Paramita Chatterjee

Gurgaon

Editor @DealStreetAsia and Guest faculty at IIMC @iimcdkl. Previously with @EconomicTimes, @Forbes_India, @BWBusinessworld. Views expressed are personal

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Indian PE-VC firms raise 41% more capital in Q1 2025 as LPs keep the faith

1 week ago | dealstreetasia.com | Paramita Chatterjee

Limited partners (LPs) are betting big on India’s long-term growth story amid the global economic uncertainty, funnelling capital into private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms in the hope of reaping significant returns in the years ahead. Start your deal-making journey now!Subscribe now to enjoy unlimited access at just $59. Premium coverage on private equity, venture capital, and startups in Asia. Exclusive scoops from our reporters in nine key markets.
Trump tariffs cast a shadow on Indian PE-VC firms' investment, fundraising plans

2 weeks ago | dealstreetasia.com | Paramita Chatterjee

US President Donald Trump’s recent tariff proposals are likely to prompt private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms in India to adopt a more cautious approach as they assess potential impacts on their investment strategies and gear up for fundraising. Start your deal-making journey now!Subscribe now to enjoy unlimited access at just $59. Premium coverage on private equity, venture capital, and startups in Asia. Exclusive scoops from our reporters in nine key markets.
Iron Mountain acquires Indian data centre provider Web Werks

2 weeks ago | dealstreetasia.com | Paramita Chatterjee

Indian data centre provider Web Werks has been fully acquired by its joint venture (JV) partner Iron Mountain, in one of the largest transactions in the country’s data centre industry. The founders of Web Werks, Nikhil and Nishant Rathi, had secured an investment of $150 million when the joint venture was formed in 2021, followed by an additional $170 million in 2023.
Indian solar startup Aerem garners $11.7m led by Japan’s UTEC

2 weeks ago | dealstreetasia.com | Paramita Chatterjee

Aerem, a clean energy startup headquartered in Mumbai, has amassed Rs 100 crore ($11.7 million) in funding led by Japan’s University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners (UTEC). The round also saw the participation of British International Investment (BII), SE Ventures, Riverwalk Holdings, and existing investors Blume Ventures and Avaana Capital. With this, Aerem’s total funding has touched about Rs 166.47 crore ($19.5 million).
India's private equity giants gear up to raise big money

Feb 12, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Paramita Chatterjee |Kavitha Nair |Dealstreet Asia

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE -- India's private equity majors, which have seen several successful cycles of investments and exits, are set to leverage current turbulent times to raise capital for some of their largest investment vehicles so far.
Author Correction: Cell-based versus corticosteroid injections for knee pain in osteoarthritis: a randomized phase 3 trial - Nature Medicine

Dec 22, 2023 | nature.com | Ken Mautner |Paramita Chatterjee |Kirk A Easley |Greg Gibson |Linda Kippner

Correction to: Nature Medicine https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02632-w, published online 2 November 2023. In the version of the article initially published, Table 1 was missing two rows (“VAS – mean baseline” and “KOOS pain – mean baseline”) that have now been inserted in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.
India-focused HealthQuad on road to raise $300m fund

Nov 27, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Kavitha Nair |Paramita Chatterjee |Dealstreet Asia

SINGAPORE/NEW DELHI -- HealthQuad, a health care-focused venture capital fund investing in early-stage startups in India, is on the road to raise its third fund, with a targeted corpus of $300 million. According to multiple sources privy to the development, talks have been initiated with limited partners (LPs) both in India and abroad.
KKR India ex-CEO's firm to close first fund over target, sources say

Nov 21, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Paramita Chatterjee |Dealstreet Asia

NEW DELHI -- Sorin Investments, the venture capital firm set up by former KKR India CEO Sanjay Nayar and the Caravel Group's Angad Banga, has surpassed the original fundraising target for its debut investment vehicle, raking in about 13 billion rupees ($156 million). According to multiple sources privy to the development, the firm is now set to make the final close of the fund, which was launched in early 2022 to catalyze early-stage investments in India.
Cell-based versus corticosteroid injections for knee pain in osteoarthritis: a randomized phase 3 trial - Nature Medicine

Nov 2, 2023 | nature.com | Ken Mautner |Paramita Chatterjee |Kirk A Easley |Greg Gibson |Linda Kippner

AbstractVarious types of cellular injection have become a popular and costly treatment option for patients with knee osteoarthritis despite a paucity of literature establishing relative efficacy to each other or corticosteroid injections.
India's ICICI Venture in talks to invest in fashion company Libas

Oct 9, 2023 | asia.nikkei.com | Paramita Chatterjee |Dealstreet Asia

NEW DELHI -- ICICI Venture, the alternative investment arm of ICICI Bank, is in talks to invest in Indian traditional clothing brand Libas, which is currently busy carving out expansion plans to cash in on the country's upcoming festive season. "Talks are at a fairly advanced stage. ...