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Finance
Paytm shares plunge 20% after RBI orders payments bank unit to stop business
Shares of Indian payments firm Paytm tumbled 20% on Thursday, after a move by the country's financial regulator to halt ......
TMT
SoftBank headed for a big haircut from one of its showcase India bets
Japan’s SoftBank, known for its big-ticket private equity investments in new age tech companies in the country and who was on ......
TMT
SoftBank-backed edtech firm Eruditus narrows FY23 losses as revenue jumps
SoftBank-backed edtech firm Eruditus narrowed its losses in the financial year ended June 2023 while its revenue jumped, as per ......
Markets
Nasdaq talks to India about overseas listings for local companies
U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq has held talks with Indian authorities on potentially allowing local Indian companies to list directly on ......
TMT
How one of SoftBank's smallest India bets is faring as Unicommerce gets $80 mn pre-IPO tag
Japanese technology investment goliath SoftBank, which has either exited or is in the process of exiting several of its portfolio ......
TMT
Invesco raises SoftBank-backed Swiggy's valuation to $8.3 bn
U.S. asset manager Invesco has raised the valuation of Indian food delivery platform Swiggy to $8.3 billion from $7.85 billion ......
General
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 ......
Finance
Flashback 2023: Early-stage funding slips as mid, late-stage deals fall off a cliff
Fewer startups raised funding in 2023 than in the previous two years of euphoria-driven dealmaking as angel investors, venture capital ......
Consumer
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 ......
General
Flashback 2023: PE-VC firms script over $16 bn worth of exits in India
Galloping public market valuations and demand from both strategic buyers and private equity firms to join the cap table of ......