Ankit Agarwal
Consumer
Company watch: Gaja Capital-backed CL Educate on the mend after three-year profit fall
CL Educate Ltd’s net profit rose for the first time in four years in 2018-19 and its revenue growth accelerated, ......
General
Grapevine: Blackstone eyes Reliance Group HQ; Warburg, Temasek in race for SBI General
Reliance Group chief Anil Ambani is looking to either sell or give on long-term lease his headquarters at Santacruz in ......
General
Grapevine: Naspers may back Meesho; I Squared may rev up its telecom infra platform
Social commerce startup Meesho is in talks with South African conglomerate Naspers to raise up to $130 million (about Rs ......
General
Grapevine: Coca-Cola eyes Café Coffee Day stake; HDFC Bank plans NBFC unit's IPO
Global beverages giant Coca-Cola has initiated talks to acquire a stake in Café Coffee Day as it looks to expand ......
Markets
Have India Inc's earnings kept pace with stock market's rise?
Late last month, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a second term, India's stock markets soared to record highs. But ......
General
Grapevine: SoftBank may invest in Curefit; Lupin, Piramal eye JB Chemicals
Japan’s SoftBank Vision Fund is looking to invest up to $350 million (about Rs 2,440 crore at current exchange rate) ......
TMT
Value Lens: Why IndiaMart's IPO comes as a reality check for other B2B marketplaces
The recent initial public offerings of US ride-hailing companies Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. showed that stock markets don’t ......
Finance
Value Lens: Is HDFC paying the right price for Apollo Munich?
India’s health insurance industry has recorded a flurry of transactions over the past year, with HDFC Ltd becoming the latest ......
General
Grapevine: Snapdeal-ShopClues deal may fall through; JSW eyes stressed power plants
Online retailer Snapdeal is unlikely to acquire ShopClues after a due diligence process revealed that the smaller rival had significant ......
General
Grapevine: Swiggy, Yulu, Bira 91 seek fresh capital; Dilip Buildcon may sell road assets
Food delivery unicorn Swiggy is in talks to raise up to $200 million (Rs 1,393 crore) from US-based private equity ......