BUSINESS
Hit by US visa policies, education-loan NBFCs see growth slowdown, deferred IPOs
To offset the slowdown, lenders are increasingly betting on other international markets such as the UK, Australia and parts of Europe, while also exploring newer destinations to sustain growth momentum
BUSINESS
Avendus Structured Credit Fund III crosses Rs 2,200 cr in commitments
The fund achieved its first close in April 2025 with commitments of approximately Rs 1,000 crore and reached its base fund size within eight months of the first close.
BUSINESS
Vedanta Resources raising $350 mn from UAE and other lenders to refinance group debt
As per the disclosures, the Vedanta holdco has already tied up funding of $110 million from First Abu Dhabi Bank and Mashreqbank. The agreement allows additional lenders to join subsequently for the remaining $240 million, the company said.
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KKR-backed Hero Future Energies to soon file draft IPO papers
Hero Future Energies has a global portfolio of 7.2 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy and 2.3 GW of BESS (battery energy storage system) assets across India, Ukraine, Vietnam, and UK comprising operating or under-construction projects.
BUSINESS
Brookfield's overlapping renewable investments not a concern for CleanMax: Founder Kuldeep Jain
Brookfield will hold about 21 percent after the issue, while Jain will remain the single largest shareholder with 28 percent.
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IHC to house Sammaan Capital under new global financial services platform
Judan Financial, expected to be valued at around AED 100 billion, will combine financial services stakes held by IHC and its subsidiaries, including Alpha Dhabi Holding, 2PointZero Group and Sirius International Holding.
BUSINESS
Satya Microcapital taps new investors after majority shareholder Gojo backs out of rights issue
The move comes as Satya Microcapital is looking to shore up its balance sheet amid an industry-wide problem of bad loans and deteriorating financial performance.
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Silver Lake’s Bingle, Ranjan Pai-backed fund invests $20m in Pinwheel Therapeutics
Pinwheel Therapeutics is working an one-of-its kind anticoagulant reversal agent Ciraparantag.The 108 BioCapital fund, which has initiated the process to set up a GIFT City feeder vehicle, is backed by a roster of prominent investors
BUSINESS
No heroic bets; focus on early value creation: Warburg Pincus’ Vishal Mahadevia
Over the past 30 years, Warburg Pincus has invested in around 80 Indian companies, closely tracking the rise of private equity as a mainstream asset class.
BUSINESS
India offers growth certainty in a higher-rate, tougher-exit world: Warburg Pincus CEO Jeffrey Perlman
Warburg is now investing “a few billion dollars a year” in India across private equity, real estate and capital solutions, as part of a diversified, multi-asset strategy, said Perlman
BUSINESS
ChrysCapital picks minority stake in EMS firm Nash Industries
Moneycontrol first reported on September 10 that Nash was in talks with multiples private equity firms, including ChrysCapital, to raise around $150-200 million at a valuation of around $500 million
BUSINESS
India Inc sees US trade deal as a confidence anchor, trigger for long-term capital deployment
The response from India Inc suggests that the trade deal is being read less as a one-off tariff concession and more as a signal of India’s maturing role in global commerce.
BUSINESS
Fractal Analytics, Aye Finance to launch IPOs next week
Both companies will announce the price band on February 4, with the IPOs opening for subscription in the coming week
BUSINESS
Bain Capital-backed Dhoot Transmission files confidential IPO papers with SEBI
Founded in 1999 by Rahul Dhoot, Dhoot Transmission is a supplier to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across the automotive and consumer durables segments
BUSINESS
US-India trade deal lifts sentiment, could set stage for IPO revival
After a strong September-to-December period which saw 54 IPOs raise more than Rs 1 lakh crore, January 2026 saw just three mainboard offers, raising Rs 4,764 crore
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US-India trade deal brings relief for exporters, lifts long-term confidence: India Inc
Dr Anish Shah, Group CEO and Managing Director of Mahindra Group, said the agreement would provide a strong boost to growth momentum and business confidence.
BUSINESS
STT collection for FY27 likely to be subdued due to falling market volumes
For FY27, the government has estimated that it will collect Rs 73,700 crore via STT, which is lower than the FY26 budget estimate of Rs 78,000 crore for STT collection. The levy has already seen a dip in FY26 due to reduced volumes especially in the F&O segment prompting the government to revise its STT collection estimate for the current financial year downwards to Rs 63,700 crore.
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Large HFT traders Jane Street, Jump, Graviton, arbitrage MFs to feel the pinch of STT hike
While the large HFT firms use algos to make massive trades in F&O, arbitrage funds generally interplay between cash and F&O market to make a small profit
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India Inc backs budget 2026’s infrastructure push and demand revival
Industry leaders across cement, logistics, energy, manufacturing, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals said the budget’s emphasis on infrastructure-led growth, technology adoption, tax rationalisation, supply-chain resilience and healthcare innovation provides policy visibility and confidence at a time of global uncertainty.
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Budget 2026 doubles down on public capex, widens infra pipeline
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman raised capital expenditure to Rs 12.2 lakh crore in FY27, up from Rs 11.2 lakh crore in the previous year
BUSINESS
Scale, innovation and global value chain integration vital for next manufacturing phase: Economic Survey
The survey also recommends continuing targeted incentive-based industrial policy in strategic sectors through schemes such as the Production Linked Incentive programme
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Economic Survey proposes national input cost reduction strategy, calls high costs a hidden tax
The survey framed input costs as a form of 'competitiveness infrastructure', suggesting that elevated costs across supply chains act like a hidden tax on manufacturing, exports and job creation
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High cost of capital, not weak balance sheets, holding back private capex: Economic Survey
A central argument in the survey is that India’s cost of capital remains structurally high, limiting the appetite for long-gestation private projects.
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Economic Survey pushes for capex-led growth, flags risks from state-level populism
The survey contrasts capital spending with transfer-heavy expenditure, warning that the latter offers only transient welfare gains, while capex delivers durable improvements in productivity, incomes and competitiveness
