Nov 24, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
Mumbai (LiveMint) Nov 22 When the deal closes, it will be one the largest M&A transactions in the niche healthcare segment. Strategic investors, including a large local hospital chain, a global eye care brand and a couple of domestic corporations, are in talks to...
Nov 20, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
NEW DELHI: Economic Times – Kishore Biyani-owned Future Group, India’s largest listed retailer by revenues, is negotiating with private equity firm Actis Capital to buy Nilgiris, a Bangalore-based supermarket chain in which it holds a majority stake, a...
Oct 23, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
MUMBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Actis said on Tuesday it invested $48 million in Indian pharmaceuticals company Symbiotec Pharmalab Ltd for a significant stake. Symbiotec is a leading specialist producer of steroid- hormone active pharmaceutical...
Oct 21, 2013 | News, South & Central Asia
DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Mezzan Holding Co, a diversified Kuwaiti conglomerate, will acquire the distributor of Red Bull energy drink in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting appetite for consumer-related investments in the Gulf Arab region. Mezzan is buying...
Oct 17, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
MUMBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – MUMBAI Private equity firm KKR & Co LP will pay about $150 million for close to 30 percent of India’s Gland Pharma Ltd, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what would be the U.S. buyout firm’s...
Oct 9, 2013 | India, News, South & Central Asia
Oct 9 (Reuters) – India is a giant country with a giant population, so it’s no surprise that it’s also the home of a giant e-commerce company backed by a giant amount of venture capital. Flipkart, the “Amazon of India,” has raised $160 million, bringing its...
