VG Siddhartha

Infrastructure

14 August, 2019

Blackstone to acquire Coffee Day's Bengaluru tech park

Private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to acquire a technology park in Bengaluru from Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd, the operator ......

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

Why India's $86-bn bank rescue effort isn't enough to ease the distress

It may not be quite a bottomless pit but the Indian government’s repeated injections of funds into the nation’s state-owned ......

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 ......

General

02 August, 2019

Grapevine: Swiggy raising $750 mn afresh; Blackstone may buy late coffee baron's IT park

Online food delivery startup Swiggy is in advanced talks to raise up to $750 million (Rs 5,196.5 crore at current ......

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Finance

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 ......

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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Consumer

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

27 June, 2019

Grapevine: Coca-Cola eyes Café Coffee Day stake; HDFC Bank plans NBFC unit's IPO

Global beverages giant Coca-Cola has initiated talks to acquire a stake in Café Coffee Day as it looks to expand ......