WestBridge Capital

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Consumer

06 September, 2021

Ferns N Petals in talks to raise $54 mn; eyes nearly $550 mn valuation

Ferns N Petals, one of the country's prominent flower and gift retailer, is in advanced stage of discussion with several ......

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Finance

03 September, 2021

Weekly Deals Wrap: Record M&A deals in fintech, insurance led by Prosus, HDFC Life steal show

Unlike in the past weeks, there were no big bang late-stage startup deals nor the emergence of any new unicorns. ......

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Finance

10 August, 2021

Aptus Value's IPO to unlock at least 50% annualised returns for investors

Chennai-based Aptus Value Housing Finance India’s initial public offering (IPO) is set to give financial investors minimum 50% annualised returns, ......

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TMT

28 June, 2021

Nexus, Blume again back a startup floated by ex-Zomato executives

Early stage venture capital funds Nexus Venture Partners and Blume Ventures have invested in another startup floated by ex-Zomato executives, ......

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Finance

19 March, 2021

WestBridge to offer Sequoia about 3x returns exit from housing financier

WestBridge Capital will buy out Sequoia from a Gurugram-based housing finance company, with the latter netting roughly 3x returns in ......

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Finance

07 January, 2021

WestBridge-backed Star Health lines up large funding round

Chennai-based Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd has firmed up plans for a large equity funding round that would ......

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Finance

31 December, 2020

Flashback 2020: Wealth funds, newcomers jostle with old-timers in top PEs list

West Asian sovereign wealth funds and a couple of new American buyout firms stormed into the club of top private ......

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Finance

30 December, 2020

Flashback 2020: Sequoia, Edelweiss stand tallest in tepid year for PE-VC fundraising

Fundraising activities by private equity and venture capital firms in India slowed this year in the wake of the coronavirus ......

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Finance

18 December, 2020

Warburg Pincus scores its biggest multi-bagger exit from India

Private equity giant Warburg Pincus, which has had a string of successes in India, has struck its biggest multi-bagger in ......

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TMT

13 November, 2020

LEAD School's Sumeet Mehta on profitability, pandemic's impact on education and more

Ed-tech company LEAD School is aiming to combine a business-to-business (B2B) model with an element of impact, by bridging learning ......