201911.17
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VP Weekly | 17th Nov ’19

Global steel giant ArcelorMittal will acquire Essar Steel for $5.85 Bn The world’s largest steel manufacturing company ArcelorMittal will acquire Essar Steel, which has 10 MT steel manufacturing plants in India, for $5.85 Bn Read More Norwest Venture Partners has closed its 15th fund at $2 Bn The Palo Alto headquartered venture capital firm, Norwest Venture Partners…

201911.10
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VP Weekly | 10th Nov ’19

Freshworks raises $150 Mn from Google, Sequoia, and Accel Software as a service company Freshworks has raised $150 Mn from technology giant Google and the existing investors, venture capital firms Sequoia and Accel. Read More Tech Mahindra will acquire New York-based Born Group for $95 Mn Software services company Tech Mahindra will acquire New York-headquartered digital agency Born Group for $95 Mn Read…

201911.03
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VP Weekly | 3rd Nov ’19

Abu Dhabi’s Masdar will acquire a minority stake in Hero Group’s clean energy arm Masdar Clean Energy, wholly owned by the Abu Dhabi government’s Mubadala Investment Company, will acquire a minority stake of 20% in the Munjal family-led Hero Group’s clean energy arm for $150 Mn. Read More MX Player has raised $110 mn from Tencent and…

201910.27
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VP Weekly | 27th Oct ’19

CDPQ to pump in $270 mn more in Piramal Enterprises Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (CDPQ), one of Canada’s biggest public pension funds, will increase its stakes in Piramal enterprises by investing $270 Mn. Read More US-Based SHL All Set To Acquire HRtech Startup Aspiring Minds For $80 Mn US-based talent evaluation company…

201910.20
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VP Weekly | 20th Oct ’19

Paytm may raise funds from SoftBank, Ant Financial at $16 Bn valuation Noida-headquartered digital payments company Paytm in the increasingly competitive digital payments space, is looking to raise a fresh funding round of $2 from T Rowe, Alibaba and other existing investors. Read More France’s Total to buy 37.4% stake in Adani Gas for $868 Mn France’s Total,…

201910.13
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VP Weekly | 13th Oct ’19

Pine Labs Plans To Enter Unicorn Club at a valuation of $1.5 Bn Retail payment and hardware company Pine Labs is planning to raise an undisclosed amount at a valuation of $1.5 Bn from  Chinese multinational conglomerate Tencent and global internet giant Naspers, along with its fintech company PayU. Read More Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal investing $700…

201910.06
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VP Weekly | 6th Oct ’19

Ant Financial may lead $600 million funding in Zomato Gurugram-headquartered foodtech unicorn Zomato may raise $600 Mn funding from Alibaba Group affiliated Ant Financial Services. Read More India’s Udaan raises $585M to expand its B2B e-commerce platform B2B eCommerce platform Udaan has raised $585 Mn funding led by Tencent, Altimeter, Footpath Ventures, Hillhouse, GGV Capital, and Citi…

201909.29
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VP Weekly | 29th Sept ’19

Switzerland-based IT security solutions EST Group plans to invest $250 mn into Indian startups in the next 18 months Swiss-based EST Group on Friday said it is planning to invest $250 Mn in the next 18 months into Indian startups that are focused on fintech applications and related business models. Read More Sachin Bansal buys Chaitanya Rural in biggest…

201909.22
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VP Weekly | 22nd Sept ’19

Mobile value-added services firm OnMobile to sell a minority stake to Jump Networks Jump Networks, which provides digital services to low-bandwidth mobile phone users, will acquire an 18% stake in mobile value-added services provider OnMobile Global for $207 Mn. Read More Rana Kapoor family firm pares stake in Yes Bank Morgan Credits, owned by Yes Bank co-founder Rana…

201909.15
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VP Weekly | 15th Sept ’19

Flipkart Gets $225 Mn Boost Ahead Of Festive Season Sales Walmart-owned Flipkart has received $224.9 Mn infusions from its Singapore-based entity, Flipkart Private Limited. Read More CPPIB Invests $115 Mn In Logistics Unicorn Delhivery Gurugram-based eCommerce logistics startup Delhivery has raised $115 Mn in fresh funding from the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Following this…