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05 August, 2019

Debt-laden dairy company Kwality gets lone bid

Dairy company Kwality Ltd, which was dragged to an insolvency court last year by a non-banking financial arm of private ......

Finance

02 August, 2019

Podcast: Are private equity firms really to blame for VG Siddhartha's death?

Private equity firms have come under intense scrutiny ever since Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha was found dead earlier ......

Finance

02 August, 2019

Explained: Why PE firms do debt deals and what leverage they really have over founders

A note purportedly written by Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, who apparently committed suicide earlier this week, has shaken ......

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01 August, 2019

Café Coffee Day parent's PE investors stare at losses as stock slumps

The private equity investors of Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd, the parent of coffee retail chain Café Coffee Day, are staring ......

Finance

31 July, 2019

Carlyle to give shareholders a vote in switch to corporation

Carlyle Group LP emulated its peers on Wednesday with plans to convert from a publicly traded partnership into a corporation, ......

People

31 July, 2019

Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha's body found; firm names interim chairman

Indian authorities confirmed on Wednesday they have recovered the body of coffee baron V.G. Siddhartha, who was missing since Monday ......

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30 July, 2019

A tale of Café Coffee Day parent's PE backers and another that lent to VG Siddhartha

A decade ago, VG Siddhartha was the darling of the private equity community and had no trouble attracting investors for ......

Consumer

30 July, 2019

Cafe Coffee Day founder goes missing; pressure from PE firm, lenders seen as trigger

VG Siddhartha, who built India’s largest coffee retail chain under the Café Coffee Day brand, has gone missing and may ......

General

30 July, 2019

Grapevine: KKR eyes bigger Asia fund; Steadview, Ribbit may lead $75 mn round in BharatPe

Buyout fund KKR & Co. is planning to raise a bigger Asia private equity fund and has hit the first ......

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25 July, 2019

KKR scores benchmark returns from partial exit in SBI Life

Private equity giant KKR & Co. has scored benchmark returns by selling a third of its stake in SBI Life ......