Hindustan Unilever
General
Grapevine: Three firms make cut for Avendus; suitors line up for HUL ice-cream unit
Carlyle, Premji Invest, and Japan's Mizuho Financial Group are vying to acquire a controlling stake in Avendus Capital, currently owned by KKR, a media report ......
Consumer
Exclusive: Britannia in talks to acquire VC-backed brand
Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) giant Britannia Industries is in advanced stage of discussion to pick up a controlling stake ......
Consumer
Exclusive: Kellanova, Himalaya Wellness frontrunners for protein bar brand
Local personal care and pharmaceutical major Himalaya Wellness and one of the spinoffs of US-based packaged food giant Kellogg Company ......
General
Grapevine: Mankind Pharma joins race for Healthium; HUL in talks to divest Pureit
Mankind Pharma is weighing a bid for Healthium Medtech, in partnership with with ChrysCapital, a media report said. The Delhi-based pharmaceutical company and ......
Consumer
Why consumer firms are lagging benchmark indexes in India's sizzling stock market
The yawning divide between the super-rich and middle-class in India's booming economy is set to persist, if the "underperformance" of ......
Consumer
Kellogg's spinoff, others in fray to pick up majority stake in local health snacks player
US-based packaged food giant Kellogg’s spinoff, India’s biggest tobacco retailer ITC and nutrition platform Healthkart are among a string of ......
Healthcare
Samara Capital in talks to invest in botanical ingredients maker
Homegrown private equity fund Samara Capital is in advanced stages of talks to invest in a natural ingredients supplier that ......
Consumer
Hindustan Unilever names Rohit Jawa as MD, CEO to succeed Sanjiv Mehta
Indian consumer goods conglomerate Hindustan Unilever Ltd named Rohit Jawa as its managing director and chief executive officer on Friday, ......
TMT
Mamaearth's Ghazal Alagh removes doubts over concerns on IPO vln
Mamaearth has neither quoted nor subscribed to the valuation numbers which are doing the rounds on social media, co-founder of ......
TMT
Deals Digest: VC funding dips in value, small deals dominate this week
Investments in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) declined 17.8% this week to $236 million from last week’s $287 ......