Aakash Educational Services Ltd
Finance
Deals Digest: Companies raise $1.04 bn led by PE deals in healthcare & pharma
Companies raised $1.04 billion in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week, nearly 54% higher than the ......
Finance
Buy low and sell high not a sustainable PE strategy in India: Blackstone's Amit Dixit
The Indian private equity (PE) market is too competitive to have a sustainable strategy around buying low and selling high, ......
Finance
M&A deal volumes spike but IPOs fetch better value
Despite the pandemic, M&A deal volumes spiked in the first half of this year as compared to the same period ......
TMT
Blackstone bags 2x returns in Aakash exit scripted by Byju's $1 bn acquisition deal
Global PE firm Blackstone is walking away from Aakash Educational Services with 2x returns after about one and a half ......
General
Grapevine: Tata Chemicals may buy Archean unit; Byju's to acquire Aakash
Tata Chemicals Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire the industrial salt unit of Archean Group at a minimum valuation ......
Consumer
Blackstone-backed test-prep firm Aakash ropes in CEO from Byju's
Aakash Educational Services Ltd, one of the leading test-preparation firms in the country, has appointed edtech giant Byju's international head ......
Consumer
Aakash Educational CEO on changes after Blackstone deal and scouting for more M&As
Aakash Educational Services Ltd, one of the leading test-preparation companies in India, bolstered its presence in the digital world through ......
TMT
Why Naukri parent Info Edge took a haircut to exit ed-tech venture Meritnation
Naukri parent Info Edge (India) Ltd bought a stake in Zomato in 2010 which went on to become a unicorn. ......
TMT
Blackstone-backed Aakash to take control of ed-tech firm Meritnation
Test preparation company Aakash Educational Services Ltd is buying a majority stake in ed-tech firm Meritnation, sealing its first acquisition ......
Consumer
Flashback 2019: Consumer sentiment slumps but foreign investors make bold bets
Indian consumer-focussed companies braced for a deep slowdown as rising inflation, high unemployment and falling economic growth damped people’s sentiment ......