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25 August 2008
VC,PE updates
Balaji Telefilms, Star Group To Terminate Shareholding, JV Agreement
Sapat International Eyes British Tea Brands
UTV Software Acquires US-Based Online Gaming Startup True Games
M&M Acquires 51% Stake in Chinese Firm For $26 Million
News Roundup: Aditya Birla To Build $10bn Financial Biz
News Roundup: Taxman May Knock At Your Door If Received Rs 50 Lakh
Baer Capital Launches India Long/Short Hedge Fund
There Are Still Brave People In IPO Market
IFC Invests $18M In Indian Mortgage Guarantee Co
Swiss-German Fund MPC Synergy Invests $296 million In Phoenix Mills
Equitas Gets $12.5M Fund Infusion From Three Funds
Dawnay Day Sells Its Stake In India Venture To New Silk Route
Seventymm Raises $12 Million In Third Round From NEA Indo US Ventures
Ojas Venture Partners Invests In Mobile Tech Firm Mango
Matrix Partners Invests $7 Million In Mumbai Play School Tree House
Basiz Fund Services Gets $2 Million From NEA Indo US Ventures
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Flawless Diamonds to acquire distribution company in Dubai
California Software to buy UK firm for $60 m
NMCE may sell equity stake to Singapore Commodity Exchange
Future Group to pick stake in Blue Foods
Star may buy stake in Asianet
SRL Ranbaxy mulls merger with Fortis Health
PE funds join hands to put money in firms
3i, Kotak, NSR eye stake in Balaji
Kirloskar set to buy Germany's LDW
Dawnay Day sold to New Silk Route
VC Investment in India Jumps 120% to $238 Million in 2Q08
Anil Ambani eyes stake in Balaji
German fund buys stake in Phoenix SPVs for Rs 1,300 crore
Merrill Lynch picks up 50% in Salarpuria's hotel project
Seventymm raises Rs 50 cr in Series C funding
Source: Above sites.
13 August 2008
VC, PE updates (Last week)
Tesco Finally Gets Indian Partner, Tata’s Trent
Oman Investment Fund, Others Invest $185M In Quippo Telecom
Russell Investments To Increase Exposure To Indian Real Estate
Why SPV Is A Preferred Route For Real Estate Investors Now
Credit Suisse PE Invests $100 Million In Hydrabad’s Indu Projects
Australia’s IPGA Buys Into Real Estate Portal RealAcres.com
Helion Ventures Invests $4 Million In HummingBird Suites
News Roundup: Pharma Co Bags $35M UNICEF Order, RPG Big On Telecom Towers
WL Ross & Goldman Sachs To Put In $100 Million In SpiceJet
Vistaar Religare Film Fund Gets SEBI Approval; Plans To Raise $50 Million
For Acumen Fund, ROI = Profits + Social Impact
SHCIL, IFCI Offload NSE Shares; Reported Valuation Of NSE $4B
Deutsche Telekom Invests $75 Million In Devas Multimedia
Govt Rejects SBI-SocGen JV Proposal For Depository Services
News Roundup: ICICI Ventures Eyeing KIMS, ONGC In Race For Marathon’s Angola Field
Last Week’s Top Stories
Anil Ambani And Spielberg Close To Signing A Deal: Report
Rajan Anandan New MD, Microsoft India; Jaspreet Bindra To Head Entertainment Div
Walt Disney Picks Up 15% Stake In UTV’s Broadcasting Arm
Capvent Readies $250-Million To Invest In First & Second Time Funds
PE Funds To Pick Up 11% Stake In Banglore’s Dynamatic Technolgies For $18M
AMP Capital Announces $750-M Asian Infra Fund; To Invest In India
News Roundup: Suzlon Eyes Shanthi Gears, BSNL Unions Reject ESOP Offer
Government To Draft New Norms For VC/PE Industry
ICICI Venture’s Mezzanine Fund Invests $10M In MAS Financial
E-Publishing Firm PreMedia Raises $4 Million From NEA IndoUS Ventures
Seedfund Is Now Targeting $50 Million Fund: Report
Publicis Buys Google’s Search Engine Marketing Business
Mumbai Angels Invests $500K In Mobile TV Company
Lighthouse Announces First Closing Of Rs 500-Crore India 2020 Fund
Fabiani’s Frontline Strategy Invests $7 Million in Krishna Saa Fabs
Voice Search Firm Ubona Gets Series A Funding From Capital18
News Analysis: Who All Will Benefit From 3G?
