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.

Premium

Healthcare

02 February, 2026

Indian pharma firms set to dominate despite global risks: Panelists at VCCircle Healthcare Summit

Indian pharmaceuticals are set to dominate the global scene despite prevailing geopolitical uncertainty, said panelists ......

Premium

Healthcare

02 February, 2026

Senior living projects need distinct regulations: Panelists at VCCircle Healthcare Summit

Senior living projects such as assisted living facilities can’t be clubbed with pure-play real estate developments and......

Premium

Finance

30 January, 2026

Arohan's Manoj Nambiar on growth drivers, acquisition plans, and more

Private equity-backed Arohan Financial, which had come under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) scanner more than a......

Premium

Finance

21 January, 2026

Roha Group taps private credit funds for housing finance arm

​The Roha Group, which began as a food ingredients and industrial colours manufacturer more than five decades ago, has......

Premium

Finance

21 January, 2026

PE-backed Auxilo Finserve eyes bigger domestic education pie, with global tensions rising

Auxilo Finserve, which has four private equity firms on its captable, is banking on its domestic education, and ......

Premium

Finance

20 January, 2026

Bottomline: CASHe's NBFC unit Bhanix Finance pivots to co-lending as NPAs rise

Bhanix Finance and Investment, the parent company of fintech firm CASHe, has transitioned from a balance-sheet lender to......

Premium

TMT

16 January, 2026

LKP Finance firms up game plan in new avatar as Gyftr, scouts for acquisitions

​LKP Finance Ltd, which has given up its non-banking finance company licence and is renaming itself to Gyftr Ltd as ......

Premium

Finance

14 January, 2026

Former Five-Star Business Finance CEO Krishnan takes over MSME lender as Accion exits

Rangarajan Krishnan, a former CEO of Mumbai-listed lender Five-Star Business Finance Ltd, has acquired a controlling ......

Premium

Manufacturing

14 January, 2026

Investec's private credit fund cuts $33-mn cheque for an iron and steel maker

Investec India has invested nearly $33 million (around Rs 300 crore) through a private-credit deal in an iron and steel ......

Premium

TMT

13 January, 2026

WestBridge-backed Propelld set to turn profitable in FY26; plans capital raise

Bluebear Technologies, which runs education-focused fintech startup Propelld, is on track to end FY26 in the black, ......