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Finance

14 August, 2024

Incubate Fund Asia plans new outing after closing third fund below target

Incubate Fund Asia, a Japanese venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies in India and Southeast Asia, has marked the ......

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People

06 May, 2024

Japanese PE Advantage Partners set for India play, hires ex- Apollo Global exec to lead

Advantage Partners, a Japanese mid-market private equity firm that invests in home country and other Asian economies, has roped in a ......

Finance

13 February, 2024

Japanese bank Mizuho to invest $145 mn in Credit Saison India

Non-banking lender Credit Saison India is raising Rs 1,200 crore ($145 million) from Japan’s Mizuho Bank Ltd, the retail and corporate ......

Consumer

09 March, 2023

Bira raises fresh funding from Japan's largest bank

B9 Beverages, which owns Indian craft beer brand Bira 91, has raised $10 million from Japan's largest bank MUFG Bank, ......

Consumer

30 June, 2022

Lenskart snaps up Japanese brand in its debut global M&A deal

Leading eyewear unicorn Lenskart has picked up a controlling stake in Japanese direct-to-consumer (D2C) eyewear brand Owndays, in a bid ......

Consumer

29 June, 2022

Retail tech platform Arzooo raises Series B funding from Japan's SBI, others

Sterne India Pvt. Ltd, which operates retail-technology platform Arzooo, has raised $70 million (around Rs 539 crore) in a Series ......

TMT

22 June, 2022

SoftBank's overseas business head steps down in 6 months after being hired

Japan's SoftBank Group Corp said on Wednesday it has appointed Alex Clavel as chief executive of its SoftBank Group International ......

Infrastructure

17 March, 2022

KKR to buy Japanese real estate asset manager for $2 bn

KKR & Co said on Thursday it is buying Japanese real estate asset manager Mitsubishi Corp-UBS Realty Inc (MC-UBSR) for ......

Economy

23 December, 2021

GLOBAL MARKETS-Risk-on rally resumes as Omicron fears recede

Global shares extended a recent rally on Thursday while safe-haven bonds and currencies eased as markets welcomed signs that the ......

Economy

01 December, 2021

GLOBAL ECONOMY-Factories facing supply headaches as Omicron risks emerge

Global factory activity accelerated in November although crippling supply bottlenecks remained, putting a cap on output and driving up the ......