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SIDBI to close third fund at $214 million

Mumbai-based SIDBI Venture Capital is set to close its INR1,000 crore ($214 million) VC fund, its third, which comes in at twice as large as its predecessor, according to local reports.

  • Funds
  • 24 August 2010
ChrysCapital raises stake in Gammon India to 9%

PE firm ChrysCapital Management has strengthened its ties to Gammon India, raising its stake in the infrastructure firm from less than 7% to 9% following an INR60 crore ($13 million) investment.

  • Investments
  • 24 August 2010
TPG nears Vishal acquisition

One month after TPG Capital encountered unexpected opposition from Indian retail brand Future Group in its bid for control of distressed domestic superstore chain owner Vishal Retail, TPG has reportedly been given its necessary break as Vishal’s shareholders...

  • South Asia
  • 24 August 2010
Lighthouse set to invest in iDiscoveri Education

New York- and Mumbai-based PE firm Lighthouse Funds is reportedly leading a $10 million funding round into iDiscoveri Education, an education services and management company.

  • Investments
  • 23 August 2010
IFC may invest $30 million into India's Kudos Chemie

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) is set to inject $30 million into fine chemicals maker Kudos Chemie Ltd., as part of a $135 million push to expand the company’s production capacity, according to local reports.

  • Investments
  • 23 August 2010
ClinTec gets $12.5 million from Elephant Capital

London-listed PE firm Elephant Capital has infused INR58 crore ($12.5 million) in Indian clinical research group ClinTec International, taking a significant 28.8% minority stake.

  • Investments
  • 20 August 2010
Kalpathi Investments takes stake in Primex Healthcare

Kalpathi Investments has reportedly taken a 45% stake in diagnostic-services corporation Primex Healthcare through a round of venture funding for an undisclosed price, which is to be used to expand its operations across the Tamil Nadu region in the next...

  • Healthcare
  • 20 August 2010
China's Huaneng Group, Ontario Teachers eye GMR's US investee

US-based power utility InterGen NV., 50:50 owned by India’s GMR Infrastructure Ltd and Canadian LP Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is in talks to divest half of the company to suitors, including China’s largest energy company China Huaneng Group...

  • Buyouts
  • 19 August 2010
Sequoia may exit Dr Lal PathLabs to TA Associates

Leading VC firm Sequoia Capital appears to be in advance talks to offload half of its stake in Dr Lal PathLabs, India’s largest diagnostics and pathology services chain, to US-based private equity firm TA Associates.

  • Secondaries
  • 19 August 2010
IFC leads $7 million financing round in Suvidhaa Infoserve

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has led a $7 million round of funding into Suvidhaa Infoserve, with existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and Reliance Venture Asset Management also reportedly contributing to the financing.

  • Investments
  • 19 August 2010
Indian Venture Partnership picks up Gensol stake

India’s Gensol Consultants, a carbon-solutions provider, is set to receive $4-6 million from Maryland-based India Venture Partnership, which is to take a 15-20% stake in the company in exchange.

  • Cleantech
  • 19 August 2010
Blackstone's Indian power trip

The Blackstone Group looks to be eyeing India’s power industry in a big way, with its country chairman announcing that the global firm may pump $1 billion into the sector, coming off the back of its $300 million investment in power developer Moser Baer...

  • Investments
  • 18 August 2010
IL&FS Karuturi deal comes up smelling of roses

IL&FS Investment Managers has invested INR75 crore ($16.1 million) in Indian exporter of cut roses Karuturi Global, taking a more than 6.5% stake in the company, as it looks to raise $150 million to expand and diversify its business.

  • Investments
  • 18 August 2010
TA Associates may take part of Carlyle Group's stake in Claris Lifesciences - reports

American PE firm TA Associates is reportedly in talks with Indian sterile-injectables pharmaceutical company Claris Lifesciences to buy part of the Carlyle Group’s minority stake in the company.

  • Healthcare
  • 18 August 2010
Sequoia India hands $12.9 million to Quick Heal Technologies

Sequoia Capital India has injected INR60 crore ($12.9 million) of growth capital in Quick Heal Technologies, an India Internet security tools and anti-virus technology firm, with the funds used to launch more products, expand its distribution markets...

  • Investments
  • 18 August 2010
TPG nears $100 million deal with Shriram Properties

TPG Capital is reportedly set to invest $100 million for a nearly 25% stake in Shriram Properties, an Indian asset with an estimated value of more than $400 million.

  • Real estate
  • 18 August 2010
Azure Capital to raise $107 million for real estate fund

Azure Capital Advisors is reportedly hunting for INR500 crore ($107.1 million) for its India Realty Fund-1 focused on INR35-40 crore ($7.5-8.5 million) size investments into urban real estate projects in Southern and Western India.

  • Fundraising
  • 17 August 2010
Baring may invest $15 million in Shilpa Medicare

Baring Private Equity Partners India is considering a reported INR70 crore ($15 million) investment in pharmaceuticals manufacturer Shilpa Medicare, weeks after news surfaced that Tano Capital had sold its stake in the company to earn 4.5x return on its...

  • Investments
  • 17 August 2010
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  • Infrastructure
  • 17 August 2010
SAIF invests $21.6 million for minority stake in Catmoss Retail

SAIF Partners has infused INR100 crore ($21.6 million) into Indian children’s clothing chain Catmoss Retail, taking a significant minority stake in the company worth an estimated INR500 crore ($106.9 million), according to local reports.

  • Investments
  • 16 August 2010
Subhkam invests in Nicheken Technologies

Subhkam Ventures’ debut India-focused fund, Subhkam Growth Fund I, has reportedly invested an undisclosed amount in electronics and telecommunications training firm Nicheken Technologies as part of the company’s first institutional round of funding.

  • Investments
  • 16 August 2010
Credit Suisse's Achuthan to launch India-focused PE firm

A Credit Suisse Asset Management former Director at the bank's alternative investments unit, Hari Achuthan, has reportedly departed the bank in order to set up a private equity company with aspirations to be the largest India-focused firm in the market.

  • People
  • 16 August 2010
Suzlon may sell 25% stake in REpower to PE players

Top Indian wind-power firm Suzlon Energy is reportedly in talks with private equity players including TPG Capital to sell a 25% stake in its REpower subsidiary in a deal that could fetch $500 million.

  • Investments
  • 16 August 2010
MakeMyTrip IPO sees strong result for VCs

VC-invested Indian travel company MakeMyTrip saw a 92% share hike on its first trading day on the NYSE, with stocks rising up to $26.81 from the $14 offer price in the best US IPO debut performance since late 2007.

  • Technology
  • 13 August 2010
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