Sreeja Biswas covers funding and M&A in the healthcare sector during weekdays. On weekends, she indulges in long-form writing and explores the best culinary spots in town.
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Grapevine: Three firms make cut for Avendus; suitors line up for HUL ice-cream unit
Carlyle, Premji Invest, and Japan's Mizuho Financial Group are vying to acquire a controlling stake in Avendus ......
Healthcare
Bottomline: Will Sahyadri Hospitals get revenue boost from expansion?
Maharashtra’s largest hospital chain Sahyadri Hospitals, which is backed by Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension ......
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Grapevine: PhysicsWallah eyes fresh funding; Zepto, HDB Financial plan IPOs
PhysicsWallah is close to finalising a $150 million (nearly Rs 1,260 crore) funding round, led by Asian hedge fund ......
Healthcare
Did InvAscent beat the benchmark in exit from four-year-old pharma bet?
Healthcare-focussed private equity firm InvAscent, which is raising its fourth fund and has struck three new deals from ......
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Grapevine: Swiggy to focus on Instamart; US pension fund delegation in India
Swiggy will direct a large portion of the proceeds from its upcoming $1.25 billion (Rs 10,490 crore) initial public ......
Healthcare
Kotak Alternate Asset raising third life sciences-focused PE fund
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Ltd, the alternative asset management arm of Kotak Mahindra Group, is raising capital for......
Healthcare
What are 360 One-backed Hearzap's plans after recent acquisition?
Hearing care provider Hearzap, backed by 360 One Asset Management Ltd, the private equity and venture capital arm of 360......
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Grapevine: KKR reworking BookMyShow deal; Race for Ayana Renewable in final lap
Private equity firm KKR is renegotiating its planned deal to invest in Reliance Industries-backed BookMyShow, India’s ......
Healthcare
ChrysCap-backed Centre For Sight strikes another acquisition in bid to expand
Centre For Sight, an ophthalmology chain-backed by domestic private equity firm Chrys Capital, has acquired a majority ......
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Grapevine: Blackstone JV plans IPO; Pernod Ricard may sell whisky brand
Pernod Ricard is seeking to sell its Imperial Blue whisky brand to focus on premium labels like Glenlivet, Jameson, and ......