Ethos PE spinout Infinite Partners set to acquire fibre infra firms
Infinite Partners, a South Africa-based mid-market private equity firm spun out from Ethos PE, is set to acquire a slew of fibre infrastructure and connectivity-providing companies, deploying from its tech-focused investment vehicle launched last year. The Sandton-headquartered PE firm, which was established in 2022 after its parent company Ethos Private Equity ......
Grapevine: Warburg Pincus, Micro Life Sciences, Ola Electric, and KPMG in news
Micro Life Sciences is in talks to raise about funds, Ola Electric is cutting nearly jobs across teams as part of a restructuring and KPMG India's deal advisory unit is set for another leadership shakeup, according to various media reports. Micro Life Sciences Micro Life Sciences, India’s largest medical devices company, ......
Inflexor's Mazumdar on the firm's second and third funds, thesis and more
Inflexor Ventures, technology-focussed venture capital firm, earlier this month announced the first close of Inflexor Opportunities Fund, which it will use to partly fund the acquisition of the entire portfolio of its earlier vehicle. The firm is targeting to raise a corpus of Rs 350 crore by this month. A major ......
Venture capital firm RPSG Capital to rope in top Orios executive
Early-stage venture capital firm Orios Venture Partners, which is an investor in companies like Country Delight, ixigo, BeatO and Pharmeasy, suffered another top management exit, a year after partners Anup Jain and Rajeev Suri quit to float their own firm. Currently deploying capital from its $120-million fund, Orios’ chief financial and ......
Exclusive: Manipal family office Claypond strikes control-oriented deal in healthcare
Ranjan Pai-led Manipal Group, which gave up control in its flagship enterprise Manipal Hospitals to Singapore’s state investment firm Temasek a year ago, has now inked a control-oriented deal in the healthcare space via its family investment office Claypond Capital, VCCircle has gathered. The family office - active in dealmaking after ......
Bottomline: How a multi-crop strategy boosted Sahyadri Farms’ growth
Sahyadri Farms Post Harvest Care Ltd managed to almost double its revenue and triple its operating profit over the three years through March 2024 as it expanded beyond grape exports, although topline growth could moderate in the current year. The operator of farms for fruits and vegetables recorded high growth ......
Sector Scan: How India’s diagnostics players plan to recover after COVID boom
After witnessing some of its best years during the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s diagnostics companies landed in a soup during the financial year-ended 2023. As the country’s concerned populace was prompted to take tests during the ranging pandemic through FY21-22, these companies witnessed record high revenues in those years, only to have ......
Grapevine: Advent International, VIP Industries, Groww, Razorpay, EESL, and NIIF in news
Advent International is in advanced talks to acquire a controlling stake in a luggage company, while Energy Efficiency Services is preparing to divest its stake in a smart meter joint venture, according to various media reports. Also in news, Groww and Razorpay may see a cut in valuation. Advent International Advent International ......
After Swiggy, another portfolio firm of Prosus draws up plan for mega IPO
Global technology investor Prosus had recently monetised its investment in Swiggy when the food delivery and quick commerce company went for a public listing. Now, Prosus is readying another of its portfolio firm, for yet another mega IPO. Homegrown ecommerce player Meesho, which competes with the likes of Amazon and ......
Grapevine: Gaja Capital, Lightspeed, SolarSquare, Omnivore VC, and Farmley in news
Gaja Capital has set in motion its plan for a public listing while Lightspeed Venture Partners and Omnivore are likely to invest in a renewables company and a dry fruit brand, respectively, according to various media reports. Gaja Capital Domestic private equity firm Gaja Capital plans to go public and aims ......