life sciences

Healthcare

17 May, 2022

Eight Roads launches India-dedicated $250 mn healthcare fund

​​Venture capital firm Eight Roads Ventures, which has been investing in India since 2007, on Tuesday announced the launch of ......

TMT

20 December, 2021

Agritech venture fund Omnivore launches agrifood life sciences-focused initiative OmniX Bio

Agritech venture capital firm Omnivore has launched OmniX Bio, an initiative to back early stage agrifood life sciences startups, the ......

Finance

10 January, 2020

Blackstone raises three-quarters of first life sciences fund

U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group Inc has secured $3.4 billion from investors for its first fund dedicated to investments ......

TMT

18 June, 2019

Cognizant to buy life sciences firm Zenith Tech

Nasdaq-listed IT services major Cognizant on Tuesday announced the acquisition of Zenith Technologies, a privately-held life sciences manufacturing technology services ......

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Finance

25 April, 2019

PE firms Cerestra, Jacob Ballas team up for industrial real estate fund

Private equity firms Cerestra Advisors Ltd and Jacob Ballas Capital India Pvt. Ltd have joined hands for a fund that ......

Healthcare

11 January, 2019

TAKE Solutions to acquire two US-based life sciences companies

Chennai-based TAKE Solutions Ltd, a business technology company focused on life sciences and supply chain management, has agreed to acquire ......

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People

29 October, 2018

Kotak PE's S Sriniwasan on early-stage bets, real-estate play and more

Last week, VCCircle reported that Kotak Private Equity was in the process of raising its second life sciences venture fund, ......

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Finance

23 October, 2018

Kotak Private Equity raising second life sciences fund

Kotak Private Equity is mobilising capital for its second life sciences venture fund, a decade after raising the first such ......

Healthcare

05 April, 2018

HCL Tech to acquire Merck unit C3i Solutions for $60 mn

IT firm HCL Technologies has agreed to acquire life sciences and consumer services provider C3i Solutions from US-based drug maker ......

General

07 February, 2017

PE firm Cerestra to partner with Telangana govt for life sciences infra fund

The Telangana government is partnering with real estate private equity firm Cerestra Advisors Ltd to float an infrastructure fund focused ......