New Delhi, July 31 -- The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) is set to inaugurate the Tony James Centre for Private Equity and Venture Capital on 6 August. This will mark the launch of the first Global Centre of Excellence dedicated to research, education, and collaboration in the private equity and venture capital (PEVC) field in Asia's third-largest economy.

The Centre, named after Blackstone's Hamilton "Tony" James, has been established with support from Mathew Cyriac, Chairman of Florintree Advisors, Co-founder of Yali Capital, and 1994 IIMB graduate.

An MoU formalising the creation of the Centre was signed on 24 August 2024 between IIMB and Cyriac, the premier management institute said in an official statement, adding ...