Investors run background checks on PE fund managers

It was a routine check by the West Asia-based LP (limited partner or investor), when they were approached by an Indian private equity fund manager to raise his new fund.But, when the outcome of the......

Performance anxiety grips private equity stars

The poster boys of Indian private equity are getting a reality check. If last year many of them branched out independently with their entrepreneurial PE shops, many are scaling down or biting the......

ICICI Venture, Japanese firms for infra fund

In the changed scenario of Indian private equity, where institutions and individuals are busy with fund raising, the fund houses are exploring untapped markets. ICICI Venture (I-Ven), India's......

WNS CEO Bhargava quits, to join PE firm

Neeraj Bhargava, the co-founder and chief executive of WNS, India's second-largest business process outsourcing firm, will step down on January 31 to join private equity firm Steer Capital......