RIL arm to invest ₹300 cr in robotics co: Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, the retail unit of Reliance Industries Ltd, is likely to acquire a minority stake in warehouse robotics company Addverb Technologies Pvt. Ltd for around ₹300 crore. If the deal goes through, it will value Addverb Technologies at ₹1,590-1,660 crore. The company claims its products help companies improve […]
Dream Sports, the owner of fantasy sports platform Dream11, has announced that it has raised USD 840 million from Falcon Edge, DST Global, D1 Capital, Redbird Capital and Tiger Global. The Mumbai-based platform currently has 140 million users. Dream Sports also operates other brands like FanCode, a sports content and commerce platform, DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform, and DreamPay, a […]
Open, a small and medium enterprise focused neo-bank, announced that it has raised INR 735 crores (USD 100 million) in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Singapore state-sponsored Temasek Holdings while other investors were Google & Japan-based SBI Investment and among existing investors were Tiger Global and 3one4 Capital. The startup was valued at USD 500 […]
Indian tea brand, Vahdam India, has raised about $24 million (Rs 174 crore) as a part of its Series D round led by IIFL AMC’s Private Equity Fund. The current round of investment, the total funding raised by Vahdam India stands at Rs 290 crore. Post this funding, the company’s valuation stands at about Rs 700 crore. The company’s existing […]
Tiger Global led another round of investment in Infra.Market with $125 million ($928 crore) in a Series D funding. The latest funding round values the company at $2.5 billion (around Rs 18,560 crore). Infra.Market, a technology-enabled marketplace for on-demand construction materials, hit unicorn status (valued at $1 billion [about Rs 7,245 crore]) after raising $100 million (about Rs 724 crore) […]
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) will acquire a controlling 66.95% stake in local search engine platform Just Dial Ltd for Rs 5,713 crore ($766 million) via preferential allotment of shares and open offer. RRVL signed a definitive agreement to buy 40.95% stake in the company for around Rs 3,497 crore ($469 million) and make an open offer to acquire up to 26% […]
The contract development and manufacturing organisation of Piramal Pharma Ltd has completed the acquisition of Hemmo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd. Piramal Pharma had agreed to buy 100% of Hemmo for an upfront sum of Rs 775 crore ($105.8 million) and earn-outs linked to achievement of milestones. The acquisition will help Piramal Pharma Solutions enter into the growing peptide active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) market. Here […]
Tata Sons’ subsidiary Tata Digital has acquired a majority stake in Supermarket Grocery Supplies (SGS), the parent and business-to-business (B2B) operator of e-grocer Bigbasket. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) had approved Tata Digital’s proposal to acquire up to 64.3% in SGS through a combination of primary and secondary transactions. The deal will give Tata Digital control of Bigbasket’s retail and […]
Reliance Industries has acquired UK-based Stoke Park Limited for $79 million (£57 million). Stoke Park owns and manages sporting and leisure facilities in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, UK. The facilities include a hotel, conference facilities, sports facilities and one of the highest rated golf courses in Europe. The acquisition will add to the consumer and hospitality footprint of Reliance. The firm […]
Magma HDI General Insurance has raised funding from ICICI Venture and Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia, Cyza Chem (Poonawalla Group company) and two family offices. The total transaction size is Rs 525 crore: primary capital-raise of Rs 250 crore and secondary sale of Rs 275 crore. The fresh capital will be used for expanding distribution capabilities. The secondary sale helps […]