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Market Crash Forces Wockhardt, Emaar MGF To Slash IPO Prices
Exclusive: E*Trade To Sell Its Stake In IL&FS InvestSmart; Carlyle, TPG In Race
Tata Chemicals Buys US-Based General Chemical For $1 Billion
Kubera Partners Invests $10 Million In GSS America; To List In India Soon

NEA-IndoUS Ventures Invests $2.5 Million In VAS Company Bay Talkitec
FDI Changes: Commodity Exchanges Gets 49%; MRO, Flying Training 100%
250-Year Old Cox & Kings To Raise Rs 370 Crore From IPO

UTI AMC To Make Pre-IPO Placement To International Investors
CDC Commits Close To $1 Billion To Actis’ Emerging Markets Infra Fund
Mumbai Angels-Backed Reverse Auction Travel Site AtYourPrice.in Launches
OnMobile Global IPO Sold 21 Times Thanks To Institutions

HDFC To List Mutual Fund Arm By Year-End; Gets Rs 235 Cr From General Insurance Stake Sale
A Cautious RBI Keeps Rates Unchanged; Chidambaram Endorses View
Kotak Mahindra To Acquire 51% Stake In Ahmedabad Commodity Exchange
“We Need External Capital And Can Sell Upto 26%:” Intex’s Vaswani

“We Need External Capital And Can Sell Upto 26%:” Intex’s Vaswani
ICICI Venture Invests $24 Million In Mysore’s Vikram Hospital
PTC To Float $1 Billion Fund To Acquire Coal Assets Overseas
John Doerr Tops The Midas List; Ravi Adusumalli Debuts At 77

ICG Q Invests In Prime Securities; SMC-Millennium Deal Through
IIT Bombay To Organise Entrepreneurship Summit 2008
Elbee Gets Rs 25 Crore From Clearstone, Jhunjhunwala; Lines Up Rs 200 Cr Expansion
AV Birla Group Makes Its Debut PE Deal; Buys Stake in Core Projects

WPP Acquires Roshan Abbas’s Event Management Company Encompass
GVFL Invests $1M In IIM A Startup vMukta; $625K In Biotech Firm
Tata Capital To Invest In Quickjet Cargo; Many Others Plan Air Cargo Biz
BL Kashyap’s Real Estate Arm To Raise Rs 250 Crore Via PE Route

Abu Dhabi Plans To Become Cleantech/Solar Hub; Commits $15-Billion
US Asset Manager BlackRock Buys Merrill’s 40% Stake In India Fund Unit
Heineken To Own 37.5% Stake In UB Following S&N Sell-off
Why Patni Promoters Are Buying Back Shares; Is A PE Deal Coming?

Goldman Eyes Investments In TVS Logistics, Real Estate Firm Century Group
PE-Backed INX Media Loses Key Executive Vir Sanghvi
Singapore PE Firm Mercatus Capital Eyeing Indian Opportunities
Pyramid Samira Acquires UK Gaming Company Aurona Technologies

Mumbai Construction Subcontractor Futura Raises $10 Million From US Fund
Kotak PMS’ Gems Fund To Dedicate 30% Of Corpus For Private Placements
ICICI Venture To Start Raising $3 Billion Infrastructure Fund Soon
News Analysis: Will Market Crash Affect Private Equity Activity?

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Frontline Ventures invested $40 million in Futura Infraprojects
Goose Tech to raise $2mn VC funding
Bharti Airtel to dilute stake in tower biz

Kubera fund invests $10 mn in GSS America
Trikona Trinity plans disposal of Dynamix Balwas Hospitality
VC firms invest over $540 million in India during 2007

Unitech to sell up to 50% stake to telecom ally
Ranbaxy, DRL, Lupin in race for 53% stake in Romanian pharma co
UTI AMC to sell 10-12% for $200 mn

Private equity funding to touch $48 bn by 2010: Assocham
IOT picks up 81% in Awesha Comtech
JWT acquires majority stake in Encompass

Trikona Announces SEZ Approval for 76-Acre Mixed-Use Development
Foreign funds plns to invest Rs 56.9 cr in Prime Securities
IQMS to acquire 51 pc stake in Object Xperts of US



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Jacob Ballas Too Picks Up Rs 40 Cr Worth Shares In Mahindra Holidays
FIPB Clears Blackstone-Ushodaya Deal; But Will The Fund Sign The Check?
PE-Backed Shriram EPC IPO Gets ‘Average’ Rating From Crisil

