Content studio Lionsgate has sold its over-the-top (OTT) streaming business, Lionsgate Play, in South Asia and Southeast Asia to Rohit Jain at an estimated deal value of up to $30 million, people aware of the terms told...
State Street to buy 23% stake in Groww Mutual Fund for ₹580 crore
State Street, the world’s fourth-largest asset manager, has agreed to invest ₹580 crore for a 23% stake in the mutual fund unit of Billionbrains Garage Ventures Ltd, the parent of broker Groww. The transaction involves...
Shriram Finance gets shareholders’ nod for MUFG deal-linked proposals, sources say
India’s Shriram Finance shareholders voted in favour of three proposals linked to the non-bank lender’s deal with Japanese investment bank MUFG signed last month, two sources with direct knowledge of the...
The Gentari stake sale gets cracking. Will Actis, Macquarie and Sembcorp bid?
Global private equity firms Macquarie, Actis, Sembcorp and strategic investors such as Serentica Renewables and JSW Group are evaluating bidding for a 50% stake in Malaysian energy firm Gentari’s India business, three...
RedTape founders seek stake sale, eye Blackstone and KKR interest
Indian footwear firm RedTape’s founders are soliciting interest from Blackstone and KKR as they look to sell a majority stake or even their entire holding worth nearly $510 million, according to sources and a...
Uday Kotak’s family office acquires US snack brand Go Raw
USK Capital, the family office of billionaire banker Uday Kotak, on Tuesday acquired a US-based snacking brand, Go Raw. USK Capital has made the bet through the overseas direct investment route, which is its maiden...
Thyssenkrupp weighs phased sale of TKSE to Jindal Steel International, sources say
Germany’s Thyssenkrupp could sell its steel division to India’s Jindal Steel International in several steps, four people familiar with the talks said, as the two sides try to strike a deal for the complex...
ONGC enters JV with Japan’s Mitsui for ethane shipping; acquires 50% stake
State-owned ONGC on Monday said that it will take a 50 per cent stake each in two joint venture (JV) companies that will own and operate ethane carriers in partnership with Japanese shipping major Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)...
Apax Funds buys minority stake in iD Fresh Food, early backers part exit
Global private equity firm Apax Funds has acquired a significant minority stake in iD Fresh Food, which makes ready-to-cook packaged food items. The investment firm has acquired the stake from existing shareholders...
NTPC in talks to buy minority stake in US-based nuclear tech firm CCTE
NTPC is in talks to buy a minority stake in US-based nuclear fuel technology company Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE), the state-owned firm said on Friday. In a reply to a BSE query, NTPC said it continuously explores...
Edelweiss completes sale of 10% stake in asset management business to WestBridge
Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd has completed the divestment of a 10% stake in its asset management business to global investment firm WestBridge Capital. This is part of a broader agreement under which WestBridge is...
Samsung Life, BNP, Norwest, Prudential Plc eye stake in IndiaFirst Life Insurance
IndiaFirst Life Insurance has drawn interest from Samsung Life Insurance, Prudential Plc, BNP Paribas, and Norwest Venture Partners as existing investor Warburg Pincus explores an exit from its 26% stake, four people...
