Madhav A Chanchani
Manufacturing
Warburg Pincus exits electrical equipment maker Havells, makes 2.5x returns
Private equity major Warburg Pincus has exited electrical equipment company Havells India Ltd at approximately 2.5x returns, according to VCCircle estimates. The ......
General
Aavishkaar II nears final close at $95M; to take impact investing to Southeast Asia with new fund
Aavishkaar Venture Management, a venture capital firm focused on India’s rural areas and bottom-of-the-pyramid (BoP) space, expects to make the ......
General
ICICI Venture reports fall in fee income, profits
ICICI Venture Funds Management Co Ltd, one of the largest private equity players in the country, reported 12 per cent ......
TMT
Just Dial to open biggest IPO in consumer internet space; SAIF, Tiger Global & Sequoia in multi-bagger exits
After nearly a two-year delay, Mumbai-based Just Dial Ltd, which runs the India-specific local business listings site Justdial.com, plans to ......
Consumer
PE firms in race to buy out kitchen appliances maker Sunflame
The kitchenware market is set to sizzle with three private equity firms looking to buyout a controlling stake in Delhi-based ......
Consumer
Carlyle-backed Tirumala renews stake sale plans, mandates European investment bank
Hyderabad-based Tirumala Milk Products Pvt Ltd has renewed its stake sale plans after talks with French-foods major Danone SA was ......
Consumer
Kurlon's private equity fundraising plans hits valuation roadblock
Privately held mattress maker Kurlon Ltd’s plans to raise private equity funding have hit a snag, with promoters and the ......
Healthcare
StanChart PE, PremjiInvest buy into Fortis Healthcare; IFC increases stake
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has increased its stake in Fortis Healthcare Ltd while Standard Chartered Private Equity and PremjiInvest have ......
General
Oman India Joint Investment Fund expects to fully deploy $100M corpus by FY14 end
After closing three transactions in the industrials sector, Oman India Joint Investment Fund (OIJIF) is now looking to invest in ......
General
Vikram Pandit buys stake in JM Financial, to apply for banking licence
Vikram Pandit, the former chief executive of the banking giant Citigroup, is making a big-bang entry into the financial services ......