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Deals Digest: 2023 ends on a sombre note as funding activity slows in last week

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29 December, 2023

Deals Digest: 2023 ends on a sombre note as funding activity slows in last week

Private equity and venture capital deal flow continued to drop with the year coming to an end, as deal value ......

SoftBank, TPG, PremjiInvest, NewQuest to make partial exit in FirstCry IPO

Consumer

28 December, 2023

SoftBank, TPG, PremjiInvest, NewQuest to make partial exit in FirstCry IPO

Japanese tech investor SoftBank and several other private equity-style investors will sell part of their stakes in FirstCry as part ......

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Grapevine: Bain, KKR, CPPIB eye new deals; Advent moves ahead with twin exits

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20 December, 2023

Grapevine: Bain, KKR, CPPIB eye new deals; Advent moves ahead with twin exits

Bain Capital Private equity player Bain Capital, which recently raked in $448 million after offloading 1.1% stake in private lender Axis ......

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SoftBank wraps up $375 mn India exit with a profit

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08 December, 2023

SoftBank wraps up $375 mn India exit with a profit

Japanese technology investment goliath SoftBank, which has been on a spree to harvest money from its India portfolio, has completed ......

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SoftBank logs another sub-par exit move in India

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17 November, 2023

SoftBank logs another sub-par exit move in India

Japanese technology investment giant SoftBank, which has been on a harvest spree in India having divested shares of Paytm, FirstCry, ......

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

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29 August, 2023

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, 2023

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

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21 August, 2023

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, 2023

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

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21 June, 2023

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 ......