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Gainwell will use the funds to expand its manufacturing and mining businesses, and refinance debt.
The firm plans to deploy the capital in select opportunities across the National Capital Region.
The investments were identified through a pipeline developed over the past 12-18 months.
The firm also counts Tata Capital Healthcare Fund among its investors.
The potential sale follows two previous attempts by Advent to find a buyer for the business.
Rest of Asia
This is the eighth time EQT has raised its bid.
Vietnam
The vehicle works toward a fund-of-funds mechanism.
With the close of Norwest 18, the firm’s total capital under management stands at $18 billion.
NatureSelect.ai develops AI-driven experiences promoting long-term human-AI relationships.
The Pre-Seed round was led by Openspace Capital.
Capital is flowing disproportionately to AI and Embodied Intelligence startups.
Startup fundraising in India slipped further in the third quarter to $3.86 billion.
Boom-era funding did not ensure continued access to capital.
A single Series C deal lifted overall funding in H1 2026.
Higher revenue and improved gross profitability helped offset rising operating expenses.
Valar Ventures transferred shares to Eighty Five Capital and 88 Fintech Capital.
Malaysia accounted for the bulk of the revenue of Asisa One Healthcare.
TurtleTree’s Dutch entity has increased its stake in its Singapore arm to 91.8% from 30%.
The recent Leadership Roundtable makes a case for platform play in climate projects.
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The fund will target HNIs and institutional investors seeking long-term exposure to real estate.
The investment will support SBI’s lending to women micro-borrowers through the SHG model.
The first two commitments will finance renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 260 MW.
The company is also backed by TVS Capital, MUFG and Euclidean Capital.
The fund is reportedly targeting to raise a total corpus of $2.1 billion.
The proposed fund will target an initial corpus of Rs 750 crore, with a green-shoe option of Rs 500 crore.
The investment marks the seventh deployment by India Credit Opportunities Fund II.
Alternatives are the second largest investment theme among clients.
Investors need a proper understanding of the underlying exposures created by their allocations at the total portfolio level.
Carlyle offers both drawdown and evergreen funds across its strategies.
UBS has also taken over serving 360 One's clients in Singapore.
The fund invests in secondaries and venture growth co-investments.
Megaspeed has been under investigation by Singapore authorities since February last year.
The projects reveal the scale of continuing demand for Nvidia hardware.
The one-time expense offset gains from stronger sales and higher gross profit.
Ola implemented workforce restructuring and tightened working-capital cost management.
Shopee recorded the fastest YoY adjusted EBITDA growth among Sea’s businesses.
Its Q3 revenue reached a record 24b pesos, up 16.6% from a year earlier.
The result compares with a 2.5 trillion yen profit a year ago.
CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO as Nvidia looks for a permanent successor.
The move is part of the bank's efforts to revitalise its offshore business.
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