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Consumer
Emerging markets come off the boil for Nestle and Unilever
Global consumer goods companies have been banking on emerging markets to drive their growth, so signs on Thursday that sales ......
Finance
Aspada's Thomas Hyland on why the firm decided to raise third-party capital
LGT Lightstone Aspada is formed after the recent acquisition of India-focused impact investment fund Aspada by Swiss investor LGT. As ......
General
Grapevine: JSW, others circle Jhabua; LGT-Aspada platform may invest in AMP Energy
Avantha Group’s Jhabua Power, which is undergoing insolvency proceedings, has received expressions of interest from JSW,...
Finance
Avendus' Ocean Dial hires former Enam exec to co-head India equity arm
UK-based Ocean Dial Asset Management, which was acquired by financial services firm Avendus Group in 2017, has appointed a top...
Finance
Mumbai court jails former MD of PMC Bank as fraud probe deepens
An Indian court on Thursday sent the former managing director of Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank, Joy Thomas, to...
VCCircle Insight
Podcast: Omnivore's Mark Kahn on how generalist funds are opening up to agri-tech
In 2011, agriculture-focused venture capital firm Omnivore made its debut investment. That year, it had scanned about 50 agri-tech companies ......
Manufacturing
BASF plans $4 bn Indian chemicals complex with Adani, other partners
German chemicals maker BASF (BASFn.DE) is teaming up with partners to study the feasibility of a petrochemical complex in India...
Finance
India to miss fiscal deficit target as slowing growth crimps tax revenue
India is likely to miss its fiscal deficit target of 3.3% of gross domestic product for the current financial year ......
General
Grapevine: Tiger, others may invest in Freshworks; Essel may sell 6 roads to NIIF
Freshworks Inc., one of India’s largest software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies, is looking to raise a fresh round of funding...
Finance
Citigroup names Peter Babej as Asia Pacific chief executive
Citigroup Inc has named Peter Babej, the U.S. bank's global head of financial institutions group, as its new Asia Pacific...