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20 February, 2020

Grapevine: Apax, others eye CSS Corp; Adani may infuse funds in Simplex Infra

Private equity funds including Apax Partners and Kedaara Capital are in early discussions to acquire US-headquartered IT company CSS Corp., ......

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20 January, 2020

Grapevine: Nirma Group closes in on Emami cement; NIIF-Roadis to buy 2 Essel projects

Nirma Group’s cement division has emerged as the front runner for Emami Group’s nine million tonne per year cement business ......

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31 December, 2019

Grapevine: IndiGo, Etihad circle Air India; Hinduja Group eyes Jet Airways

IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways have shown interest in ailing national carrier Air ......

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24 December, 2019

Grapevine: CPPIB front runner for Ashoka Concessions; Bain may buy Dinshaw's Dairy

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) has emerged as front runner to acquire toll roads developer Ashoka Concessions at an ......

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Infrastructure

21 November, 2019

Can the revamp of TOT model attract more investors to the highways sector?

The government’s overhaul of a model where a state agency auctions toll collection rights for operational highways to private companies ......

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20 November, 2019

Grapevine: InMobi in talks to buy Roposo; NIIF may invest in Saudi Aramco IPO

Mobile marketing and advertising firm InMobi is in talks to acquire video-sharing platform Roposo, a media report said. Citing four sources ......

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07 November, 2019

Grapevine: Marshall, others vie for Yes Bank; Delhivery eyes units of Blue Dart, Gati

Discovery Capital, UK-based hedge fund Marshall Wace and others have joined buyout firms Carlyle and Farallon to buy a stake ......

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16 October, 2019

Grapevine: CDPQ to buy roads from GIP; KKR, others may bid for Emami cement unit

Canadian pension fund Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) has agreed to buy road platform Highway Concessions One ......

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30 September, 2019

Grapevine: Goldman invests in Ozone park; HDFC Capital Advisors may raise $1 bn

Global institutional investor Goldman Sachs Group has invested around Rs 500 crore ($70.8 million at current exchange rate) in Chennai ......

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04 September, 2019

Advent may buy into Aditya Birla Capital; I Squared, NIIF eye IL&FS road assets

US-based private equity firm Advent International is in advanced talks to invest up to Rs 1,300 crore ($180 million) in ......