Private Equity

Companies

Kotak Alternate names Pushkar Jauhari as CEO for PE, VC arm

Pushkar Jauhari will lead investment strategy, fundraising, new investments, portfolio management and exits for Kotak Alternate's private equity and venture capital platform.

1 min read3 Sep 2026
Companies

Siguler Guff raises $500 mn to target India's mid-market companies

Siguler Guff has raised a $500 million fund to deepen investments in India’s mid-market, founder- and family-owned businesses. It will target consumer, healthcare, financial services and tech, with recent bets including La Renon, Trimex Foods, Rajasthan Royals and Valliance.ai.

5 min read19 Aug 2026
Markets

Buyout funds look beyond India IPOs as vintage assets mature

Indian PE funds holding mature, older-vintage assets are turning to secondary sales, sponsor-to-sponsor buyouts and continuation vehicles as IPO-led exits fall 47% and limited partner pressure to improve distributed-to-paid-in capital mounts.

3 min read13 Aug 2026
Companies

Yulu raises funds $93 million round of equity and debt for expansion, new business

Venture capital and private equity firms have become increasingly bullish on India's energy transition market, ranging from electric vehicles to energy storage solutions.

4 min read12 Aug 2026
Companies

Boldfit seeks $80-100 million in fresh funding from PE funds

Boldfit is looking to raise $80-100 million from private equity funds at a ₹3,000-4,000 crore valuation, as the D2C fitness brand looks to tap India’s fast-growing fitness market.

2 min read12 Aug 2026
Companies

Siguler Guff, other investors explore exit from Baazar Kolkata’s parent at ₹5,000 crore valuation

Siguler Guff, O3 Alternatives and NR Group acquired a 51% stake in Baazar Retail in 2018, making the potential transaction significant for the company's ownership structure.

2 min read10 Aug 2026
Markets

India’s new rich are emerging beyond the metros—and wealthy portfolios are going global

As wealth creation spreads to smaller cities, HNIs and UHNIs are also broadening their portfolios with global assets, private equity and other alternatives

5 min read10 Aug 2026
Companies

Gaja Capital ramps up deeptech focus as India’s innovation economy takes shape

Gaja Capital is stepping up its deeptech focus as India’s innovation ecosystem matures, with AI, intelligent manufacturing, defence and quantum technologies emerging as key areas of interest.

3 min read9 Aug 2026
Companies

IndiaRF acquires majority stake in Fine Edge Engineering for about ₹2,000 crore

India Resurgence Fund has acquired a majority stake in Ashok Iron Works' engineering business, betting on rising demand for large engine components amid the global manufacturing and data centre boom.

2 min read7 Aug 2026
Opinion

Well deserved send-off: Fifa’s proposal to turn the football World Cup into yet another tradable asset

An idea aimed at international peace as its dividend cannot be turned into a narrowly held asset without the approval of football fans around the globe. Fifa's plan under Gianni Infantino to sell shares in its World Cup business was dropped for good reason.

4 min read4 Aug 2026