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Grapevine: FirstCry venture to hunt sellers on ecommerce marketplaces; upGrad to raise funds
Omnichannel children’s retailer FirstCry has received a $75 million commitment from Japan’s SoftBank, TPG, ChrysCapital and PremjiInvest to launch India’s ......
TMT
Mastercard invests $100 mn in Airtel Africa's mobile money biz
Global payments company Mastercard is set to invest $100 million (around Rs 733 crore) in the mobile money business of ......
TMT
Netflix, Airbnb backer TCV makes India debut in Dream11 parent's secondary round
Dream Sports, the Mumbai based company that owns fantasy gaming platform Dream11, has scored a $400 million secondary investment from ......
Finance
TPG to boost stake in NewQuest Capital for majority holding
Private equity firm TPG will bump up holding in NewQuest Capital Partners to own a controlling stake in the Hong ......
General
Grapevine: Italy's Eni eyes renewables; ONGC woos ExxonMobil
Rome-headquartered Eni SpA is exploring the feasibility of participating in the world’s largest clean energy programme, eyeing gigawatt-scale investments in ......
General
Grapevine: UBS may invest in Paytm; Indiabulls Housing in stake sale talks with PEs
Swiss investment bank UBS Group AG’s asset management arm, along with some of its Swiss clients, is in discussions to ......
Finance
Outlook 2021: Eight Capital's Chachra on stressed assets and silver linings ahead
The coronavirus was the defining event of 2020 and will continue to dominate in 2021. However, comparisons of expected revenge consumption ......
Infrastructure
Can Fourth Partner Energy control debt, expand margins as it ramps up capacity?
For a decade-old firm, Hyderabad-based distributed solar power company Fourth Partner Energy Pvt. Ltd boasts of a portfolio of just ......
Finance
TPG's Rise ends co-investments with impact fund, exits most India bets
The Rise Fund, the global impact investment arm of private equity firm TPG, has divested part of its India portfolio ......
TMT
Airbnb aims for $35 bn valuation in long-awaited IPO
Airbnb Inc said on Tuesday it is aiming for a valuation of up to $34.8 billion in its initial public ......