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Opinion
Why environmental, social and governance factors are gaining prominence in M&As
Companies around the world have come to recognise the growing significance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. ESG has ......
General
BlackRock reiterates it seeks ESG details from portfolio firms
BlackRock Inc, the world's largest asset manager, said on Thursday it would continue to push companies for details on how ......
Consumer
Piramal and Bain-backed IndiaRF picks up majority stake in Social brand's Impresario
India-focused investment platform India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF), promoted by Piramal Enterprises Ltd and global private equity major Bain Capital, today ......
Infrastructure
Kalaari-backed waste recycler Attero looking at public listing in 2025
Electronic waste recycling company Attero Recycling is planning an initial public offering in 2025, chief executive officer and co-founder Nitin ......
General
KKR to launch its first two ESG funds
Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc is preparing to launch its first two credit funds dedicated to investing based ......
Infrastructure
How ESG investing became one of the many victims of the Russia-Ukraine war
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed a gap in socially-minded investing – a hands-off approach to geopolitics and human rights. Before ......
Consumer
Coronavirus prompts online-only shift among consumer startups, especially restaurants
Startups and SMEs in the consumer segment, already grappling with an economic slowdown, are now bracing up for the new ......
People
Mydala's Anisha Singh to float impact fund aimed at women entrepreneurs
Anisha Singh, co-founder of New Delhi-based Kinobeo Software Pvt. Ltd that runs coupon site Mydala.com, is launching a social-impact fund ......
Infrastructure
KKR says investing in infra among top challenges for portfolio firms
Global alternative asset management firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has identified investing in infrastructure and managing resource constraints ......
Consumer
Govt directive on service charge may prompt restaurants to raise prices
The hospitality industry seems unfazed by the central government’s advisory on the service charge levied by restaurants, with many chains ......
