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.
Healthcare
Bain Capital winds up 12-year-long bet with below-par returns
Bain Capital has sold its entire remaining stake in an Indian healthcare portfolio company, marking the culmination of ......
General
Grapevine: IDBI Bank, Fairfax, Sarvam, Toddle in news
The government’s long-delayed sale of IDBI Bank appears to be back on track after Toronto-listed Fairfax India ......
Healthcare
VC-backed Ekincare plans acquisition-fuelled growth, expects breakeven soon
Digital-health platform Ekincare, backed by HealthQuad, Sabre Partners and others, is strategising for its next phase of......
Consumer
How Mamaearth parent valued a slow-growing bootstrapped firm in latest acquisition
Honasa Consumer Ltd, the parent of Mamaearth and The Derma Co., has agreed to acquire a bootstrapped nutraceuticals ......
Manufacturing
Grapevine: ONGC in talks for Venezuelan acquisition, Naturis eyes fundraise
India's Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC) is in talks with Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA to acquire all or ......
Healthcare
Grapevine: Carlyle, Interface Auto, Fundamentum, Orange Health in news
US private equity firm Carlyle is planning to monetise its positions in distinct portfolio companies in automotive and ......
Finance
Grapevine: Meta, Cred, Nuvama, PAG, Zypp in news
US Technology giant Meta has held talks with fintech startup Cred on a possible investment, while electric vehicle ......
Consumer
Deals Digest: AI, data centres lift PE-VC deal value, M&As rise
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) deals exceeded $1 billion this week thanks to two big-ticket transactions ......
General
Grapevine: Prestige Estates, Advent International, DFM Foods in news
Prestige Estates is considering putting the brakes on a stock exchange float and may seek a private equity capital-raise......
Healthcare
Quadria-backed HealthQuad marks third VC fund's first close
Healthcare-focused venture capital firm HealthQuad has marked the first close of its third fund after collecting a ......