Swedish fund EQT has completed the acquisition of Niwas Housing Finance Limited, formerly known as Indostar Home Finance, from IndoStar Capital Finance Limited, according to a company statement. EQT will invest Rs 500...
Elliott builds stake in Global Payments after Worldpay deal, source says
Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has built a sizable stake in Global Payments, less than three months after the financial technology company inked one of the year’s biggest acquisitions for...
IFCI seeks government nod for consolidation of group companies
State-owned IFCI on Monday sought the government’s go-ahead for the consolidation of its various group entities, including the broking business. IFCI Limited (the consolidated entity) also proposed to remain as an...
360 ONE group gets CCI nod to acquire certain businesses of UBS
Fair trade regulator CCI on Tuesday approved 360 ONE group’s proposal to acquire certain businesses of Switzerland-based multinational investment bank UBS AG. “The proposed combination comprises acquisition...
JM Financial acquires full control of NBFC arm from Moraine Fund
JM Financial on Tuesday said it has acquired the remaining 2.98 per cent stake in its material subsidiary JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd (JMFCSL) from Moraine Master Fund LP, making the lending arm a wholly-owned...
Brighthouse bidders narrow to TPG, Aquarian in hunt to buy US insurer, sources say
Brighthouse Financial has narrowed down a field of suitors to money manager TPG and Abu Dhabi-backed financial investor Aquarian Holdings, as the U.S. life insurance and annuity provider continues to explore a potential...
CCI okays Bain Capital’s proposal to acquire stake in Manappuram Finance
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday approved Bain Capital’s proposed acquisition of a stake in Manappuram Finance. Bain Capital through its two affiliates — BC Asia Investments XXV and BC...
New Zealand’s Xero to buy US fintech Melio for $2.5 billion
New Zealand accounting software giant Xero agreed to buy New York payments provider Melio for $2.5 billion, the companies said on Wednesday, accelerating the Kiwi firm’s push into the U.S. with the country’s...
$230mn deal: Partners Group to acquire 75% of Infinity Fincorp
Swiss private equity major Partners Group is all set to acquire a majority stake in Infinity Fincorp Solutions, a Mumbai-based non-banking financial company (NBFC) focused on micro-loans against property, according to...
Jio Financial acquires SBI’s full stake in JPBL for ₹104.54 crore
Jio Financial Services on Wednesday announced that it has acquired 79,080,000 equity shares of Jio Payments Bank (JPBL) from the State Bank of India (SBI) for ₹104.54 crore. Consequent to this acquisition, JPBL has...
UGRO Capital shares rally 7% as firm to acquire Profectus Capital for Rs 1,400 crore cash deal
UGRO Capital shares rallied 7% to their intraday high of Rs 183.35 on the BSE on Wednesday as the non-banking financial company (NBFC) is all set to acquire Profectus Capital Private Limited for Rs 1400 crore in an all...
InCred Money set to acquire discount broker Stocko, marking entry into retail broking
InCred Money, the digital-first wealthtech platform of financial services firm InCred Group, said it is set to acquire discount broking platform Stocko, marking its entry into the retail broking space. It did not...