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PEs buy in as realtors face a cash crunch
VC firm sets up incubation centre in India to spot fundable start-ups
Private equity lures B-schools
Ross, Goldman to invest $100m in SpiceJet
ICSA plans buyouts in US, SE Asia
Quippo Telecom to raise $185 mn
VCs continue their bargain hunt
VC in Bollywood promises directors to newer platforms
ICICI Venture eyes stake in KIMS
Direct Logistics eyes cos in N America & Europe
BoR to raise Rs 250 crore through private placement
Australian Firm To Acquire Stake In Indian Online Portal
Deutsche Tele picks up 17% stake in Devas Multimedia
EVENT ALERT: HEDGE FUNDS INVESTMENT AND RISK ANALYSIS to be held on 20-21 October 2008 in Singapore
PEs still heading to India
Source: Above sites.
29 July 2008
VC,PE updates
KKR To List In NYSE Later This Year; May Be Valued At $15 to $19 Billion
“Early Stage Focus Will Remain, But More Money At Our Disposal”
Erasmic Merges With Accel Partners; To Raise $60 Million Fund Later This Year
SUN-Apollo Ventures Invests $75 Million In Amrapali Group
Federal Bank Buys 5% In Catholic Syrian Bank; Eyes Full Stake: Report
Ajay Relan Exits Citi Venture, PR Srinivasan Takes Over As India Head
Citi Venture, ICICI Venture Take Hair Cut In Perlecan Pharma
CDC Group Commits $185 Million To Six PE Funds In India
India Focussed Hedge Fund Down 22% in 2008, Hedge Fund Industry Suffers Huge Losses Donald Trump Jr Plans $1 Billion India Property Fund
ICICI Venture Opens Investment Office In Delhi; Posts 2 Senior Directors
Canbank, LIC Housing Fin Plan Rs 500 Cr Venture Capital Funds Each
JM Financial Mutual Fund Sells 12% To Hedge Funds For $26M
BCCL Picks Up Stake In Shopping Comparison Portal Naaptol.com
Edelweiss Distressed Fund To Raise Upto $400 Million
Diageo In Talks With Cobra Beer To Acquire 30% Stake: Report
Phoenix Mills To Shed 30% In Its Hopsitality Arm To PE Funds For $250M
ADAG Group Raises $1bn From Chinese Banks For Sasan; Forms JV With Shanghai Electric
Mayfield, SVB Put In $11M In Geodesic Techniques
iYogi Nets $9.5M Series B From SAP Ventures, Canaan & SVB
Educomp Acquires 76% In College Finishing School For $2.75 Million
Intel Capital Invests $17M In Yatra.com, BuzzInTown And An OOH Firm
Bahrain-Based TAIB Bank Picks Up 26% Stake In Anant Raj Projects For $50M
Gopinath In Talks To Acquire Chennai-Based Crescent Air Cargo
A Quick VC Take On Proto Startups
Yatra Capital Invests $7 Million In Kolkata Hotel Property To Be Managed By Taj
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PE fund picks 40% in Amrapali SPV
Accel Partners and Erasmic Venture Fund Team Up, Launch Accel India Venture Fund
Bear market turns PE attractive, 150 deals likely in Q3
Federal Bank picks up 5% in Catholic Syrian Bank
Times of India group eyes UK's Trinity Mirror
JM to sell stake to Valiant Capital , Blue Ridge and Eton Park
BCCL picks up stake in Naaptol Online
Educomp to buy 76 pc stake in A-Plus Education
Milestone to launch Rs 600 cr PE fund
Dawnay Day to sell 50% India stake
Edelweiss arm plans $200-m distressed asset fund
Intel Capital to invest USD 17 Mn in 3 Indian Firms
iYogi bags $9.5 mn from SAP-led VCs in second round funding
Diageo in talks to buy 30% stake in Cobra for $100 mn
Rolta to buy US firm
Source: IndiaPe, VCCircle
19 July 2008
VC, PE updates
Citi In Talks With Oman Investment Corporation For HDFC Stake Sale: Report
RCOM, MTN Call Off Talks; Decision Mutual
Soma Networks Gets $51 Million From India Knowledge Fund, Others
Rabobank Announces First Closure Of $100-M Food & Agri Fund
Government May Quash Press Note 1; Will Help Foreign Partners
Essar Global To Invest Rs 590 Crore In Truck Maker Asia MotorWorks
Exit Time: Murugappa Sells 47% In Parryware To JV Partner For $176M
Siva Cries Foul Over Maxis’ Plans To Sell Aircel Stake
Forum Synergies To Raise $150 Million SME Fund
Khaleeji Commercial Bank Announces $430M Fund For Logistics City In Mumbai
Deepak Parekh Says Enough Takers For Citi Stake In HDFC
Unitech Raises $300 Million Real Estate Fund From Abroad