Essar’s Kenyan Safari: Acquires Stakes In Refinery, Telco
Avesthagen IPO By Year-End; To Raise $200-300 Million Through Share Sale
Axis Bank’s Private Equity Arm To Close Its $500 Million Infra Fund Soon

ICICI Venture’s I-Ven Medicare To Rope In Strategic Partner; Plans IPO
ICICI Venture Invests Rs 65 Crore In Kolkata Hospital Chain Medica Synergie
Buzz & Hype: Reliance Power IPO Oversold 11 Times On Day One

UK’s Ashmore Invests $23 Million In Hyderabad Hospital Chain Quality Care
Goldman To Buy 39% In M Pallonji Enterprises; To Up Stake In MetLife Insurance
Grameen Foundation, IFMR Trust, Citicorp Launch MFI-Focused Investment Bank

State-owned Telco BSNL Plans India’s Largest IPO To Raise $10 Billion
Inox To Invest Rs 100 Crore In Indiareit In Return For “Preferred Tenancy”
Inox To Invest Rs 100 Crore In Indiareit In Return For “Preferred Tenancy”

DE Shaw Invests $15 Million In Soham Renewable Energy
More Media Companies Follow BCCL With Private Treaty Divisions
New Vernon To Invest Rs 55 Crore For 9.5% Stake In Prime Securities

Power Finance Corp Joins Hands With Clear Trade For $1 Billion Fund
Nasscom-ICICI Knowledge Park’s $25 Million-Early Stage Fund Kicks Off
Evolvence India Life Sciences Fund Invests $30 Million In Gland Pharma

Clearstone Venture To Invest Rs 16 Crore In Elbee Express; More Deals
A Host Of Government Backed IPOs On Cards
PE-Backed Tecpro Makes Pre-IPO Placement of 5% To Credit Suisse, Kotak

Motilal Oswal Venture Capital Invests Rs 25 Crore In Domestic Focused Effort BPO
UK Asset Management Firm Somerset Picks Up 9% In Core Projects Parent
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NIIT signs deal to buy 48% stake in Evolv
ICICI ropes in global healthcare investor
Essar seals deal to buy 50% stake in Kenyan refinery

Goldman Sachs arm eyes up to 39% stake in M Pallonji
Koutons Retail to buy 51% of Upper Class
India tops with 160 PE fund houses, China has 115

India tops 2007 Asian private equity league
Pearl Fashions to acquire 75% in Hong Kong-based Simple Approach
Clear Investments , PFC to float $1 bn PE fund

Essar arm buys 49% in Kenya-based Econet Wireless
Nasscom, ICICI arm join for Rs 100-cr VC fund
Evolvence invests Rs 120 crore in Gland Pharma expansion
Red Fort launches $250 million domestic Fund



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Red Fort Capital Launches $250 Million Domestic Real Estate Fund
StanChart PE, Credit Suisse, DBS May Invest $140M In InterGlobe Arm
Kotak Mahindra Capital Forms Infrastructure Group; Hires Sanjay Sethi of IL&FS

Exclusive: Sequoia To Invest Rs 120 Cr In Former Indiabulls Execs Founded Unicon
EADS To Pick Up 24% In Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Indian Aero Ventures For Rs 131 Cr
DE Shaw Picks Up 14% Stake In Delhi’s Security and Intelligence Services

Ramky Infrastructure Plans Pre-IPO Placement Worth Rs 50 Crore
ICICI Bank May List Four Subsidiaries: K V Kamath
Carlyle Invests $27.7 Million In State-Owned Repco Home Finance

Rupert Murdoch Rumoured To Be Eyeing Monster
Goldman Sachs Eyeing Stake In Mahindra Group: TV Report
Aztecsoft In Sale Talks With Mindtree?

ICICI Bank Breaks Silence On Subsidiaries; Want To Unlock Value
Broking Firm PINC Set To Raise Private Equity
Komli And PubMatic Get $7 Million From Nexus India, DFJ, Helion

SBI, ICICI Bank Pick Up 3% In Jaiprakash Power For Rs 400 Crore
Afcons Makes Up For Deferred IPO; To Rope In Credit Suisse As Investor
State Bank Picks Up 2% For Rs 80 Crore In Mahindra Holidays Pre-IPO

ICICI Venture Invests Rs 140 Crore In Pune’s Sahyadri Hospitals
Ranbaxy Group’s Fortis Financial Changes Business To IT, IT-Enabled
Tata To Revive Stock Broking Business; Future Group Also Plans Broking

