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29 July, 2024

Ola Electric IPO: A few winners and many losers as PE/VC investors seek exits

US-based hedge fund and venture capital investor Tiger Global and VC firm Matrix Partners, which rebranded as Z47 earlier this ......

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29 July, 2024

Grapevine: General Atlantic, KKR, EQT eye PE deals; FirstCry, Anthem in IPO news

General Atlantic and KKR are among 4-5 private equity firms vying for a majority stake in Faridabad-based hospital chain Asian ......

TMT

25 July, 2024

SoftBank-backed Ola Electric suspends car project to focus on scooters, bikes

India's IPO-bound Ola Electric has suspended its electric car launch plans as the Softbank-backed company wants to focus on its ......

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25 July, 2024

Grapevine: I Squared plans an exit; Ola Electric IPO likely in August

Private equity firm I Squared Capital and sovereigh wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) plan to sell up to $400 million worth of their ......

TMT

01 July, 2024

SoftBank-backed FirstCry, Unicommerce get SEBI nod for IPOs

Two companies backed by SoftBank--Brainbees Solutions Ltd, the parent company of baby products retailer FirstCry and e-commerce-focused SaaS company Unicommerce ......

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01 July, 2024

Grapevine: Platinum Equity makes first India bet; Flipkart ropes in former SoftBank exec

US-based buyout fund Platinum Equity Advisors has struck its maiden bet in India as it acquired a stake in a Mumbai-based pharmaceutical ......

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01 July, 2024

SoftBank-backed Ola Electric working to build solid-state batteries

India's Ola Electric is working to build solid-state batteries and expects its vehicles to be powered by its own cells ......

TMT

11 June, 2024

Swiggy, Zepto and Zomato's Blinkit cash in on quick commerce boom

In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy's grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 ......

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03 June, 2024

Temasek, Fidelity bet $200 mn on Lenskart in secondary deal

Singapore state investment firm Temasek and American asset manager Fidelity Management and Research Company have invested $200 million (about Rs ......

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03 June, 2024

Grapevine: Ola Electric to cut jobs; Softbank may offload more stake in Paytm

Ola Electric is set to lay off 400-500 employees in the coming weeks as founder Bhavish Aggarwal intensifies efforts to ......