Germany's Patrizia, IndiaRF in fund news; Mayfield scores a partial exit; Q&A with Jakson Green’s Ogra

VCC Handbook Edition #36 | May 16, 2025

PRIVATE EQUITY

• Global real assets investor PATRIZIA SE raising new Asia fund with likely India mandate

German asset manager Patrizia SE is looking to double down on its exposure to green energy and other sustainable infrastructure businesses across ...... Read more

• Bain Capital - Piramal Finance 's India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF) targets $1 bn in second outing, taps returning LP

India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF), a joint platform of Piramal Enterprises and private equity firm Bain Capital Credit to make distressed and special ...... Read more

VENTURE CAPITAL

• Mayfield India makes partial exit from six-year-old bet

The domestic arm of US-based early-stage venture capital investor Mayfield, which boasts over $3 billion in assets under management, has clocked a ...... Read more

• Zenergize , Citrus freight , Cryptique , Fyn Mobility net early-stage funding

EV charger manufacturer Zenergize, cold chain supply logistics startup Citrus Freight, analytics company Cryptique, and e-mobility startup Fyn ...... Read more

ANALYSIS

• Bottomline: Stashfin prioritizes profitability over growth in FY25

Gurugram-headquartered neo-banking company Stashfin shifted focus from aggressive expansion to profitability in the financial year ended March 2025. ...... Read more

M&A

• Deals Digest: PE/VC funding momentum slows; M&A activity subdued

The number of private equity and venture capital transactions slipped during the five-day period ending Friday from the previous week while the total ...... Read more

• Warburg Pincus LLC , Peak XV Partners -backed Capillary Technologies buys customer loyalty firm Kognitiv Inc.

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Capillary Technologies has acquired Kognitiv, a Canadian software company specializing in customer experience ...... Read more

INTERVIEW

• Jakson Green ’s Bikesh Ogra on fundraising, wind expansion, new verticals, and more

“Capital isn’t a constraint; the challenge is securing capacity due to land and connectivity issues,” says Bikesh Ogra, managing director and ...... Read more

STARTUPS

• Proptech Labs firm Square Yards turns operationally profitable as FY25 revenue jumps 40%

Real estate marketplace Square Yards, which is backed by venture capital firm Kae Capital and Times Group among others, turned operationally ...... Read more

CLEANTECH

• Renew Energy to set up $2.57 bn solar-wind hybrid project

ReNew Energy Global, said on Friday it will invest 220 billion rupees ($2.57 billion) to set up a hybrid renewable energy project in the eastern ...... Read more

MARKETS

• Singtel sells 1.2% direct stake in airtel for $1.54 bn

Singapore Telecommunications said on Friday it had sold around 1.2% of its direct stake in India's Bharti Airtel for S$2 billion ($1.54 billion), ...... Read more

• Sensex, Nifty log weekly gains on ceasefire with Pakistan, US deal hopes

India's benchmark equity indexes posted a weekly rise as investors cheered a truce with Pakistan, trade talks with the United States and ...... Read more

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