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Carlyle," the first person quoted above said, adding that Alpha Wave is also likely to infuse some fresh capital into the company. “The term sheet from Alpha Wave is conditional and is contingent upon the company meeting several milestones such as FY25 revenue growth, targeted store openings and other clauses," the second person noted above said. “The deal is likely to be closed only next financial year." The deal comes a year and a half after Carlyle bought a majority stake in the company for $300 million in January 2023.

presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will debate on Sept. 10 on ABC, setting up the first face-to-face matchup between the rivals in what polls show is an extremely close race. In a rambling news conference at his Palm Beach, Florida, residence, Trump said he wanted additional debates on Sept. 4 and Sept. 25 that would air on Fox and NBC. Harris said in a post on X that she was looking forward to the Sept. 10 debate after Trump «finally committed.» She told reporters after a campaign stop in Detroit that she was open to discussing more debates.

merchant payment companies are scouting for business opportunities outside the country as margins turn wafer-thin amid rising domestic competition. Pine Labs, Juspay, CC Avenue and FSS have set up operations outside India and are also hiring senior talent for these markets, which they hope will be their new growth drivers. Aiding the push is the growing acceptance of Indian payments technology worldwide. In India, these merchant payment companies have been losing out on major revenue generation opportunities due to competition from popular payment modes like Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and RuPay debit cards which do not attract a fee. The government has also reduced the budgetary allocation for payment subsidies.

Coforge and Persistent Systems earned more than their counterparts in TCS and Infosys in the last financial year as some Indian midcap IT firms are paying top dollar to their CEOs who are growing their business despite headwinds from multiple directions. Coforge CEO Sudhir Singh’s annual remuneration jumped three times in FY24 to more than $12.5 million (Rs 105.12 crore), making him the second-highest paid Indian IT firm CEO last financial year, trailing only former Wipro CEO Thierry Delaporte. Other midcap IT firm CEOs like Nitin Rakesh of Mphasis and Sandeep Kalra of Persistent Systems earned Rs 44.13 crore ($5.2 million) and Rs 77.1 crore ($9.1 million), respectively, in FY24, according to the companies’ annual reports.

Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

₹250 crore on entities failing to prevent data breaches or misuse of the personal data of individuals. The Act was notified last year but rules under the law are yet to be finalised. Read this | Mint Explainer: Concerns around Digital Personal Data Protection law Another executive emphasized the importance of releasing the DPDP rules to avoid regulatory ambiguity.

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