Finance
Värde Partners, General Atlantic's pacts to invest in PNB Housing fall through
Alternative investment firms General Atlantic and Värde Partners have terminated agreements to buy a 13.1% stake in PNB Housing...
Consumer
Why fast-food restaurants have managed to scale better than dining chains
Several restaurant chains have attracted PE money but there is a clear scalability problem outside of quick-service restaurant chains. What ......
Consumer
Women's apparel brand Shree raises PE funding from Alpha Capital
Mumbai-based private investment firm Alpha Capital has invested Rs 80 crore ($11.5 million) in women’s ethnic wear label...
TMT
Can specialised e-tailers compete against big e-commerce companies?
In a world where Amazon and Walmart-Flipkart occupy maximum memory space, a bunch of vertical e-tailers have not just survived ......
Manufacturing
Temasek-backed Godrej Agrovet drops plan to merge Astec Lifesciences with itself
Godrej Agrovet Ltd said on Monday it has scrapped a plan to merge unit Astec Lifesciences Ltd with itself. The board ......
TMT
Blackbuck, Zenoti top VC funding this week
Logistics startup Blackbuck dominated venture capital funding in tech companies during the week with its $150 million fundraise while Tiger ......
Consumer
What's hampering growth of consumer-focussed companies?
Many Indian companies in the consumer sector often don’t give enough emphasis on backend integration and strengthening their supply chains. This ......
TMT
BlackBuck raises $150 mn in Series D funding round
Logistics-tech startup Blackbuck has raised $150 million (about Rs 1,040 crore) in its Series D round, beefing up its war ......
Finance
Tata Motors Finance to raise $100 mn in debt funding from IFC
International Finance Corporation plans to offer up to $100 million (Rs 700 crore) in debt funding to Tata Motors Finance ......
Infrastructure
IFC offers $43.3 mn in debt funding to Hero Future Energies
International Finance Corporation plans to provide debt financing of up to $43.3 million (Rs 300 crore) to Hero Future Energies...