India Digest: BharatPe to raise $100m in Series B; PE firms, GIC in talks to invest in CitiusTech

Delhi-based fintech start-up BharatPe is in advanced talks to raise up to $100 million in a Series B funding round from a slew of investors. In a separate development, a clutch of global funds such as Bain Capital, Blackstone Group, KKR & Co, CVC Capital Partners and GIC, besides homegrown private equity biggie ChrysCapital, are in talks to acquire a controlling stake in healthcare technology company CitiusTech.