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Grapevine: FirstCry co-founder faces tax probe; Piramal to invest in PE, VC funds

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29 August

Grapevine: FirstCry co-founder faces tax probe; Piramal to invest in PE, VC funds

The income tax department is investigating an alleged tax evasion by FirstCry co-founder Supam Maheshwari, a media report said.  The department has sent notices ......

Softbank offloads minor stake in FirstCry ahead of IPO

Consumer

23 August

Softbank offloads minor stake in FirstCry ahead of IPO

Japan’s SoftBank, a big-ticket private equity investor in India, has sold shares of Brainbees Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates kids-focussed ......

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Grapevine: SoftBank sells stake in IPO-bound firm; Byju's fires more staff

General

21 August

Grapevine: SoftBank sells stake in IPO-bound firm; Byju's fires more staff

Japan’s SoftBank Group has sold its stake in an IPO-bound e-commerce firm, a media report said. Three Indian family investment offices ......

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Grapevine: Blackstone in race for hospital chain; Ranjan Pai eyes e-commerce bet

General

14 August

Grapevine: Blackstone in race for hospital chain; Ranjan Pai eyes e-commerce bet

Private equity major Blackstone, which is stitching a rare healthcare services deal in India, is in the fray to snap up another hospital chain, a media report said.  Blackstone is seeking ......

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Exclusive: ChrysCap eyes second consumer sector investment in less than a week

Consumer

21 June

Exclusive: ChrysCap eyes second consumer sector investment in less than a week

Less than a week after homegrown private equity firm ChrysCapital invested $100 million in direct-to-consumer (D2C) eyewear unicorn Lenskart in ......

Grapevine: KKR buys road asset; SoftBank looks to pare stake in FirstCry

General

14 April

Grapevine: KKR buys road asset; SoftBank looks to pare stake in FirstCry

Private equity firm KKR has signed agreements to acquire a toll road from Hyderabad-based Navayuga group, a media report said.  The ......

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‘Chiratae Ventures to bet on startups with potential to grow globally'

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10 January

‘Chiratae Ventures to bet on startups with potential to grow globally'

Chiratae Ventures India, an early backer of Lenskart, Myntra and FirstCry, aims to focus on deeptech startups and which have ......

Mahindra Retail to sell partial stake in FirstCry parent's IPO

Consumer

06 May

Mahindra Retail to sell partial stake in FirstCry parent's IPO

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s subsidiary Mahindra Retail will divest around 2% of its shareholding in BrainBees Solutions Pvt Ltd (BrainBees), ......

Elevation Capital raises $670 mn for fifth India-focussed fund

TMT

08 April

Elevation Capital raises $670 mn for fifth India-focussed fund

Venture capital and growth-equity investment firm Elevation Capital(formerly SAIF Partners) has raised  $670 million (Rs 5,080 crore) for its fifth ......

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Deals Digest: Companies raise $670 mn this week, Tiger Global leads funding in 3 firms

Finance

04 February

Deals Digest: Companies raise $670 mn this week, Tiger Global leads funding in 3 firms

Companies raised $670 million in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funding this week primarily helped by three technology ......