Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Svatantra Microfin has reached an agreement to acquire Navi Group's microfinancing unit Chaitanya India for about $178.5 million, ...

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Svatantra Microfin has reached an agreement to acquire Navi Group’s microfinancing unit Chaitanya India for about $178.5 million, the two firms said Tuesday, latest in a series of events at ...