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VCCircle.com
Romesh Wadhwani’s Symphony Technology Group Gets $1 Billion Capital Infusion
Kotak Mahindra Realty Fund To Invest $75 Million For 20% In IVR Prime
UAE’s Rakeen, Chennai’s Trimex In Hotel JV With UK’s Lotus Fund; Plans Real Estate Ventures Too

IFC To Repeat This Year’s $1B Investment In ‘08; But Cautiously Optimistic
IDFC PE To Raise Its Third Fund Of $600-700 Million By March ‘08
Springer’s Indian BPO Arm May Go To Buyout Funds

Rush To Tier II Cities: Yatra Capital Invests In An Agra Mall; Indore Hotel Seeks Funding
Essar Power To Raise $700M From PE Funds; Mandates SSKI: Report
Pahwa KBS Backs India-Focused Human Powered Search Engine Antya.com
Enam Ventures Into Carbon Credits; Ties Up With Sindicatum Carbon Capital

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Indiape.Com


IDFC PE to raise $600 million in third fund by March 2008
Private equity deals likely to rise sharply
Essar eyes 50% stake in Kenyan refinery
Volvo invests $350 mln in India truck tie-up

Indiabulls buys Piramyd Retail
CBDT reopens 400 PE, M&A deals
PE players eye township projects
Infosys makes $80 mn pitch for Aviva's BPO units

Tayals likely to cut BoR stake to 25%
3i picks up stake in Hyderabad firm for $101m
Goldman, Macquarie to pick up 20% each in PTC arm
Hindustan Unilever to sell Modern Foods to Switz Group

Yatra Capital invests euro 8.79 mn in two firms
Essar Power to divest 10% to PEs for $700 m
Reliance Technology Ventures invested into E-Band Communications


Indivision Capital bought the 4.9% stake in Dish TV more »
Al Anwar Holdings SAOG to pick stake in Almondz Global more »
India's House of Pearl Fashions buys 50 pct stake in UK's FX Imports more »
Kamat Hotels buys 60% stake in Concept Hospitality more »
IFC Considers Buying Up to 10% Stake in India's IFCI more »




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