Prithvi Durai

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.

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Spotlight: How PremjiInvest-backed firm behind Vasmol, Streax is standing its ground

Consumer

24 January, 2025

Spotlight: How PremjiInvest-backed firm behind Vasmol, Streax is standing its ground

In late December 2021, just when the year-end holiday season was starting, PremjiInvest quietly gained control of the ......

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Manufacturing

22 January, 2025

Searchlight: Dhoti maker Premier group's growth hinges on cotton prices, demand uptick

The Premier group, a Tamil Nadu-based yarn and textile maker known for selling dhotis under the Chakravarthy, Chalukya ......

Consumer

22 January, 2025

L'Oréal's VC fund, Verlinvest's V3, DSG Consumer bet on skincare brand Deconstruct

L’Oreal’s venture capital firm BOLD, Verlinvest's V3 Ventures, and DSG Consumers, an early-stage backers of ......

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Consumer

21 January, 2025

Eight Roads, Neev Fund, Aavishkaar taste a lemon as Milk Mantra gets a buyer

Hatsun Agro Product Ltd has agreed to acquire Milk Mantra Dairy Pvt. Ltd in a transaction that provides an exit ......

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TMT

20 January, 2025

Unilever Ventures weighs investment in loyalty rewards platform

Unilever Ventures, the venture capital arm of consumer goods giant Unilever Plc, which has invested in companies such as......

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Finance

17 January, 2025

Alternative investor, HNIs sit on neat upside as EMA Partners goes public

An alternative investment fund and a few high-net-worth individuals that bought shares of EMA Partners India Ltd last ......

Finance

16 January, 2025

Avendus nets nearly $100 mn to hit first close of third late-stage fund

Mumbai-based investment banking and asset management firm Avendus Capital said Thursday it has marked the first close of......

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Consumer

15 January, 2025

PE firm drops out of Theobroma race as talks hit a valuation wall

A private equity firm that was among the top contenders to acquire a stake in Theobroma Foods Pvt. Ltd has ......

Consumer

15 January, 2025

Aditya Birla Fashion to raise $500 mn ahead of Madura Fashion demerger

Fashion and apparel behemoth Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd plans to raise $500 million (about Rs 4,300 crore) ......

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Consumer

15 January, 2025

Bottomline: PE-backed Olive Bar & Kitchen caught in a growth funk

Olive Bar and Kitchen Pvt. Ltd is staring at a second consecutive year of tepid financial performance with revenue ......