Ankit Agarwal

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06 November, 2020

Grapevine: PE firms eye stake in GVK Biosciences; Tatas mull control deal for 1mg

Global private equity funds Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Apax Partners have shown interest to acquire close to a 25% ......

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Finance

05 November, 2020

Dark clouds hanging over India Inc start to drift away, finally

First, the sliding economy clobbered India Inc, and then the pandemic that took off in April-June made things worse.  But the ......

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04 November, 2020

Grapevine: Adani leads race for Sri Lanka project; AXA to exit Mahindra group company

The Adani group has emerged as a frontrunner to develop Sri Lanka’s stalled East Container Terminal at Colombo port, Bloomberg ......

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03 November, 2020

Grapevine: Aadhar Housing mulls IPO; KKR, others shortlisted for Mahindra solar assets

Aadhar Housing Finance, a portfolio company of alternative asset manager Blackstone, is evaluating an initial public offering (IPO), media reports ......

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02 November, 2020

Grapevine: Byju's deal for Doubtnut falls apart; Creador to exit Corona Remedies

Learning app Byju’s talks to acquire a majority stake in edech platform Doubtnut have fallen through over valuation, three people ......

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Healthcare

30 October, 2020

Sector watch: Will COVID-19 strengthen big diagnostics firms, spur consolidation?

When Nalanda Capital bet on Thyrocare Technologies Ltd in March, the private equity-style investor in public equities was likely enticed ......

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30 October, 2020

Grapevine: Tatas rejects Interups' buyout offer for AirAsia India JV partner

The Tata group has refused an offer from US-based fund Interups Inc. to buy out its Malaysian joint venture (JV) ......

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27 October, 2020

Grapevine: Finnov to clean out China backers, eyes new investors Premji, Mirae, others

PremjiInvest, South Korea’s Mirae Asset Venture Investment and others are in talks to invest up to $40 million (Rs 295 ......

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26 October, 2020

Grapevine: Kotak Mahindra Bank eyes IndusInd; Warburg looks to sell CleanMax stake

Private-sector lender Kotak Mahindra Bank is looking to buy smaller rival IndusInd Bank, media reports said. Kotak Mahindra chief Uday Kotak ......

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General

23 October, 2020

India Inc may have bottomed out as early birds emit faint chirp of recovery

First, it was the sliding economy that was pummelling India Inc and then the pandemic came along in April-June to ......