New Silk Route

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Manufacturing

26 July, 2021

Rivendell PE to net 6x return from 14 yr bet on auto parts maker headed for markets

Rivendell PE, formerly New Silk Route, is all set to clock over 6x return from its 14 year bet on ......

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TMT

21 November, 2019

New Silk Route writes off one of its longest-standing bets

Private equity firm New Silk Route, which is now known as Rivendell PE, has written off one of its longest-standing ......

General

22 October, 2019

Grapevine: Brookfield eyes Sri Chaitanya schools; PayU sets sight on MobiKwik unit

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is looking to buy school chain Sri Chaitanya from its promoters and private equity firm ......

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Finance

08 August, 2019

How the PE investor club in India has quietly gone through a big churn

For every private equity (PE) firm that has been investing in the country for long and is still active, two ......

Finance

02 August, 2019

Podcast: Are private equity firms really to blame for VG Siddhartha's death?

Private equity firms have come under intense scrutiny ever since Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha was found dead earlier ......

Finance

02 August, 2019

Explained: Why PE firms do debt deals and what leverage they really have over founders

A note purportedly written by Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, who apparently committed suicide earlier this week, has shaken ......

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Finance

01 August, 2019

Café Coffee Day parent's PE investors stare at losses as stock slumps

The private equity investors of Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd, the parent of coffee retail chain Café Coffee Day, are staring ......

People

31 July, 2019

Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha's body found; firm names interim chairman

Indian authorities confirmed on Wednesday they have recovered the body of coffee baron V.G. Siddhartha, who was missing since Monday ......

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Consumer

30 July, 2019

A tale of Café Coffee Day parent's PE backers and another that lent to VG Siddhartha

A decade ago, VG Siddhartha was the darling of the private equity community and had no trouble attracting investors for ......

Consumer

30 July, 2019

Cafe Coffee Day founder goes missing; pressure from PE firm, lenders seen as trigger

VG Siddhartha, who built India’s largest coffee retail chain under the Café Coffee Day brand, has gone missing and may ......