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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 ......
Finance
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. ......
Finance
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, ......
TMT
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, ......
Finance
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
Finance
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 ......
TMT
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 ......