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Ajay Ramanathan

Ajay writes on the banking, financial services, and insurance segment. He is keen on analysing the multi-fold impact of any news development, and putting it across in the long-form.

PE-backed BillDesk to acquire Wordline's India payment ops

TMT

25 February, 2026

PE-backed BillDesk to acquire Wordline's India payment ops

BillDesk, a payment gateway company backed by private equity firms TA Associates and General Atlantic, has struck a deal......

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Lenskart, Delhivery backer Steadview Capital plans maiden India-registered PE fund

Finance

25 February, 2026

Lenskart, Delhivery backer Steadview Capital plans maiden India-registered PE fund

Global hedge fund Steadview Capital Management is planning to launch its maiden India-registered private equity fund, ......

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Exponent One eyes geographic expansion into major cities

Infrastructure

23 February, 2026

Exponent One eyes geographic expansion into major cities

Exponent One, the recently launched financing arm of Exponent Energy, is focussing on geographic expansion. ......

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InCred Group ropes in PE investor for new unit

Finance

19 February, 2026

InCred Group ropes in PE investor for new unit

The Mumbai-based InCred Group, which operates across non-bank lending, investment banking, wealth management and ......

JM Financial Asset Management floats maiden pre-IPO fund

Finance

19 February, 2026

JM Financial Asset Management floats maiden pre-IPO fund

JM Financial Asset Management has launched its first pre-IPO category II alternative investment fund with a corpus of Rs......

Private credit investments rose 35% in 2025 on policy rate expectations, unmet demand

Finance

18 February, 2026

Private credit investments rose 35% in 2025 on policy rate expectations, unmet demand

Deployments by private credit firms rose 35% year-on-year(y-o-y) to $12.4 billion in the calendar year 2025, aided by ......

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Mufin Green parent taps VC fund, family office for funding

Finance

16 February, 2026

Mufin Green parent taps VC fund, family office for funding

Hindon Mercantile, the parent of non-bank lender Mufin Green Finance, is looking to raise Rs 42.8 crore (around $5 ......

CapitalG, Alpha Wave-backed Aye Finance's IPO fails to get 100% subscription

Finance

12 February, 2026

CapitalG, Alpha Wave-backed Aye Finance's IPO fails to get 100% subscription

The initial public offering of non-bank lender Aye Finance Ltd, which counts a number of private capital and venture ......

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Shriram Finance taps offshore debt investor after record-setting stake sale

Finance

11 February, 2026

Shriram Finance taps offshore debt investor after record-setting stake sale

Shriram Finance, which recently bagged a big cheque from MUFG Bank, has now tapped another offshore investor for capital......

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Women's World Banking explores exit from decade-old NBFC bet

Finance

11 February, 2026

Women's World Banking explores exit from decade-old NBFC bet

Women’s World Banking Asset Management (WAM), which invests in financial institutions across emerging and developed ......