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Essel Group to acquire majority stake in LKP Finance

Finance

14 May, 2018

Essel Group to acquire majority stake in LKP Finance

Media baron Subhash Chandra’s Essel Group has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Mumbai-listed non-bank lender LKP Finance Ltd.Dakshin ......

TMT

14 May, 2018

Knowlarity acquires cloud telephony business of Sunoray Solutions

Singapore-headquartered cloud-based telephony services provider Knowlarity Communications Pvt. Ltd has acquired Mumbai-based Sunoray Solutions Pvt. Ltd for an undisclosed amount, ......

People

14 May, 2018

VC firm Lightspeed India appoints former Andreessen Horowitz exec as partner

Venture capital firm Lightspeed India Partners has appointed former Andreessen Horowitz executive Hemant Mohapatra as a partner.“I'll be joining the ......

General

14 May, 2018

SoftBank may invest $3 bn in Paytm Mall; Japan's Sompo to up stake in insurance JV

Japan's SoftBank Group is in preliminary talks to invest as much as $3 billion (Rs 20,180 crore) in online marketplace ......

Finance

11 May, 2018

True North to pick up 26% stake in Federal Bank's NBFC

Homegrown private equity firm True North is set to acquire 26% stake in Fedbank Financial Services Ltd (Fedfina), a non-banking ......

Manufacturing

11 May, 2018

Sintex Plastic unit gets $186 mn in structured finance from KKR India NBFC

Gujarat-headquartered Sintex-BAPL Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sintex Plastic Technology Ltd, has received a structured credit commitment of Rs 1,250 ......

General

11 May, 2018

SoftBank undecided on Flipkart stake sale; True North eyes Shree Digvijay Cement

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. has still not made a decision to sell its more than 20% stake in Flipkart ......

TMT

10 May, 2018

Venture debt firm Alteria Capital backs ed-tech startup Toppr

Venture debt firm Alteria Capital Advisors LLP has invested Rs 15.5 crore ($2.3 million) in Mumbai-based ed-tech startup Toppr Technologies ......

Premium

TMT

10 May, 2018

FidelisWorld-backed Smaaash to list in US after pact with blank cheque firm

Gaming arcade operator Smaaash Entertainment Pvt. Ltd has opted for a back-door listing in the US after it signed a ......

Finance

09 May, 2018

IFC plans to invest $50 mn in Encore ARC

International Finance Corporation plans to invest up to Rs 325 crore (around $50 million) in Gurugram-based Encore Asset Reconstruction Company ......