Today’s M & A Deals_April 29,2016

M & A Deals :

 

Today’s Wealth mantra !

“The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth.”

-Warren Buffett

 

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Retail news Round Up_March 21,2016

Retail News :

  • Paytm plans to spin off its marketplace to allow Alibaba Group establish a direct presence in India
  • Alibaba may tieup with Tatas to venture into online retail market in India
  • iPhone maker plans fifth avenue-like store, to set up smaller outlets in the country
  • Noida jewellers sell vegetables in protest against excise duty
  • Patanjali has plans to open food parks in 4 or 5 locations
  • Infibeam’s Rs 450 crore IPO to hit markets today
  • Alibaba may set up a technology development centre in India
  • Jewellers call off 18-day strike after assurance from government; gold imports to rise
  • Paytm-backed LogiNext targets treble sales to $3mn in FY’17
  • Craftsvilla expands services to Middle East, New Zealand and Australia
  • Jewellery industry incurs Rs 60K-70K crore loss in 18-day long strike
  • WB govt offers land for footwear park in the state
  • Jewellers back in business after strike, task force to decide on gold cess
  • India soon to be among RB’s top three markets
  • Acquiring HUL’s rice business will firm position in mid-east
  • Parliamentary panel favours bringing tobacco production under regulatory regime
  • Micromax founders eye 40% revenue growth in FY17
  • Anil Agarwal’s $10 billion LCD plant to start production in 2018
  • AC sale set to pick up with onset of summer
  • Bang & Olufsen enters into a partnership with LG
  • Firstcry to use analytics to boost offline sales
  • WhatsApp Update Brings Rich Text Chats, Google Drive & OneDrive File Sharing & More
  • Indian Startup CREO Debuts Unique Mark 1 Smartphone With Monthly OS Updates

 

 

“Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

-Harriet Beecher Stowe

 

 

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Retail news Round Up_Mar 01,2016

Retail news :

  • Zee media to acquire 80% stake in india today’s merchandise & retail network
  • Baby & kids products website hopscotch secures $13 million
  • Craftsvilla acquires online indian foods store placeoforigin
  • Jabong appoints muralikrishnan b as coo
  • Whatsapp to cut support to blackberry os, symbian & windows phone 7.1
  • Cafe coffee day fined by consumer forum for not refunding rs 466

 

“The best customer service is if the customer doesn’t need to call you, doesn’t need to talk to you. It just works.


-Jeff Bezos

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Today’s M & A Deals_Feb 03,2016

M & A Deals :

  • Zishaan Hayath on edtech venture Toppr, startup funding scene in 2016
  • Craftsvilla acquires logistics startup Sendd for $5M
  • Industrial IoT startup Altizon gets $4M from Wipro’s VC arm, others
  • Snapdeal’s Chandrasekaran invests in Teewe maker CREO
  • Dental clinic chain Smile Merchants gets follow-on funding from Unitus
  • Startups get RBI helping hand as investors turn wary
  • Edtech startup Oust Labs receives seed funding from Mohandas Pai

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“To be an investor you must be a believer in a better tomorrow.”

– Benjamin Graham

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Retail News Round Up_ Jan 16,2016

Retail News :

  • HUL Q3 net slips 22% at Rs 971.40 crore but dividend may rise
  • Tata Housing may tie up with Amazon for online property sale
  • Jewellers plan candle march to protest against PAN number rider
  • SBI partners Snapdeal to offer loans to ecommerce sellers
  • Wal-Mart merges tech teams in online push
  • Craftsvilla plans to offer video buying for online shopping

  • Manpasand Beverages ties up with Germany’s Metro Cash & Carry
  • General Electric to sell appliances business to Haier for $5.4 billion
  • PM Narendra Modi to unveil startup action plan today as a major breakthrough for entrepreneurship in India
  • Government to provide simple tax regime, easier norms for startups
  • Kerala to encourage startups in the manufacturing and processing sector
  • Paytm To Launch ‘Sound Pay’ For Money Transfers Through Ultrasonic Sound Waves
  • Amazon Launches Exam Central in India; A Bookstore for Competitive Exams
  • Amazon Starts Deliveries on Bicycles in India. Pilot Project Live in 5 Cities

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“The difference between winning and losing is most often not quitting.”

