Sreeja Bijwas covers funding and M&A in the healthcare sector during weekdays. On weekends, she indulges in long-form writing and explores the best culinary spots in town.
General
Grapevine: LIC eyes health insurers; Ola Electric secures Rs 100-crore debt
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), with assets of over Rs 51 trillion ($0.61 trllion) and a 61.5% market share in ......
Consumer
Nykaa scouts for buyers to exit two-year-old bet on beauty care brand
FSN E-Commerce Ventures, which runs cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa, plans to exit one its portfolio companies in the beauty and personal care category due ......
General
Grapevine: Haldiram Snacks mulls IPO; Adanis eye cement plants
Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd is considering an initial public offering (IPO) after promoters’ plan to sell the company to foreign ......
Finance
Ananta Capital-Backed Bella Vita's founder plans next fund for venture studio
Aakash Anand, a serial entrepreneur who is also the founder of IDAM Natural Wellness Pvt. Ltd, the parent company of ......
General
Grapevine: Peak XV-backed Kenko may shut shop; Zepto gets more investors
Kenko Health, which is backed by Peak XV Partners and Orios Venture Partners, is on the brink of shutdown due to a shareholder ......
Healthcare
Norwest Venture Partners in fray to invest in urology chain
Global venture capital and growth equity investment firm Norwest Venture Partners is in talks to invest in an Indian urology-focused ......
TMT
Orios Venture Partners reaps multibagger returns in partial exit
Orios Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm with investments in companies such as Country Delight, BeatO, ixigo, and PharmEasy, ......
General
Grapevine: IL&FS, Enel get bids for infra assets; Brookfield plans Leela Hotels IPO
Adani Enterprises, Edelweiss Fund, Oriental Structural Engineers, GR Infrastructure, and Kalyan Toll are among 20 entities that have expressed interest in ......
General
Grapevine: CPPIB, Cube Highways eye NIIF assets; Warburg Pincus, ChrysCap join race for BSV
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Cube Highways are final contenders for the road assets of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund’s Athaang ......
Consumer
PE firms eye stake in diaper maker Nobel Hygiene as existing backers look to exit
A couple of private equity firms are in the race to pick up a stake in diaper maker Nobel Hygiene ......