Consumer
Latest updates on news, funding, market trends, and innovations driving the consumer industry in India.
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Lighthouse wraps up $150 mn exit from consumer portfolio firm
Mid-market private equity firm Lighthouse Funds has fully exited a consumer-focused company that it first backed almost a decade ago as it goes about raising its ......
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SBI Investment, Evolvence co-lead $20 mn round in Captain Fresh
Business-to-business fish and seafood company Captain Fresh has raised $20 million (around Rs 166 crore) in an extended Series C ......
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Pepperfry appoints co-founder as CEO, raises fresh funding
Furniture retailer Pepperfry has appointed co-founder Asish Shah as chief executive officer, shortly after the company's other co-founder Ambareesh Murty ......
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Reliance Retail likely to raise $2.5 bn by September end
Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Retail Ventures is in advanced talks with global investors to raise around $2.5 billion by ......
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Gokaldas to acquire Dubai's Atraco; Medimix owner buys Future's Nilgiri Dairy
Gokaldas Exports Ltd has agreed to acquire Dubai-based apparel manufacturer Atraco Group for an equity consideration of $55 million to ......
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Lenskart looking to double overseas revenue, gearing up for acquisitions: CEO
Omnichannel eyewear unicorn Lenskart intends to double its international revenue and make several acquisitions after ending the fiscal year through ......
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Subway sold to US PE firm Roark Capital: Report
Subway would sell itself to private equity Roark Capital for $9.55 billion after agreeing to attach conditions to some of ......
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Jamie's Italian restaurant chain's parent raises fresh funding
Dolomite Restaurants Pvt. Ltd, the parent of Jamie’s Italian and Jamie’s Pizzeria brands in India has raised Rs 50 crore ......
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PE firm Roark Capital leading race to acquire Subway
Private equity firm Roark Capital is in the lead to acquire sandwich chain Subway for well over $9 billion after ......
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Softbank offloads minor stake in FirstCry ahead of IPO
Japan’s SoftBank, a big-ticket private equity investor in India, has sold shares of Brainbees Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which operates kids-focussed ......