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Economy
GLOBAL MARKETS - Stocks edge up ahead of U.S. inflation data, oil hits pre-Omicron highs
U.S. stock index futures edged up ahead of U.S. inflation data on Wednesday, building on equity market gains following testimony ......
Infrastructure
OMERS Infra to buy 19.4% stake in Azure Power from IFC
Canada’s OMERS Infrastructure has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire an approximately 19.4% stake in Azure Power Global Limited ......
General
Grapevine: FirstCry venture to hunt sellers on ecommerce marketplaces; upGrad to raise funds
Omnichannel children’s retailer FirstCry has received a $75 million commitment from Japan’s SoftBank, TPG, ChrysCapital and PremjiInvest to launch India’s ......
TMT
Droom, Carwale's US peer Shift falls in Nasdaq debut
Shares of Shift Technologies Inc fell 6.7% in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday after the online used-car seller went public ......
Manufacturing
Israel's Caesarstone to gain control of Gujarat-based countertop maker
Quartz countertop firm Caesarstone Ltd is all set to acquire a majority stake in a Gujarat-based countertop manufacturer. The Israel-based firm ......
TMT
MakeMyTrip's top shareholder Ctrip looks to delist from Nasdaq
Chinese online travel giant Ctrip is in talks with potential investors about funding its delisting from Nasdaq because of rising ......
TMT
Chicago PE firm Thoma Bravo buying Indian insurance-tech business in big-ticket deal
Thoma Bravo LP, a private equity firm in the US with $45 billion in capital commitments, is acquiring an insurance-tech ......
Finance
NSR's Saxena, others float blank cheque firm for India M&A
Parag Saxena, a co-founder of Asia-focussed private equity firm New Silk Route (NSR), has floated a blank cheque firm with ......
TMT
Growth in hotel segment lifts Yatra's Q2 revenue; loss widens
Nasdaq-listed Yatra Online Inc, which operates online travel site Yatra.com through its India unit, reported higher revenues for the quarter ......
Finance
Former PE exec's blank cheque firm raises $125 mn to bet on Indian healthcare
Constellation Alpha Capital, a special purpose acquisition vehicle led by former ICICI Venture executive Rajiv Shukla, has raised $125 million ......