Sreeja Biswas
Healthcare
Lighthouse-backed medical devices firm weighs IPO as talks with PEs stall
A medical devices maker, which is backed by mid-market private equity firm Lighthouse Funds, is considering an initial public offering ......
General
Grapevine: A91, MO Alts join race for stake in HealthKart; Dashtoon eyes fresh funds
Private equity firms A91 Partners and Motilal Oswal Alternates have joined ChrysCapital in the bid to acquire a stake in HealthKart, as Peak XV Partners looks to exit the ......
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Grapevine: Unacademy eyes merger with K12 Techno; Warburg Pincus leads Whatfix funding
Edtech unicorn Unacademy is in discussions to merge with K12 Techno, the operator of Orchids International Schools, a media report ......
Healthcare
InvAscent may get an exit as portfolio firm scouts for new investors
A portfolio company of private equity firm InvAscent is testing the waters to attract new investors, both to raise fresh ......
General
Grapevine: Coca-Cola may cut stake in bottling arm; PE firms eye Indus Towers
Coca-Cola India is in talks with the promoters of four prominent Indian business houses, including the Bhartia family of Jubilant ......
Healthcare
Searchlight: Post-pandemic hangover weakens MRK Healthcare's financials
Mumbai-based MRK Healthcare Pvt Ltd, which operates under the Nulife brand and had posted steady rise in revenues in the ......
General
Grapevine: Paytm may sell ticketing biz; Jefferies set to hire StanChart exec
Paytm is in advanced talks with Zomato Ltd. to sell its movie and events ticketing business, a media report said. The ......
General
Grapevine: LIC eyes health insurers; Ola Electric secures Rs 100-crore debt
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), with assets of over Rs 51 trillion ($0.61 trllion) and a 61.5% market share in ......
Consumer
Nykaa scouts for buyers to exit two-year-old bet on beauty care brand
FSN E-Commerce Ventures, which runs cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa, plans to exit one its portfolio companies in the beauty and personal care category due ......
General
Grapevine: Haldiram Snacks mulls IPO; Adanis eye cement plants
Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd is considering an initial public offering (IPO) after promoters’ plan to sell the company to foreign ......