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Grapevine: Zomato frontrunner for UberEats; Mitsui, CPPIB in talks for RMZ projects
Uber’s India food delivery business, UberEats, has been put on the block again for close to $500 million (Rs 3,583 ......
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Why India's B2B unicorns are more capital-efficient than B2C startups
Indian or Indian-origin technology unicorns that focus on the business-to-business segment are more capital-efficient than their...
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CCI to probe SoftBank-backed Oyo, MakeMyTrip
An Indian regulator has ordered an investigation into allegations that hotel-booking service MakeMyTrip Ltd gives special treatment...
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Grapevine: Top Oyo execs to pool angel bets; Ola looks to raise funding from Microsoft
Oyo Hotels and Homes CEO Ritesh Agarwal and CFO Abhishek Gupta have likely created a separate vehicle for their personal ......
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Oyo to raise $1.5 bn from founder Ritesh Agarwal, existing investors
OYO Hotels & Homes will raise $1.5 billion (about Rs 10,651 crore at current exchange rates) in a Series F ......
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SoftBank-backed Oyo faces backlash as some hotels cry foul and check out
India's Oyo Hotels and Homes shot out of nowhere to become one of the world's largest hotel chains with a ......
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Grapevine: Blackstone plans India warehousing deal; Dalmia eyes Emami cement biz
Private equity firm Blackstone is in discussions to invest Rs 1,500 crore ($209 million) in a venture with India's Allcargo...
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Advent may buy into Aditya Birla Capital; I Squared, NIIF eye IL&FS road assets
US-based private equity firm Advent International is in advanced talks to invest up to Rs 1,300 crore ($180 million) in ......
Consumer
SoftBank-backed OYO to rebrand Hooters hotel in Las Vegas for $135 mn
SoftBank Group Corp-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo will rebrand a Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, a deal that a ......
Finance
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son says Japan lacks investment opportunities, lagging in AI race
SoftBank Group Corp founder and Chief Executive Masayoshi Son said on Thursday that there is a dearth of investment opportunities...