Family Offices
Family offices tie up to launch Arjav Capital with ₹2,500 crore buyout fund
Arjav Capital is raising ₹2,500 crore for its maiden fund to pursue control-oriented buyouts in mid-market industrial and manufacturing firms, betting on ownership transitions at family-run businesses.
4 min read3 Sep 2026Singapore emerges as preferred destination for Indian family offices seeking direct overseas investments
Family offices in India have set up or are exploring Singapore entities as investments in technologically advanced sectors overseas become a growing area of interest.
5 min read2 Sep 2026Family offices in mega IPO pre-placements as they chase outsized returns
Family offices are gravitating towards pre-IPO investments in an alpha chase, in addition to partnering VC and PE funds and directly funding startups. It's to the advantage of over 300 family offices in India that they have the financial depth that HNI and retail investors don't.
3 min read25 Aug 2026The new money backing India's deeptech startups
Freed from the short timelines of venture capital funds, wealthy families are backing India's next wave of AI, spacetech, semiconductor and defence startups with patient capital.
4 min read4 Aug 2026From ₹50,000 to ₹150 crore: the making of Himanshu Chadha's Nimson International
The founder started with ₹50,000 and a failed batch of petroleum jelly. Two decades later, his company reaches every PIN code in India. He credits a peer group of entrepreneurs for the change his business took.
3 min read31 Jul 2026RMZ to sell ‘office condos’ for ₹6,500 crore to family offices
Office leasing and investment volumes in commercial real estate have been rising in India. The growth in investment volume comes on the back of sustained interest from domestic institutions, family offices, and global capital markets players
3 min read16 Jul 2026Why it’s absurd and unfair to drag Indian business-family culture into a case of murder
Business family stereotypes are particularly unjust when invoked in the context of a grave crime. Such generalized notions don’t withstand scrutiny. Yet, commentators have sought to offer a cultural explanation for the death of a young man.
4 min read12 Jul 2026SpaceX effect: Indian millionaires and family offices hunt for the next big US frontier-tech payoff
Wealthy Indians are increasingly looking to invest in US frontier-tech and AI companies following the successful SpaceX IPO. With significant potential returns, they are accessing these opportunities to diversify globally amid muted local market returns.
4 min read26 Jun 2026Should Tata Sons go public? The Tata Group's legacy of trust faces a tough test
The group's insistence on funding philanthropic causes has long distinguished it. But taking Tata Sons public may end up placing shareholder interests above its core values in the priority order. That would be a loss for India.
4 min read9 Jun 2026The secret formula of family businesses may seem like the values they uphold but success calls for adaptation
Family businesses have long been the backbone of Indian capitalism. Their real strength lies in the ability to adapt while staying anchored to values. The stewardship of legacy enterprises will be gauged by whether they remain relevant in a changing world.
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