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Governance, compliance key challenges in mid-market deals: Baker Tilly ASA's Arora

New Delhi, June 22 -- The biggest hurdle in deal-making with mid-market promoter-driven companies seeking an exit is the lack of corporate governance and the inconsistent quality of accounting and fin... Read More


Meta to invest $900 mn in CRED, names Kunal Shah WhatsApp's global CEO

New Delhi, June 22 -- Meta Platforms Inc., the parent of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is investing $900 million (about Rs 8,500 crore) in CRED in primary and secondary capital, the Indian fintech... Read More


Speciality ingredients maker Synthite eyes PE capital, hires banker

New Delhi, June 22 -- Synthite Industries Pvt Ltd, a Kerala-based speciality ingredients manufacturer, is planning to raise its maiden institutional round of funding and has even hired an investment b... Read More


Saudi Arabia's Palm Ventures adds new General Partner

New Delhi, June 22 -- Saudi Arabia-based Palm Ventures, an early-stage venture capital platform focussed on the Middle East, has roped in a former partner from another local VC firm Propeller for its ... Read More


JM Financial PE, Peak XV, Kae Capital log an exit with sub-par returns

New Delhi, June 22 -- The private equity arm of Mumbai-based JM Financial Ltd as well as venture capital firms Peak XV Partners and Kae Capital, will walk away from a common healthcare portfolio compa... Read More


Actioneer-backer Bitkraft Ventures ropes in Krafton India as LP

New Delhi, June 22 -- Krafton India has made a strategic investment in a global fund managed by Colorado-headquartered gaming-focussed venture capital firm Bitkraft Ventures as the South Korean gaming... Read More


Waste-tech startup Recykal bags $23 mn in bridge funding; Circulate Capital exits

New Delhi, June 22 -- Recykal, a technology platform for waste management and the circular economy, has raised $23 million (around Rs 217 crore) in a bridge round comprising a mix of primary and secon... Read More


Grapevine: Meta, Cred, Nuvama, PAG, Zypp in news

New Delhi, June 22 -- US Technology giant Meta has held talks with fintech startup Cred on a possible investment, while electric vehicle maker Zypp is eyeing a fundraise, two separate media reports sh... Read More


How SEBI's winding-up norms benefit AIFs and why funds still face some hurdles

New Delhi, June 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India has allowed private equity, venture capital and other alternative investment funds (AIFs) that are looking to wind up to retain a part ... Read More


Deals Digest: AI, data centres lift PE-VC deal value, M&As rise

New Delhi, June 19 -- Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deals exceeded $1 billion this week thanks to two big-ticket transactions in the artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre spaces,... Read More