Prithvi Durai specializes in the consumer goods sector, with a keen focus on how major investments are driving the growth and transformation of private, consumer-driven brands.
Consumer
Blackstone set to strike control deal for Indian school operator
Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, is set to make a control-oriented investment in an Indian school group in a deal ......
TMT
VC-backed Zouk kicks off talks to raise funding for next phase of expansion
Homegrown premium bag manufacturer Sea Turtle Pvt Ltd, which operates direct-to-consumer accessories brand Zouk, is in the early stages of ......
Manufacturing
Race heats up as global, Indian suitors circle FMC's India operations
The race for global crop protection and agrichemical company FMC Corp’s India businesses has intensified, with several Indian and foreign ......
Consumer
Backpacker chain Hosteller in advanced talks to raise fresh capital
Backpacker hostel chain The Hosteller, backed by private equity firm Verlinvest and its venture capital arm V3 Ventures, is in ......
Healthcare
Samvardhana Motherson weighs cross-border deals for new diversification push
Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd, which has acquired several companies in the past to ramp up its mainstay auto components business, ......
Consumer
Searchlight: VVF India charts recovery from dues; revenue, margin rise in FY25
Contract soap manufacturer VVF India Ltd is making a quiet recovery with revenue and profitability improving on growing sales and ......
People
Verlinvest appoints former Elevation Capital exec to drive early-growth strategy
Verlinvest, the Belgian investment firm known for its consumer-sector bets in India, has appointed Amit Aggarwal to lead its early-growth ......
Consumer
V3 Ventures' Vaidya on evolving bets, consumption trends, and India allocation
V3 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Belgian investment company Verlinvest, is now more open to investing in slightly premium ......
Consumer
KKR reworks plan for India portfolio firm, taps new investor to dilute stake
Private equity giant KKR is bringing a new investor on board an India portfolio company, as it changes once again ......
Finance
Barclays India weighs revival of shuttered business unit
British lender Barclays, which has earmarked Rs 2,300 crore ($259.6 million) for its India operations this year, is said to ......















