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The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is set to inaugurate the Tony James Centre for Private Equity and Venture Capital on 6 August. This will mark the launch of the first Global Centre of Excellence dedicated to research, education, and collaboration in the private equity and venture capital (PEVC) field in Asia’s third-largest economy. The Centre, named after Blackstone’s Hamilton “Tony” James, has been established with support from Mathew Cyriac, Chairman of Florintree Advisors, Co-founder of Yali Capital, and 1994 IIMB graduate. An MoU formalising the creation of the Centre was signed on 24 August 2024 between IIMB and ... Read more

New Delhi: Homegrown private equity player Kedaara Capital has struck another large bet, days after making one of its largest transactions in recent times. The PE firm has signed a fat cheque for a significant minority stake in K12 Techno Services Pvt. Ltd, which runs the chain of Orchids International Schools, according to a press statement. The transaction will also provide a partial exit to Peak XV (erstwhile Sequoia Capital India), one of K12’s existing institutional investors. While the financial details of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties, two people aware of the development told VCCircle that Kedaara ... Read more