Blackstone To Scale Down Investment In Ushodaya
HSBC Private Equity Invests $7.5 Million In Newgen Software
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Nexus, DFJ and Helion invested in Komli
PE major DE Shaw buys 14% stake in SIS
EADS acquires 24% stake in Indian Aero for Rs 131 cr

India’s first private equity fair to be held in Mumbai
Tecpro Sys sells 5% stake at Rs 240/sh in pre-IPO placement
Carlyle invests $27.7 mln in Repco Home

Standard Chartered, Credit Suisse & DBS to buy stake in InterGlobe Technology
Koutons Retail eyes 51% stake in Touchwood International
Private equity players step up ‘green’ investments

SBI, ICICI buy 3% in Jaiprakash Power Ventures
SBI picks up 2% stake in Mahindra Holidays
Silverline acquires Omega Direct Response

Temasek may buy 10% stake in Fortis
Red Fort Cap to launch Rs1,000 crore domestic fund
Gitanjali buys Nakshatra for Rs 100 crore


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Exclusive: StudyPlaces Secures $3 Million Funding From KPCB, Sherpalo, Info Edge
Motorola Acquires Indian-Founded Digital Music Company Soundbuzz

ICICI Securities May Be Listed
The Blackstone-Ushodaya Deal Mired In Politics

Emaar MGF IPO Still Awaits SEBI Nod
DaimlerChrysler To Pick Up 26% Stake In Sutlej Motors

Citigroup Venture, Reliance MF Make Big Gains From BGR Energy Listing
Jaiprakash Power To Raise PE Money Ahead Of $1 Billion IPO

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Dish TV sells 4.9% stake for Rs 2.5 bn
FIs pick up 10% in Piramal arm Peninsula Land

VC funding set to be billion dollar baby in 2008
VC funds to globalise further

Citigroup PE marks $1.8 bn for India investment in 2008
Advanta India acquires Unicorn Seeds

PE firm JC Flowers buys 36% in Sicom
Dish TV sells 4.9% stake to Indivision

ICICI venture firm acquires Alved Pharma
Essar Power may sell 10% to PE co General Atlantic

VC/PE funding doubles in 2007, touches $14 bn
BCCL picks up stake in Airex Logistics & Express



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Reliance Power IPO Mandate Makes JP Morgan Top Book Runner
Blackstone’s Gokaldas Open Offer Cleared By SEBI; To Open On Jan 9
Cyprus Fund Lakecrest To Invest $100M In Indian Hospitality, Tourism Sector

Gateway Rail Freight To Raise Rs 250-300 Crore; Kotak Is The Banker
TutorVista Plans To Raise $15 Million More To Bankroll India Expansion
ICICI Venture’s RFCL Acquires Godrej Diagnostics Arm And Alved Pharma

Tata Motors Declared Preferred Bidder For Jaguar, Land Rover Units
Contact Book Service Plaxo Up For Sale; Why Microsoft Should Buy It
NBC Universal Reportedly Buys 30% In NDTV’s UK Subsidiary

Chawla’s ‘94 Stake Buy In Catholic Syrian Bank Cleared; He Needs To Pare Holdings
PE-Backed Ramky Infrastructure Files For IPO
News Roundup: Alembic Buys Unit, Khandwala’s Retail Foray, Parsvanath’s Hotel Bet

Nirma Buys US Soda Ash Maker Searles Valley From Private Equity Owner
Lazard Plans $300 Million India Focused Private Equity Fund
Religare To Sell Stake In NBFC Arm To Private Equity Funds

Reliance Power To Price IPO At Rs 405-450; Largest Ever Issue To Open Jan 15-18
Kotak Mahindra Appoints Uday Bhansali As Investment Banking Head
Future Capital Fixes IPO Price Band At Rs 700-765; MCX Clarifies On IPO

Amit Burman’s Lite Bites, Jiggs Kalra In Foods JV
Anil Ambani Floats Tech Reliance For IT Foray; May Invest $2 Billion
Goldman Sachs, Macquarie Acquire 40% In PTC Financial For Rs 156 Crore

Indiabulls Swaps Hotel Property For 10% Stake In Gaming Company
Kotak PE To Invest $10 Million In Chandrababu Naidu’s Heritage Foods
M&A Roundup: HDFC Sells Stake In Life JV; Neolite Gets Austrian Partner