-Walt Disney

 

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Morning Business News Round up_November 18, 2015

Morning Business News :

  • Infra project budgets may drop land cost for faster nods
  • India Inc’s overseas investment down 21% at $2.3 bn
  • US consumer prices rise, may back rate hike views
  • Rosneft to buy Essar Oil; Iran in talks for refineries
  • Piramal Healthcare UK Ltd invests £2.0 mn in Scotland

  • FIIs can now invest upto 12% in Pipavav Defence: RBI
  • Jet, IndiGo, SpiceJet fined for cartelisation
  • Maharashtra govt to take back unused industrial land
  • Industry cheers govt’s new petroleum exploration policy
  • Maharashtra govt not to move SC seeking fresh ban on Maggi noodles
  • Bhushan Steel, Electrosteel Steels might look for strategic investors
  • BSNL reports operating profit of Rs 672 cr for FY15
  • IVRCL to get Rs 400 crore from loss-making sale of TN road projects
  • Blackstone to divest 50% of its investment in Synergy Properties
  • Sun Pharma to consolidate market share in pain relief biz segment
  • Solar capacity may reach 3,645 MW in 2016: Mercom
  • Current account deficit to be 1% of GDP
  • Number of active investor a/c with CDSL crosses 1-cr mark
  • 7th Pay Commission to submit report on Nov 19
  • CLSA’s Christopher Wood warns bad loans India’s biggest problem
  • Videocon launches FCCB issue to exchange part of existing bonds
  • Verdict reserved on arbitrator dispute between RIL, govt
  • India’s October oil demand highest in 5 months on vehicle sales
  • Craftsvilla raises $34 million from Sequoia, others

  • Sensex P/E ratio highest among emerging markets on steady foreign inflow
  • Sensex closes 104 points up on value buying, global cues; Nifty settles above 7,830
  • Crop insurance, irrigation key to raising pulse output
  • Indian Railways hikes minimum train fare from Rs 5 to Rs 10
  • Sugar stocks sweeten on expectations of lower crop output
  • Policy on coal linkages likely in 15 days: Govt
  • ITC Infotech partners with Ramco Systems
  • Residential realty prices may worsen
  • Axis MF eyes Rs 700 cr from Children’s Gift Fund
  • Airtel, NTPC to take a bad hit if rupee falls by 15%
  • Western Coalfields lines up Rs 6,280 cr investment by FY20

Today’s M & A Deals_Nov 18,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Ethnic e-tailer Craftsvilla gets $34M more from Sequoia & others
  • Styletag.com raises $7.6M from Embassy Group’s Virwani
  • Edutainment startup ConveGenius raises $300K in pre-Series A funding
  • Jugnoo gets $3M in Series B funding from Paytm, others
  • Ed-tech startup Evobi Automations raises $530K

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable.”

– Robert Arnott

 

Retail News Round Up_Nov 17,2015

Retail News :

  • Valued at Rs 4,600 crore, Shopclues eyes Rs 1320 crore fund infusion with IPO foray
  • Patanjali launches noodles, plans 6 manufacturing units
  • Ethnic e-tailer Craftsvilla raises Rs 220 crore

  • Oyo Rooms eyeing expansion, plans Oyo Cafe
  • Apple to open retail store in Singapore powered only by sun
  • Talwalkars picks up 51% stake in Chennai fitness chain Inshape
  • CloudBuy ties up with CII for online e-commerce gateway
  • Shadowfax to open R&D centre for data analytics
  • Cashkaro raises $3.7 million from Kalaari Capital
  • Cortana comes to India; in public beta for Android and iOS