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Grapevine: Temasek, Actis, Shadowfax, Swiggy, Sparsh Group, PayU in news
Singapore state investment firm Temasek and private equity firm Actis are making investments in Indian companies while ......
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Grapevine: Zepto set to raise fresh funds; Flipkart-backed Shadowfax mulls IPO
Zepto is set to raise $310 million (about Rs 2500 crore), boosting its valuation to $5 billion—a 40% increase from ......
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Grapevine: Platinum Equity makes first India bet; Flipkart ropes in former SoftBank exec
US-based buyout fund Platinum Equity Advisors has struck its maiden bet in India as it acquired a stake in a Mumbai-......
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Grapevine: Everstone to merge two portfolio firms; Carraro Group's India unit mulls IPO
Everstone Capital is set to merge two of its healthcare portfolio companies, Translumina Therapeutics and Everlife ......
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Deals Digest: KKR, Google ink key transactions but total volumes fall this week
The number of Indian companies that raised funding from private equity and venture capital investors declined this week ......
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Former Tiger Global, 3one4 executives float asset management firm
A former executive of Tiger Global has teamed up with another from 3one4 Capital to set up an investment firm ......
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Grapevine: Reliance Retail mulls entry into diagnostics; TPG, OTPP compete for Altimetrik
Reliance Retail Ventures, owned by Mukesh Ambani, is gearing up for a foray into the lucrative $150 billion (Rs 12.5 ......
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Grapevine: Mizuho, NBD Emirates eye Avendus; Zepto turns to PEs after Flipkart stalemate
Japan’s Mizuho Bank and Dubai’s NBD Emirates are in advanced talks to acquire KKR’s stake in Avendus Capital......
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Separating fact from fiction: how many unicorns does India really have?
Last week, Perfios, a startup offering software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, entered the much-coveted unicorn club ......
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Grapevine: Binny Bansal ups Curefoods bet; ADIA may back Pocket FM
Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, is ramping up his investments in Curefoods, while concurrently doubling down in ......