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Lazard to launch $300 mn private equity fund
Goldman, Macquaire to buy 20% each in PTC Financial
Kotak Venture buys into Heritage Foods



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NDTV Promoters Buy Back 7.73% From General Atlantic
Happy New Year! And A Thank You Note
Gateway Rail Freight To Raise Funds From Private Equity

Aksh Optifibre Plans To Raise $50 Million; Temptation Foods $200 Million
Coal Ventures International Seeks Global I-Bankers For M&A
Multicommodity Exchange of India Plans IPO
FDI In Retail In 3 Phases: Consumer Electronics, Sports Goods May Be First

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VCs gear up for more investments in 2008
3i India invests 101 mn dollar in Hyderabad based firm
PE funds set to play bigger role in `08

M&A wave likely to continue in ’08
Expect PE deals to have a blast this year
Experts forecast $20 bn investment in 2008 : ET

Austrian co to pick up 26% stake in Neolite
VC funds log out of IT firms



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Bharti Infratel Raises $1 Billion From Temasek, Goldman & Others
Analytics Firm eClerx To List On Monday; Expected Price Above Rs 400
UBS Calls Off Standard Chartered AMC Deal It Struck A Year Ago

DLF To List At Least Five Subsidiaries To Raise $5 Billion
ICICI Venture-Funded Metroplis Health To Buy Labs In India, Overseas
Future Capital IPO Cleared; Reliance Power Issue Getting Closer To Clearance

IDG Ventures, Erasmic Invest $3.5M In Medical Electronics Firm Perfint
PE-backed Time Technoplast Acquires Bahrain’s Gulf Powerbeat
Jobs: Financial Associate; TresVista Financial Services; Mumbai

Advani Hotels Sells Flight Catering Business To Switzerland’s Gate Gourmet
Spice Communications To Sell 875 Towers To Quipo
Blackstone’s Ushodaya Deal Yet To Be Cleared By Government

Nazara Set To Receive Second Round Funding Of $7 Million

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International investors to invest 1bln usd in Bharti Infratel
IDG, Erasmic invest $3.5mn in Perfint
DLF plans to raise $400 mn via PE route

VSNL sells 10% in Lankan arm
PE investors may acquire 15% in Nahar Retail for Rs 120 cr


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Bharti Telesoft Close To Acquiring Jataayu Software For $20 Million
Jobs: Investment Analyst, Lok Advisory Services; Location: New Delhi
Jobs: Hedge Fund Analyst-India & Sector Role; Location: Hong Kong
3i India Infrastructure Fund Invests $101 Million In Hyderabad’s Soma Enterprise

Mobile Advertising Firm mGinger Gets $2 Million From DFJ, NEA Indo-US
Will Stock Broking Firms Rush To Do IPOs?
Government May Allow PE Funds To Bid For Infra Projects
The Rise Of Asian Limited Partners
Info Edge Valued At Over $1 Billion; Enters F&O List

Harish Fabiani’s Frontline Strategy Launches $200 Million Growth Fund
Citigroup Venture Capital Acquires Stake In Bulk Drug Maker Unimark
Nikhil Gandhi’s SKIL Group, Iceland’s Askar Capital To Form $500 Million PE Fund
ICICI Venture Closes $800M Investment In Jaypee Infratech: Report
“We Plan To Offer Wholesome Entertainment To 300-Million-Plus Pre-Teen Kids”

Tech Transfer Firm i2india Holdings Raises $3M From DS Brar, Donald Peck

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ICICI Ventures to pick up 5% stake in MCX
India's realty sector to get $30 bn foreign investment
Tano Capital Invests $15 Million in ABG Motors
PEs, VCs may get direct invite to core projects

PE funds took 9% stake in Vatika group for about $250 million.
PEs take fancy to pharma cos with outsourcing deals
Nexus India Launches US$100 Mil. Fund
Shell to buy BPCL's stake in Bharat Shell for Rs 152.4 cr

Prime Focus to acquire 2 US firms for $43 mn
Walt Disney set to take control in UTV
mGinger gets $2 mn VC funding
DE Shaw to invest $60 mn in Gemini Inds

Securitas invests $17 mn in India's Walsons
3i India infra fund invests $101 mn in Soma Enterprise
Valuemart acquires majority stake in Datatalk services


India attracts more US PE funds than China: Permanent Link
Nirma to acquire US firm for over $200m : more »
Punj Lloyd, US PE pick Airworks stake for Rs 100 cr: more »




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