Today’s M & A Deals_Dec 04,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Star India integrates broadcast business of Maa Television Network
  • Asian Healthcare Fund to launch second offering
  • Indegene acquires US-based health analytics platform
  • Flipkart picks up minority stake in MapmyIndia
  • CIO Angel Network invests in Anakage

  • MagicTiger acquires on-demand delivery app Instano
  • Quikr buys RealtyCompass for real estate analytics play
  • Shuttl, ZipGo get funds as bus pooling apps catch investors’ fancy
  • Marvel Realtors buys land parcel in Pune for about $25M
  • Citigroup part-exits Havells for $26.6M


 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it.”
-Peter Lynch

 

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Morning Business News Round up_December 04, 2015

Morning Business News :

  • Govt May Scrap 1% Inter-State Tax To Move Closer To GST
  • Ola, Didi Kuaidi, Lyft, Grabtaxi Enter Into A Partnership To Counter Uber’s Reach
  • Global Private Equity Funds Blackstone, Carlyle, Barings Asia In Race To Buy Reliance Cement
  • Citigroup Pnote Sells 61 Lakh Havells India Shares Worth Rs 178cr
  • Telcos Ask Trai To Check Ringo License, Raise Security Concerns
  • Vodafone Invests Rs 500 Crore In Six Months On Network In Delhi

  • TPG Capital Backed Sanjiv Ahuja Leads Race To Buy Reliance Communications Towers
  • India Third-Largest Market For Spirit Giant Pernod Ricard, Sales Cross Rs 10,000 Crores
  • SKS Microfinance Raises Loan Ticket Size
  • Government Asks Companies To Display MRP Of Farm Machines Excluding Taxes
  • CIL To Pump In Rs 57K Cr To Ramp Up Output To 908 MT
  • Govt To Relax Approval System For Food Products
  • Montblanc Partners Titan For India Re-Entry, To Open 5 Outlets
  • Telenor Upgrades 2500 Sites Across 6 Circles To Improve Data, Voice Services
  • LED Bulbs Distribution To Start In Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Karantaka, Jharkhand
  • Union Budget 2016 May Give Boost To Cashless Transactions
  • ECB Disappoints Markets With Bare-Minimum Easing Package
  • Losses From Chennai’s Rains Of The Century Pegged At Rs15,000 Crore
  • Ownership Question Trips Small Finance Bank Licenses
  • 1 Rupee Call Drop Fine May Cost Telecom Firms $8 Billion
  • Bharat Forge, Musashi Said To Consider Bids For Amtek Auto’s German Arm
  • Reliance Jio: A Worry For Both Competitors, RIL Shareholders
  • Flipkart Buys Stake In Mapmyindia To Improve Delivery Operations

  • Flipkart Reports A Loss Of Rs2,000 Crore In FY15
  • BSNL FY15 Operating Revenue Up 4.16% To Rs27,242 Crore
  • Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence Applies For Additional 16 Industrial Licenses
  • Chennai Floods: PM Releases ₹1,000 Cr From Disaster Fund
  • Services Sector Hits 5-Month Low Of 50.1 In November: HSBC PMI Index
  • Quikr Acquires Real-Estate Analytics Platform Realtycompass
  • Buyout Of Zylog’s Polypropylene Business Will Propel Lyondellbasell To The Third Spot In India
  • After Ramdev, Baidyanath Group Chants The FMCG ‘Mantra’
  • Mahindra Conducts Raids Of Counterfeit Spare Parts In Hyderabad

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Retail News Round Up_Dec 01,2015

Retail News :

  • Nestle resumes Maggi production at all five plants
  • Fitness wearable brand Mio Global enters Indian market
  • Patel Logistics raises funds from Mauritius-based asset manager Frontline Strategy
  • Digital payments firm TranServ to roll out M-wallet with mVisa, RuPay
  • Quikr set to buy real estate portal CommonFloor.com
  • Tata Global launches instant coffee brand to compete with Nescafe, Bru
  • Kwality starts product sale under brand name ‘Kwality’

  • Yuvraj Singh promoted YouWeCan invests in brand licensing company Black White Orange
  • ZipGo launches bus service for women in Delhi NCR
  • YourStory acquires Papyrus Editor for a cash and stock deal
  • Tech in Asia to launch Indian version of its website
  • Myntra relaunching mobile site; more open approach than Flipkart
  • Alkem Labs to open IPO next week
  • Dr Lal PathLabs IPO to hit stock market next week
  • Rocket Internet backs online budget hotels booking startup ZenRooms
  • Altec Lansing Re-Enters India with a Range of ‘Everything Proof’ Speakers
  • Snapdeal Launches ‘Snapdeal Ads’ for Sellers; Attempts To Emulate Alibaba In Generating Ad Revenues
  • Bharti Airtel to Invest Rs. 60,000 Crores Over the Next 3 years to Improve its Mobile Services

 

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“You get recessions, you have stock market declines. If you don’t understand that’s going to happen, then you’re not ready, you won’t do well in the markets.”

