Flashback 2017

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27 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Large fundraises dominate e-commerce in India

Big-ticket funding deals and a failed merger dominated headlines for Indian e-commerce this year.Ending months of speculation, online retailer Snapdeal ......

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27 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Food-tech on course for revival in India

The food-tech sector in India went through a period of turmoil in 2015, when several startups had shut down, and ......

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Finance

26 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Insurers lead IPO boom in record year for stock markets

Strong liquidity flows pushed benchmark stock market indexes higher for the second year running in 2017 while local companies raised ......

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26 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Most active angel investors of the year

Overall angel and seed-stage investments might have fallen this year but that didn't deter some investors from going against the ......

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Finance

26 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: How stage-wise VC dealmaking fared as investors turned prudent

The startup ecosystem witnessed a shakeup during the year with mid- and late-stage venture capital investments commanding greater traction in ......

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Finance

22 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Top private equity deals of the year

Private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds placed fewer but bigger bets on Indian companies this year across ......

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General

22 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Top M&As of the year

Merger and acquisition activity in India eased this year, with deal volume falling to a four-year low and several high-profile ......

Finance

22 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Investment bankers' fee drops despite higher shares sales

Funds raised in India through share sales reached the most in a decade this year thanks to booming stock markets, ......

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22 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: Spectre of shutdowns continues to haunt VC-backed startups

Startup failures rarely make headlines. In fact, most startups don't even announce shutting down. But one shutdown this year came ......

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Finance

21 December, 2017

Flashback 2017: NPA woes drag banks; MF inflows, insurance IPOs boost sentiment

Mounting bad loans haunted banks in 2017 and a couple of high-profile mergers collapsed, but a bunch of initial public ......