Avendus Gets Rs 100 Crore From Dubai’s Eastgate Capital
GE Commercial Finance Invests Rs 100 Crore In Controls & Switchgear
South Indian Franchisee Of Pizza Hut, KFC Topping Up A Deal With New Silk Route
Parsvnath Picks Up 38% In Sabeer Bhatia’s Nanocity In Haryana
PE Funding Plans: Warburg-CGH, Balaji Telefilms, Sona Autocomp, Microqual
After The Spice Sale, Modis Hit Capital Market With Cellebrum
Capt. Gopinath Seeks $50 Million For His Cargo Venture
The $52-Billion InBev-Anheuser-Busch Deal To Shake Up India’s Beer Duopoly
UK’s Imperial Energy Confirms ONGC’s $2B-Interest
Bupa Asia-Pacific Picks Up 26% In Health Insurance JV With Max
R-ADAG’s Cement Foray: Who Could Be Their Targets?
Tata’s PE Plans: $200-300 Million Fund Each For Tech, Mid-Caps
Can KP Singh Bring Back The Magic With DLF Share Buyback?
Source: Vccircle.com
30 June 2008
VC, PE Updates
Exclusive: TravelGuru Sells Majority Stake To Expedia
“Private Market Valuations May Correct Over 3-6 Months”: KP Balaraj
Hinduja Foundries Gets $20M From Farallon’s PE Fund Amansha
Nitesh Shetty’s Serve & Volley To Secure Large Funding For OOH Biz
Subhiksha Acquires “Obscure” Listed Firm To Get Itself Listed
Iceland’s Kaupthing To List $80-M India Infrastructure Fund On AIM
Citi BPO & Infra Outsourcing Arm On Block, IBM Lead Contender: Report
Lufthansa-GMR JV For MRO Biz Grounded; GMR In Search Of Partners
Deutsche Bank Shifts Amrit Singh From London As India M&A Head
Temptation Foods In Hostile Bid To Acquire Basmati King Kohinoor
Sun Pharma Preparing For A Hostile Bid For Israel’s Taro
Religare Wants To Raise $250 Million; Another Acquisition In The Offing?
Axis Bank Invests Rs 250 Crore For A Minor Stake In India’s First Private Hill Station
UK’s Ashmore Launches $3 Billion Emerging Markets Fund
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IVCF launches three new funds
AT&T may buy Maxis' 74 pct in India's Aircel
Canaan to invest more in India
Lehman, Sachs, ICICI to pick 20% in OOH ad co
PE investments take a beating
PE firms review plans after Ranbaxy deal
PE Investment in realty seen at over $13 b
Digicable acquires 51% in CableComm
Subhiksha to acquire Chennai based company
Unitech to raise $1 bln from PE funds
Citi looking to sell Indian BPO and tech units
Unitech to offload 26% in telecom arm
PE firms seen taking fund-of-funds route
PE firms line up $2 bn for maritime logistics
Star, Balaji to part ways soon
Source: Above sites.
31 January 2008
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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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16 January 2008
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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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10 January 2008
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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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07 January 2008
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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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04 January 2008
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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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01 January 2008
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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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29 December 2007
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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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02 December 2007
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Thanks Everyone For Making It To The VC Circle Forum In Bangalore
Bharti Telesoft Close To Acquiring Jataayu Software For $20 Million
Jobs: Investment Analyst, Lok Advisory Services; Location: New Delhi
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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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