Diksha Dutta
Consumer
Arisaig Partners ups stake in McDonald's franchisee Westlife to 6.9% for $29M more
Emerging markets-focused investment firm Arisaig Partners, which chases investments in public-listed consumer-facing companies, has raised its holding in Westlife Development ......
TMT
EXL eyes acquisitions in US, Asia Pacific
NASDAQ-listed ExlService Holdings Inc (EXL), one of the top 10 BPO firms in India, is looking at an inorganic route ......
TMT
RFID tech firm Rasilant scouts for strategic buyers to sell majority stake
Rasilant Technologies Pvt Ltd, a Mumbai-based RFID (radio-frequency identification) company is scouting for strategic buyers to sell a majority stake ......
TMT
Aegis looks at cross-border tuck-in acquisitions worth $20-40M
Essar Group’s privately held BPO business Aegis Ltd is looking afresh at acquisitions to boost growth. The firm would be ......
Consumer
Footwear retailer Khadim's in talks to raise $12.7M from Reliance Equity Advisors
Kolkata-based footwear manufacturer and retailer Khadim India Ltd, which runs its operations under the brand Khadim’s, is in advanced talks ......
Healthcare
InQvent-backed healthcare services firm Alacurity eyes up to $5M in Series A funding
Alacurity Services Pvt Ltd, seed funded by InQvent Holding, is now looking for its Series A funding of up to ......
Consumer
Subway accelerates India expansion, targets 100 new outlets per year now
World’s largest quick service restaurant (QSR) chain by number of outlets, Subway is looking to accelerate the pace of expansion ......
Consumer
VLCC enters Africa through joint venture with Kenya's Sameer Group
Health and wellness product and service firm VLCC Health Care Ltd has entered into a joint venture with Sameer Group, ......
General
Rudrabhishek to deploy $15M infra fund in six months, to launch new fund by early 2014
Delhi-based Rudrabhishek Infrastructure Trust (RIT), which manages a domestic infrastructure fund and recently struck its debut deal in social infrastructure ......
Food & Agri
Demerger will give an easy exit for our PE investors: Akshay Bector of Mrs Bector's Food
Ludhiana-based Mrs Bector’s Food Specialities Ltd, which operates in both B2B and B2C packaged foods and bakery product space with ......