venture SoftBank bets big on India Alok Sama, chief strategy officer, SoftBank Group, says the notion of ‘leapfrogging’ is an essential part of their Indian investment thesis. By Deepti Chaudhary
investing Only a matter of time before BlackRock returns to mutual fund space in India: Experts With huge scope for growth in mutual fund market in India, analysts and experts say BlackRock is likely to re-enter the country in a big way. By Jui Mukherjee
macro Big-ticket PE deals on the rise: Grant Thornton India The quarter ended March saw private equity investments worth $4 billion deployed across 200 deals. By Rajiv Bhuva
enterprise Will Uday Kotak’s Axis moment come soon? As Axis Bank’s Shikha Sharma chooses to cut short her tenure as MD & CEO, analysts see the bank’s prospects improving, including a possible merger. By Rajiv Bhuva
investing Market watch – Inflows in equity funds see record annual rise and monthly fall in March Apart from volatility, LTCG might be responsible for the near 80% monthly fall in inflows for equity mutual fund schemes in March. By Rajiv Bhuva
macro IndiGo chooses to excuse itself from Air India race The only domestic carrier that had expressed an interest in the troubled national airline is helpless after government spells out its terms. By Purba Das
investing Indian companies raise a record Rs 1.77 lakh crore from equity markets FY2018 was the best year ever for the IPO market after the financial crisis By Arnika Thakur
investing Market watch: FPIs sell equity while markets soar While net equity investments of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) stand at $5.07 billion in FY2018, they were net sellers on the bourses. By Rajiv Bhuva
investing CDPQ infuses $20 mn in Nandan Nilekani’s investment fund Canada’s second-largest pension fund manager CDPQ says the funding is a way to diversify its investment activities in India. By Deepti Chaudhary
investing Is sustainability the big differentiator for VCs? London-headquartered Preqin finds in its survey of 221 venture capital fund managers that sustainability and impact on environment and society are becoming key factors for investment decisions. By Rajiv Bhuva
