Articles by Baiju Kalesh

Indian Tycoon Piramal, TPG Inc. Weigh Selling Stakes in Shriram General: Sources

Billionaire Ajay Piramal and TPG Inc. are considering selling their stakes in Shriram General Insurance Holdings Co., according to people familiar with the matter. Piramal and TPG are jointly working with an adviser on divesting a combined 30% stake in …

India’s Kotak Mahindra Bank Weighs Sale of Stake in General Insurance Unit: Sources

Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd., backed by billionaire Uday Kotak, is considering selling a minority stake in its general insurance unit, according to people familiar with the matter. The lender is working with an adviser on the potential sale of a …

Life Insurance Corp. of India’s IPO Prospectus Could Be Filed in Final Week of January

Life Insurance Corporation of India could file a prospectus in the final week of January for what would be the nation’s biggest initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The state-run insurer plans to file the …

KKR Nears Deal to Buy Stake in India’s Shriram General Insurance Ahead of IPO

KKR & Co. is nearing a deal to buy a 10% stake in Shriram Capital Ltd.’s general insurance unit for about 18 billion rupees ($237 million), according to people familiar with the matter, as the Indian financial group embarks on …

Berkshire Hathaway, Other Foreign Firms to See Payoffs From India’s Fintech Revolution

China’s transformation from a financial-technology backwater into a $46 trillion-a-year global leader in digital payments left most international investors watching in awe from the sidelines. Now India is undergoing its own fintech revolution, and the race is on to grab …

Amazon-Backed Indian Online Insurer Acko Valued at $1.1B in New Funding Round

General Atlantic and local private equity firm Multiples Private Equity led a $225 million funding in Acko General Insurance, valuing the Indian online insurer at $1.1 billion. Existing investors including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Lightspeed, a global technology …

Amazon-Backed India Insurer Startup Eyes Funding Round that Could Create $1B Value

Acko General Insurance Ltd. is weighing a new funding round that could value the Indian online insurer at more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with matter. The Amazon.com Inc.-backed startup is looking to raise about $200 million in …

Indian Insurtech Policybazaar Plans Mumbai IPO

Indian online insurance platform Policybazaar is planning to file a draft prospectus as soon as next month for its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $500 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The SoftBank Group Corp.-backed …

India’s Future Group to Sell Stake in Insurance Joint Venture with Generali

India’s Future Group has picked UBS Group AG to lead the sale of its stake in an insurance joint venture with Italy’s Assicurazioni Generali SpA, according to people familiar with the matter. Future Group is working with the Swiss bank …

India’s Reliance Capital Ends Talks to Sell Its General Insurance Unit

Reliance Capital Ltd. has called off a sale of its general insurance unit to Hero Fincorp, forcing embattled Indian tycoon Anil Ambani to look for options as he seeks to reduce debt, people familiar with the matter said. The talks …