India’s Tata Group will buy a 68% stake in online grocery startup BigBasket for about Rs 9,500 crore ($1.31 billion). The salt-to-software conglomerate has been planning to launch a “super app” that will tie in all its consumer businesses. Bengaluru-based BigBasket competes with Walmart Inc-owned Flipkart and Amazon’s “Fresh” service as more consumers stay indoors and choose to shop online […]
Global asset manager KKR & Co has closed its maiden Asian infrastructure fund after hitting the hard cap at $3.9 billion (Rs 28,646 crore). The fund will focus on critical infrastructure with low volatility and strong downside protection. It has a broad mandate to invest across emerging and developed countries in the Asia-Pacific in sectors including waste, renewables, power and […]
Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd, the holding company of the software-to-steel conglomerate, has signed a pact with Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd to increase its stake in their India joint venture. AirAsia has agreed to sell a 32.67% stake in the joint venture for $37.66 million (about Rs 276.7 crore at current exchange rates). The Malaysia airline previously owned 49% […]
Data giant S&P Global Inc has agreed to buy IHS Markit Ltd in a deal worth $44 billion, creating a heavyweight in the increasingly competitive market in financial information. The mega deal, which includes $4.8 billion of debt. Deals touched a record high in the September quarter, with more than $1 trillion worth of transactions, mostly focused on coronavirus-resilient sectors […]
Mubadala Investment Company will invest Rs 6,247.5 crore ($853 million) in Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd, making the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund the fourth investor in the unit. This investment will translate into a 1.4% stake in Reliance Retail Ventures on a fully diluted basis. The investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity valuation of Rs 4.285 trillion. Here […]
Indiabulls India Estate and two subsidiaries of the Embassy Group have entered into an agreement to merge their residential and commercial projects. This shall become one of the India’s leading real estate development platforms, with 80.8 Million sq. ft. launched and planned development potential. Here are the latest financial news of private equity, venture capital and mergers & acquisitions: Private […]
The Government recently announced an Rs 40,000 Crore Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for electronics. It is working upon setting up an Electronics Commission to push electronics’ manufacturing and reducing its import dependence on China. Here is some latest financial news of private equity, venture capital and mergers & acquisitions: Private Equity PAG to buy 51% stake in Edelweiss Wealth Management: Hong […]
Joining the “Boycott China” chorus, JSW Group, which has a net import of $400 million annually (majorly ‘clinker’, a form of cement) from china decides to bring it down to zero in the next 24 months. Here are some latest financial news of private equity, venture capital and mergers & acquisitions: Private Equity BP invests $70 mn in Everstone-Lightsource’s green […]
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), which invests money globally on behalf of UAE’s emirate, which invest money globally on behalf of UAE’s emirate is investing Rs 5,683.5 Cr ($752 million) in Jio Platforms. ADIA’s investment will translate into a 1.16% stake in Jio Platforms. Together, ADIA and Mubadala will own 3.01% stake in Jio. Here is some latest financial news […]
Jio Platforms has raised Rs 78,562 Cr from leading technology investors within a month. Reliance industries Ltd (RIL) is now considering an overseas listing of Jio platforms. The enterprise value of Jio Platforms has reached Rs 5.15 Tn, within 6 months. RIL is also approaching the Indian capital market to raise Rs 53,000 Cr via its first right issue in […]