Deal Alert: Lionrock Capital, Nisa Godrej, others back baby products e-tailer Hopscotch
Singapore-based investor LionRock Capital, besides Industrialist Adi Godrej’s younger daughter Nisa, Skype co-founder Toivo Annus and Diapers.com co-founder and CTO Wei Yan, have invested $2 million in Hopscotch, a Mumbai-based…
Who Killed Growth Capital in India?
A huge pall of uncertainty surrounds the future of Growth Capital investing in India. Is the segment, that represents the bulk of both the supply and demand for private equity…
Profile of Boutique Investment Banks
From the Economic Times article: Two deals lifted their fortunes. The first: advising Dr Reddy’s to purchase Group Pharma, a smaller drug firm, for Rs 25 crore, which fetched them…
Deal Alert: Gray Matters India receives equity funding from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Gray Matters India Pvt.Ltd (GMI), an organization that has been incubated and co-funded by Atlanta-based Gray Matters Capital(GMC), announced today an INR 45 million equity investment from Michael & Susan…
Tall Tales Told by Grandmas and Venture Capitalists
“VCs look for Startups going after a Big Market with a Passionate Team and have an ‘unfair advantage’.” vs “A startup is an organization built to search for a repeatable…
AZB, Amarchand Top League Tables for Private Equity, M&A in 2013
Private Equity AZB & Partners has retained its status – for the fourth consecutive year – as the Most Active Legal Advisor for Private Equity transactions during 2013. According to…
Unitus Capital, BMR Top Transaction Advisor League Tables for Private Equity, M&A in 2013
Ernst & Young retains Most Active Transaction Advisor status inclusive of due diligence, other services Unitus Capital and BMR Advisors made their entry into the top of the Venture Intelligence…
Deal update: Nexus Venture Partners invests in Uniken
Nexus Venture Partners, India’s leading venture capital firm, announced investment in Uniken (www.uniken.com), a market leader in creating ‘Secure Digital Enterprises’. “Uniken is disrupting the digital security space with its…
VCs turn cautious in 2013; investment activity down 18% to 206 deals worth $805-M
IT & Healthcare deals dominate while Education, Financial Services and Cleantech cos drop from favor Venture Capital firms invested about $805 million over 206 deals in India during the twelve…