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There were some high-profile exit deals in the world of private equity this week, with Warburg Pincus recording stellar returns on a partial exit from ICICI Lombard, Nalanda Capital selling its stake in software services firm Mindtree, and True North doing likewise with hospital operator Aster DM Healthcare.

Warburg, Nalanda & True North record exits; Brookfield’s renewables play

Podcast

Vijay Shekhar Sharma-led Paytm Mall and PremjiInvest-backed Icertis led technology startups in raising funds this week while US-listed software firm Ebix continued its acquisition spree in India with the purchase of online travel services company Yatra.

Paytm Mall, Icertis get big cheques; Ebix snaps up Yatra

SoftBank Group Corp launched its second Vision Fund on Friday, in perhaps the biggest investment-related news of this week. The new fund has secured commitments for $108 billion from a wide range of investors including Apple, Microsoft and Japanese banks, SoftBank said.

Private Equity Primer

This week’s Investor Bulletin focusses on the recent amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) and the broader stressed assets ecosystem. Our discussion takes off from the VCCircle Stressed Assets Investment Summit which was held in Mumbai on Thursday.