Samara Capital
Consumer
Asia PEs to invest in market-bound Sapphire, valuing Pizza Hut operator at $540 mn
Two Hong Kong-based secondaries private equity firms are likely to invest in Sapphire Foods India Pvt Ltd., one of the ......
Consumer
Pizza Hut operator Sapphire Foods to file for float soon, eyes $270 mn fundraise
Sapphire Foods India Pvt Ltd will file for float by next month to raise Rs 1,000-2,000 crore ($135-269 million), a ......
Infrastructure
Deccan Gold Mines to buy 49% stake in Geomysore
Deccan Gold Mines, the first listed gold exploration company in India, on Monday said it will acquire a 49% stake ......
Healthcare
PE-backed stent maker decides to float, attracts banker pitches for IPO
A slew of bankers are angling for the underwriting business of an initial public offering (IPO) as India’s largest cardiac ......
Consumer
Pizza Hut operator dials India, global private equity funds for pre-IPO dough
Sapphire Foods, an India franchisee for Yum! Brands’ KFC and Pizza Hut, is in early fundraising talks with global and ......
Healthcare
Homegrown drugmaker, PE firm among suitors for Samara Capital's pharma platform
Samara Capital’s pharma platform has received interest from the country’s top drug maker and a homegrown private equity firm, among ......
General
Grapevine: TPG, others eye stake in FirstCry
TPG Growth, PremjiInvest and ChrysCapital are in advanced talks to pick up stakes in SoftBank-backed FirstCry in a round worth ......
People
Samara Capital appoints former Lifestyle International exec as senior adviser
Mid-market private equity firm Samara Capital said it has appointed former Lifestyle International executive M Vasanth Kumar as a senior ......
Healthcare
Samara Capital hires investment bank to sell pharma platform
Private equity firm Samara Capital has put a pharmaceutical company from its portfolio on the block and has signed on ......
Healthcare
Morgan Stanley-backed bulk-drugs maker ZCL Chemicals attracts four bidders
Bulk-drugs manufacturer ZCL Chemicals Ltd, which had initiated talks last year to provide Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia with an ......
