Baring Private Equity Partners India
Baring India, IDFC anchor TD Power Systems’ IPO
Baring India Private Equity and IDFC are two of five anchor investors that have together committed INR334 million ($7.2 million) to TD Power Systems ahead of its IPO. The company, which manufacturers AC generators, counts Ironwood Investment Holdings,...
PE-backed Muthoot Finance seeks to raise $218m
Muthoot Finance, India’s largest gold-loan non-banking finance company (NBFC) plans to raise INR10 billion ($218 million) through the issue of listed retail non-convertible debentures (NCDs). It would follow four rival NBFCs, including Mannapuram Finance...
Former Actis partner in latest India fund spinout
Subba Rao Telidevara, formerly a partner at Actis, has launched an independent fund worth $250 million targeting buyouts, PIPE deals and growth capital investments. The fund, known as LotusPool Capital, is expected to make its first close in 8-12 months,...
PE firms target Indian non-banking financial companies
Private equity firms have invested $200 million in six Indian non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) since the start of the year despite regulators saying they will tighten their grip on the sector, Live Mint reported.
Baring invests $90 million in Indian boiler manufacturer
Baring Private Equity India has invested $90 million in boiler maker Cethar Vessels for an unspecified minority stake, with capital earmarked to be used to expand Cethar’s facilities. Cethar, India’s second-largest boiler manufacturer, currently produces...
New Enterprise Associates beats competitors to invest $50 million in TutorVista
VC firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is set to invest $50 million in Indian education platform TutorVista Global, reportedly besting firms such as Baring Private Equity Asia, ICICI Venture, Multiples Alternative Asset Management, Standard Chartered...
Matrix boosts Muthoot Finance pre-IPO commitment
Matrix Partners India has invested a further INR25 crore ($5.6 million) in a pre-IPO commitment into leading Indian non-bank financial company Muthoot Finance Ltd., following its earlier joint INR157 crore ($33.6 million) investment with Baring Private...
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Aureos, IFC among investors in Auro Mira Energy
Baring-backed Indian renewable energy firm Auro Mira Energy Company has received an extra $21 million from a consortium of investors made up of Aureos Capital, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and ePlanet Ventures.
Muthoot raises $9.2 million from Kotak as part of second funding round
One month after Indian non-bank financial company Muthoot raised INR157 crore ($33.6 million) from Baring Private Equity Partners India and Matrix Partners India as part of its first institutional funding round, the company has now garnered an additional...
Baring may invest $15 million in Shilpa Medicare
Baring Private Equity Partners India is considering a reported INR70 crore ($15 million) investment in pharmaceuticals manufacturer Shilpa Medicare, weeks after news surfaced that Tano Capital had sold its stake in the company to earn 4.5x return on its...
Baring India to broaden focus to include real estate
Baring Private Equity Partners India is slated to start investing in the market’s real estate sector, adopting it as a focus sector along with India’s IT, healthcare and financial industries, according to reports.
Subramaniam recruits partners at newly launched MCap
Former Baring Private Equity Partners India executive N. ‘Subbu’ Subramaniam has recruited former Chief Risk Officer for Citigroup India Rahul Gupta and former Director at real estate consultancy DTZ Abhilash Lal to join him at his newly-launched...
Baring India, Matrix back Muthoot Finance
Baring Private Equity Partners India and Matrix Partners India have jointly committed some INR157 crore ($33.6 million) to Muthoot Finance Ltd., a leading Indian non-bank financial company, in its first institutional funding round.
Baring India investee PharmaARC could seek fresh funds
PharmaARC Analytics Solutions, a healthcare BPO company invested by Baring Private Equity India, may be seeking further investment - a move that contradicts Baring, which has stated that it has neither plans to exit its 10% stake nor commitment to inject...
Baring India close to Oriental Tollways deal
Baring Private Equity Partners India is preparing to invest some INR370 crore ($80 million) in Oriental Tollways, part of the 30-year-old Oriental Structural Engineers Group, to help fund the target's road projects.
Baring India makes latest MphasiS stake sale
Baring Private Equity Partners India has sold the third tranche in its protracted exit from IT and BPO solutions business MphasiS, its long-term investment.
Subramaniam plans own firm
N. ‘Subbu’ Subramaniam, who resigned as a partner of Baring Private Equity Partners India (BPEP India) in August 2009, is now planning to launch his own private equity firm, according to reports.
Baring India ahead on Famy Care
Baring Private Equity Partners India is reportedly close to acquiring 15% of Mumbai-based contraceptive device and oral contraceptive maker Famy Care, for some $40 million.