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Latest updates on news, funding, market trends, and innovations driving the consumer industry in India.

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06 September, 2023

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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05 September, 2023

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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05 September, 2023

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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01 September, 2023

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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29 August, 2023

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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29 August, 2023

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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24 August, 2023

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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24 August, 2023

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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23 August, 2023

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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23 August, 2023

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 ......