 5 times to Rs 2,000 crore

SBICap Ventures has already got commitment from European Investment Bank (EIB) for about Rs 215 crore.

PE/VC investments see monthly decline of 52% in November to $6.8 billion

With a month to go, PE/VC investments in 2021 at $72.6 billion have surpassed the all-time high seen in 2020 by 53 per cent, driven by mega investments in start-ups and large buyouts.

ICICI Venture's Puneet Nanda on his investment strategy

ICICI Venture aims to be a private equity major in the startup, fintech and real estate space. Business Standard's Surajeet Das Gupta takes a peek into chief executive Puneet Nanda's strategy

Sequoia Capital sees Indian financial firms' value soar to $2.5 trillion

Valuations for India's fintech companies should jump 10 times to $500 billion by 2030

Private credit fashions a cautious entry, attracts attention of PE players

Despite differences over the projected size of this market, a growing number of PE funds are testing the waters

PE players need 'patient capital' of 11 to 20 years to maximise valuations

PE funds are increasingly exploring longer investment options beyond the standard five- to 10-year template

Renuka Ramnath's PE firm Multiples looks to raise $10 billion by 2030

Elaborating on her strategy, Ramnath, who is CEO, said it was 'fairly ambitious'

Multiples's Renuka Ramnath on blockbuster 2021 for private equities

In an interview with Business Standard, Renuka Ramnath, founder, Multiples Asset Management, shares why it has been an exceptional year from investment, exits and investment valuation perspective

TMS Ep56: Trusts, Renuka Ramnath, markets, solid-state batteries

Is India Inc taking the trust route to shield its wealth? How Multiples's Renuka Ramnath rate 2021? Will the market rally in December? What are solid-state batteries? All answers here

PE, VC investments touch all-time high of $12.9 billion in Oct: Report

Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investments touched an all-time high of USD 12.9 billion in October, on the back of high-value deals, a report said on Tuesday

Private equity fund Carlyle partners with Viyash for generics platform

Global private equity major Carlyle on Tuesday said it has set up a generic pharmaceutical platform in the country by partnering with Viyash Life Sciences. CA Hull Investments, an affiliated entity of CAP V Mauritius and Carlyle, and Viyash, have set up the platform, an official statement said, without giving any details of any investments. Viyash was set up by Hari Babu in partnership with Srihari Raju Kalidindi, and is a manufacturer of API (active pharmaceutical ingredients) intermediates, it said. Carlyle had first partnered with Viyash in June this year, during the latter's acquisition of majority stake in Symed Labs, a leading manufacturer of niche APIs to enable backward integration. Viyash has also acquired a controlling stake in Appco Pharma LLC, a formulations player focused on the US market which will help expand access to US generics market and formulation capabilities, the statement said. The company now has ten manufacturing facilities in India with a combined capaci

India's PE/VC funding leads widening over peers, developed markets

More capital flowing to Indian entrepreneurs relative to GDP than in other countries

Okinawa Autotech in talks with PEs for Rs 500-crore fundraising

He added that the money is being raised to oil growth which is set to witness high double-digits from the exponential demand the company is getting now

Private equity inflow in real estate up 27% in Apr-Sep at $1.79 bn: Anarock

Private equity investment in Indian real estate rose 27 percent to $1.79 billion in the first six months of the current fiscal mainly driven by domestic funds, according to property consultant Anarock

PE-VC investments surge to record $49 bn in first nine months of CY2021

Investments worth $20 bn in unicorns account for nearly 41% of the value pie so far in CY2021, which has seen the addition of 29 billion-dollar companies

Money in the game: Football is the next big thing for hedge funds, PE

European soccer has always been desperate for cash, but that's grown more acute after the pandemic kept crowds away from stadiums

Sebi might soon allow PE players to snap up, set up their own AMCs

At present, PE firms are not banned from acting as a MF sponsor, however, the prerequisites make it difficult for them to acquire or run a fund house

PE/VC investments rise to $10.7 bn in Aug; IPOs drive surge in exits

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds surged to USD 10.7 billion in August from USD 2.2 billion in the same month last year, and USD 9.7 billion in July this year, a report said.

Going green for planet blue: For now, India's journey has begun well

Sustainable financing is on the verge of a big take-off, even as the sum raised so far tops $16 billion

PE/VC investments touch all-time high of $9.5 bn in July: Report

Investments by private equity and venture capital funds doubled to a record high of USD 9.5 billion in July mainly driven by higher investor interest in the e-commerce sector, a report said on Monday