Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (KAAML) has invested Rs 1,445 crore ($173 million) to part-finance Matrix Pharma’s acquisition of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) business of Viatris. The investment has been made through the Strategic Situations Fund II of KAAML, according to a statement. Post this acquisition, Matrix will be the second largest Indian API… Continue reading Kotak’s fund to part-finance Matrix Pharma’s acquisition of Viatris’s API bizPost this acquisition, Matrix will be the second largest Indian API playe…
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Indian market regulator gives green light for Ola Electric’s IPO: report
Electric vehicle maker Ola Electric has received the Indian market regulator’s approval for an initial public offering (IPO), according to media reports on Tuesday. Ola Electric’s IPO comprises a fresh issue of Rs 5,500 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of Rs 1,750 crore—totalling Rs 7,250 crore. Existing shareholders were said to be selling… Continue reading Indian market regulator gives green light for Ola Electric’s IPO: report
L Catterton looking to raise $800m for fourth pan-Asia fund: report
L Catterton is planning to launch three new funds targeting the Asia region, according to a media report. The private equity firm is looking to raise $800 million for its fourth pan-Asia fund, Private Equity International reported on Tuesday citing sources. The main fund is being accompanied by two separate country-focused vehicles targeting India and… Continue reading L Catterton looking to raise $800m for fourth pan-Asia fund: report
India Digest: Blue Earth Capital provides credit financing to Samunnati; Neo Asset closes credit opportunities fundBlue Earth Capital is a global spec…
Blue Earth Capital has completed a $16-million direct credit investment in India’s Samunnati. Separately, Neo Asset Management has closed its first Special Credit Opportunities Fund. Blue Earth Capital provides $16m credit financing to Samunnati Blue Earth Capital, a global impact investor, has made a $16-million direct credit investment into Indian agri enterprise Samunnati. While agriculture… Continue reading India Digest: Blue Earth Capital provides credit financing to Samunnati; Neo Asset closes credit opportunities fundBlue Earth Capital is a global spec…
India: LeapFrog powers Tiger Global-backed Battery Smart’s $65m fundingThe round saw participation from investors including MUFG Bank, Panasonic, EIF,…
Battery Smart, an Indian battery-swapping network for electric vehicles, on Tuesday said it has raised $65 million in a Series B funding round led by LeapFrog Investments to expand its footprint in its home market. The equity round consisted of a mix of primary and secondary investments and saw participation from new and existing investors,… Continue reading India: LeapFrog powers Tiger Global-backed Battery Smart’s $65m fundingThe round saw participation from investors including MUFG Bank, Panasonic, EIF,…
Indian NBFCs nudge RBI to review plan to raise provisions against infra loans
The lobby group for Indian non-banking lenders on Tuesday asked for a review of a recent proposal from the central bank calling for an increase in the provisions that lenders have to set aside against infrastructure project loans. Last month, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed that banks and non-banking financial companies set aside a provision of 5% of the total loan amount of infrastructure projects at the construction phase, a sharp… Continue reading Indian NBFCs nudge RBI to review plan to raise provisions against infra loans
Actis, I Squared Capital, Keppel eye Beijing Capital-owned waste firm ECO
Global infrastructure investors Actis and I Squared Capital are among companies considering bids for Beijing Capital Group’s wholly-owned Singapore waste management company ECO, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Others interested companies include Singapore’s Keppel, the sources said, adding that the parties are working with financial advisers to weigh making binding bids for ECO Special Waste Management. China’s Beijing Capital had hired Citigroup last year to sell the company in a… Continue reading Actis, I Squared Capital, Keppel eye Beijing Capital-owned waste firm ECO
Malaysian golf platform Deemples scores $2m and other SE Asia deals
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Indians get hooked onto quick commerce, squeezing small retailers
In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy’s grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 minutes. Their speed is tracked by the seconds on a screen that flashes red warnings for slowness. Outside in sweltering heat, Swiggy’s bikers, sporting the firm’s trademark bright orange T-shirt, frantically collect packed grocery orders… Continue reading Indians get hooked onto quick commerce, squeezing small retailers
Leo Capital closes Fund III below target as LPs exercise restraintThe VC is looking to launch its fourth fund by Q2 2025.
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