ADIA
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Grapevine: Mizuho, NBD Emirates eye Avendus; Zepto turns to PEs after Flipkart stalemate
Japan’s Mizuho Bank and Dubai’s NBD Emirates are in advanced talks to acquire KKR’s stake in Avendus Capital, with bids expected in 2-3 weeks, a ......
General
Grapevine: Binny Bansal ups Curefoods bet; ADIA may back Pocket FM
Binny Bansal, co-founder of Flipkart, is ramping up his investments in Curefoods, while concurrently doubling down on his investment activities ......
Finance
How India emerged as top Asian destination for Middle East investors
India has emerged as the largest recipient of private capital from the Middle East across Asia during the four years ......
General
Grapevine: ITC eyes Prataap Snacks; GIC, KKR join race for Carlyle's stake in Airtel's data centre
ITC is reportedly considering acquisition of a 47% stake held by Peak XV Partners (formerly Sequoia Capital) in Prataap Snacks, ......
Manufacturing
GIC-backed AM Green taps another sovereign fund to seal buyout
AM Green Ammonia Holdings, which counts Malaysia’s Gentari and Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC as investors, is bringing on board ......
General
Grapevine: ADIA, HarbourVest, Blackstone REIT eye deals; Sabre Partners raises new fund
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the sovereign wealth fund of the Gulf emirate, and London-based PE firm HarbourVest are in ......
Finance
In Charts: How Middle East sovereign funds are cementing their global dominance
Sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations deployed more capital in 2023 than the year before ......
Healthcare
Bottomline: ChrysCap, SWFs-backed Intas Pharma facing headwinds
Gujarat-based drugmaker Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd has had a nearly three-decade-long tryst with private equity investors, having raised capital from ICICI ......
General
Flashback 2023: Private investments and M&As take a hit as investors show caution
India’s private investment scenario was more or less grim through 2023 as investors shifted stances, tweaked criteria and took more ......
TMT
Flashback 2023: Flipkart, PhonePe lead tech deal value; AI-powered startups new flavour in town
This year may have been sluggish when it came to overall deal momentum of the tech sector in Indian startup ......