Hindustan Unilever
General
Grapevine: Three firms make cut for Avendus; suitors line up for HUL ice-cream unit
Carlyle, Premji Invest, and Japan's Mizuho Financial Group are vying to acquire a controlling stake in Avendus Capital, currently owned by KKR, a media report ......
Consumer
Exclusive: Britannia in talks to acquire VC-backed brand
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) giant Britannia Industries is in advanced stage of discussion to pick up a controlling stake ......
Consumer
Exclusive: Kellanova, Himalaya Wellness frontrunners for protein bar brand
Local personal care and pharmaceutical major Himalaya Wellness and one of the spinoffs of US-based packaged food giant Kellogg Company ......
General
Grapevine: Mankind Pharma joins race for Healthium; HUL in talks to divest Pureit
Mankind Pharma is weighing a bid for Healthium Medtech, in partnership with with ChrysCapital, a media report said. The Delhi-based pharmaceutical company and ......
Consumer
Kellogg's spinoff, others in fray to pick up majority stake in local health snacks player
US-based packaged food giant Kellogg’s spinoff, India’s biggest tobacco retailer ITC and nutrition platform Healthkart are among a string of ......
Healthcare
Samara Capital in talks to invest in botanical ingredients maker
Homegrown private equity fund Samara Capital is in advanced stages of talks to invest in a natural ingredients supplier that ......
TMT
Deals Digest: VC funding dips in value, small deals dominate this week
Investments in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) declined 17.8% this week to $236 million from last week’s $287 ......
Consumer
HUL ramps up product distribution efforts to battle online disruption
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) is racing to deliver household goods to grocery stores, halving the time it takes from receiving ......
Finance
India Inc reins in FY20 ad costs even as some ramp up in pre-Covid days
Corporate India curbed advertising expenses for 2019-20 even before the slowing economy took a turn for the worse at the ......
Consumer
Kairali Ayurvedic in talks to raise funding for OTC products expansion
Kerala-based Kairali Ayurvedic Group, which runs alternative health treatment centres in India and overseas, is in talks with a US-based ......