Ranjani Raghavan

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Investing and Real-estate Reporter at Bloomberg

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Overview

Ranjani Raghavan is a Bloomberg reporter based in Mumbai, covering the Indian investment ecosystem. Her expertise lies in private equity, asset managers, hedge funds, and real estate. With previous editorial roles at LiveMint and VCCircle, she brings a deep understanding of the deals and startup landscape. She is a graduate of the Asian College of Journalism.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions.  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Private Equity Deals
Her reporting at Bloomberg focuses on the buyside, including major private equity transactions and investment trends in India.
Asset Management
She actively covers strategic moves within the asset management sector, such as potential sales by firms like Prudential and expansion by Edelweiss AMC.
Real Estate Investment
As a real-estate reporter, she tracks significant capital flows, such as Brookfield's major investments in the Mumbai commercial space.

Media Appearances

Ranjani Raghavan – Bloomberg Author Page. Featured in Bloomberg

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Ranjani Raghavan – Bloomberg Law Author Page. Featured in Bloomberg Law

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Work History

8-2025
Investing and Real-estate Reporter at Bloomberg
4-2024 - 7-2025
Editor (Deals & Startups) at LiveMint
4-2023 - 6-2024
Senior Editor at LiveMint
6-2022 - 2-2023
Senior Associate Editor at VCCircle ( HT Media)
7-2018 - 6-2022
Associate Editor at VCCircle ( NewsCorp)

Education

2006 - 2007
Post Graduate diploma from Asian College of Journalism, Chennai
Education details unavailable from Apeejay School

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Insights For Selling To Ranjani

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Back up any claims with data and numbers

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Ranjani is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Ranjani

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Ranjani move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Ranjani take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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