Roshan covers India's startup and VC ecosystem from Bengaluru. Formerly at Reuters, he focused on equity markets, Wall Street insights, commodities, and led COVID data efforts. Outside work, he enjoys music, playing the keyboard, and watching movies and TV series.
Finance
Deals Digest: PE-VC deal count jumps even as funding value nearly halves
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investment activity presented a mixed picture this week, with the number of......
General
Grapevine: Adani Ports, Creador, RMZ, Bain, Baazar Kolkata in news
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone has sent a binding offer to acquire European tank terminal operator Evos Terminals......
General
Grapevine: Adani Group, mCaffeine, Dashverse, Technosport, others in news
Adani Group is evaluating a potential acquisition of Netherlands-based energy storage firm VTTI, Peak XV Partners-backed......
Healthcare
Fortis makes another acquisition in key market in cluster-focussed strategy
Fortis Healthcare Ltd, one of India's largest hospital chains, has made its second acquisition in more than ten ......
General
Grapevine: Indira IVF, Cognizant, Akasa, Nexus Venture Partners, others in news
EQT-backed Indira IVF is in talks to acquire a Kerala-based fertility treatment hospital; Cognizant is in discussions to......
Consumer
Cent, Matiks, Rotoris, Nova Spectral AI, others pocket early-stage cheques
Preventive healthcare company Cent, social-gaming platform Matiks, luxury watch brand Rotoris, US markets trading ......
General
Grapevine: Sembcorp Green Infra, Imarticus, Urban Company, Peak XV in news
Temasek-backed Sembcorp Green Infra is meeting potential investors to gauge interest for its proposed initial public ......
Manufacturing
FMCG veteran Mahendran inks a deal hoping to be third time lucky with own venture
Arumugham Mahendran, the former managing director of Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, has acquired full control of a ......
General
Grapevine: Volkswagen, JSW Group, OYO, Paper Boat, 360 One, others in news
German carmaker Volkswagen has paused its investments in an electric-vehicle programme for India with JSW Group; Oyo'......
General
Grapevine: Four PSBs' stake sale, Vertis, Multiples, OmniActive in news
The government is considering the privatisation of four Indian public-sector lenders; Vertis Infrastructure Trust is ......