M&A
Consumer
VLCC eyes acquisitions to add muscle to its ayurveda portfolio
Wellness firm VLCC Health Care Ltd, which is an established player in the slimming and beauty services space, is planning ......
Manufacturing
Japan's JFE may tie up with JSW to bid for Bhushan Steel
Japan’s JFE Holdings Inc and India’s JSW Steel Ltd are lining up a joint bid with a private equity firm ......
Consumer
South Korea's Lotte to acquire ice cream maker Havmor for $152 mn
South Korean conglomerate Lotte Confectionery Co. Ltd has agreed to acquire Havmor Ice Cream Ltd for 164.5 billion won ($152 ......
Healthcare
Everstone forms healthcare platform Everlife, buys Malaysia's Chemopharm
Private equity firm Everstone Capital has acquired Malaysia-based medical products and solutions distributor Chemopharm Sdn Bhd as it seeks to ......
Manufacturing
ONGC buys 15% stake in Namibia offshore block
ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas investment arm of the country’s top explorer Oil and Natural Gas Corp, said on Tuesday ......
Consumer
Did WL Ross make any money on OCM sale to Donear promoters?
WL Ross & Co. LLC, the private equity firm founded by billionaire and current US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, has ......
TMT
Fairfax-controlled Quess Corp to buy 51% in Tata's BPO unit
Quess Corp, controlled by India-born Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd, has agreed to acquire a 51% stake ......
Infrastructure
Essar's $350 mn realty deal with RMZ fizzles out; ace investor in talks
Business conglomerate Essar Group’s plan to sell a prime commercial property in Mumbai to southern real estate developer RMZ Corp ......
TMT
HomeLane acquires modular furniture marketplace Capricoast for $13.8 mn
Bangalore-based Homevista Decor and Furnishing Pvt Ltd, which runs online furniture and home design services marketplace, HomeLane.com, has acquired online ......
TMT
Alibaba expands offline bet with $2.9 bn stake in top Chinese grocer
Internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said on Monday it would invest HK$22.4 billion ($2.87 billion) for a major stake ......