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.
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Grapevine: Pernod Ricard India, Veeda Lifesciences, Leverage Edu, others in news
Liquor maker Pernod Ricard India is preparing for a public listing, contract-research organisation Veeda Lifesciences ......
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Grapevine: Advent, EQT Partners, RPSG Group, IndusBridge Ventures, others in news
More suitors have entered the fray to buyout Advent International's stake in packaged-food maker DFM Foods; RP-......
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Grapevine: BL Lifesciences, Neysa, Bajaj Finance, Oolka, others in news
Two, private equity-backed medical-device makers are the major contenders for North India-based BL Lifesciences, cloud ......
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Grapevine: Peak XV Partners, Premji Invest, Agrani, Samsung, others in news
Semiconductor startup Agrani Labs, AI firm Anaira AI, and snacking and breakfast cereal maker Slurrp Farm are in ......
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Grapevine: Jindal Steel, Vertex Ventures, Mapletree, Coca-Cola in news
Jindal Steel chairman Naveen Jindal is weighing a bid for a European steelmaker; Vertex Ventures is in talks for ......
Healthcare
Specialty drug distribution platform MrMed speeds up growth, plans fundraise
Eazymed Technologies Pvt Ltd, which operates the direct-to-consumer platform for specialty medicines MrMed, is looking ......
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Grapevine: True North, Advanta, Table Space, Mubadala, Kiwi, Frido in news
Private equity firm True North has picked up a stake in mobile advertising company InMobi while Advanta Enterprises has ......
Healthcare
EQT set to strike another bolt-on healthcare acquisition in India
Swedish private equity firm EQT is doubling down on India’s healthcare sector with another bolt-on deal, following its......
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Grapevine: Coal India unit, Prosus, Porter, Rapido, others in news
Several companies are preparing for a stock-market listing including a Coal India subsidiary, and logistics and mobility......
Finance
Deals Digest: PE-VC value drops as big-ticket deals lose steam; M&A picks up
Private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) investment activity weakened this week, with both deal count and aggregate ......