– Peter Lynch

 

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Morning Business News Round up_December 01, 2015

Morning Business News :

  • IMF approves yuan for benchmark currency
  • India’s GDP growth at 7.4%: Experts’ take
  • April-Oct fiscal deficit touches 74% of full-year target
  • Morgan Stanley to cut up to 25% of fixed-income jobs
  • Manappuram Finance to raise Rs 2,000 crore via NCDs
  • Natco shareholders approve amalgamation of subsidiary with company
  • European shares gain as prospect of ECB boost helps carmakers
  • Pidilite Industries buys some assets of CIC Holdings
  • Emami to hike paperboard investment to Rs 2,000 crore in 3 years
  • Non-banking finance companies step in to fill the void, lend more to SMEs
  • Cipla ready to launch low dose HIV drug ‘Efavirenz’
  • McDowell Holdings’ pledged stake in UBL falls to 3.02 per cent
  • Kwality starts product sale under brand name ‘Kwality’
  • Petrol price cut by 58 paise, diesel price by 25 paise
  • Airtel to invest Rs60,000 crore over 3 years to upgrade network
  • RBI unlikely to act on policy rate till Union Budget
  • Nestle resumes Maggi noodles production at all five plants in India
  • Maruti Suzuki plans land acquisition subsidiary for new dealerships
  • Transporting coal via waterways can save govt Rs10,000 cr annually: Nitin
  • Bookmyshow eyes $4 million in ad sales

  • Small NBFCs plan to build sales teams to draw customers
  • HDFC to list masala bonds in London
  • Relief for Adani Power in additional SEZ tax case
  • Bad loans may rise for Shriram Transport Finance
  • Smaller infra companies reward investors as larger rivals struggle
  • Small NBFCs plan to build sales teams to draw customers
  • RIL faces 40% cut in marketing margin on KG-D6 gas
  • With Jio launch near, Airtel to spend ₹60,000 cr on network
  • SEBI outlines new listing norms for exchanges
  • Quikr set to buy Commonfloor for $200 million
  • Euro Zone banking on Draghi to spur economy
  • Plea for ban on Volkswagen vehicles’ sale: NGT notice to Centre
  • Tata Motors set to launch new hatchback Zica in 2016
  • Dr Lal Pathlabs IPO opens next week for its Rs6.4bn IPO
  • Softbank leads $120 m funding in Grofers
  • Volvo to use FAME India scheme for hybrid bus
  • IDBI Bank stock soars on reports of IFC picking up stake
  • MFs exposure to bank stocks hits record high of Rs. 85,376 cr
  • Rajesh Exports bags export order worth Rs. 1,122 cr
  • Subex allots over 1.86 crore shares upon bond conversion
  • RBI eases norms for accessing foreign loans
  • Defence & Aerosupply conclave begins in Hyderabad
  • States want NITI Aayog to be a knowledge disseminating body
  • Port at Thane Creek in 3 months
  • Miles to go for Essar, Rosneft deal
  • Aircel bullish on data, launches new packs

  • Cochin Shipyard IPO set to sail well
  • Listing norm breach may lead to freezing of promoter holding
  • Indian firms line up for Welspun’s green projects
  • Smallcap index outperform Sensex, midcap second straight month

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Today’s M & A Deals_Dec 01,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Quikr all set to buy CommonFloor
  • QikPod raises $9M from Flipkart, Accel and others
  • Foxconn unit invests in marketing analytics startup MoMagic
  • Two-wheeler taxi service Baxi raises seed funding worth $1.4M
  • SaaS analytics firm Wingify acquires US-based Navilytics
  • M-Taxi gets angel funding for bike ride-hailing play

 

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“You get recessions, you have stock market declines. If you don’t understand that’s going to happen, then you’re not ready, you won’t do well in the markets.”

 

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Retail News Round Up_Nov 28,2015

Retail News :

  • Jabong to launch Black Friday weekend sale
  • Kwality to launch a host of new value-added products in next 3-12 months
  • Goli Vada Pav ties-up with Foodpanda and Swiggy
  • US based Cox Automotive acquires stake in Mahindra First Choice
  • Grofers raises $120M from SoftBank & other investors
  • Paytm partners with Lendingkart to offer loans to sellers
  • Quikr to launch a platform for the film industry with filmmakers
  • Uber launches performance based loyalty programme for its drivers
  • IRCTC Revenues Jump to Record $3 Billion, Posts INR 130 Crore Profits!

 

Today’s Wealth Mantra !

“The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘this time it’s different.”

– Sir John Templeton

 

 

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Retail news Round Up_Nov 10,2015

Retail news :

  • Baidu in talks to buy majority stake in Mydala for $100 million
  • Rajshree Empires to invest $15 million to expand cosmetics business
  • Talwalkars picks up 19% stake in GymTrekker
  • Quikr acquires Indian Realty Exchange to bolster its realty vertical
  • Firefly Networks looking to raise funding via foreign investment

Today’s M & A Deals_Nov 07,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Jain Irrigation to raise around $105M from Mandala Capital
  • Blackstone charts over $2B investment in India by 2020
  • Piramal Enterprises buys baby-care brand Little’s
  • POPxo raises $2M from IDG, Kalaari and 500 Startups
  • Talwalkars picks up 19% stake in GymTrekker
  • Quikr buys Indian Realty Exchange to up online realty play

Today’s M & A Deals_Nov 03,2015

M & A Deals :

  • Jugnoo secures fresh funding from Paytm
  • Quikr launches QuikrServices to help users find service providers
  • Hyperlocal home services player Taskbob buys Zepper
  • Twigly raises $200K from SAIF’s Mukul Singhal, others
  • Zocalo launches co-living platform for long stays

 

 

Retail News Round Up_Nov 02,2015

Retail News :

  • Commerce Minister asks RBI, Enforcement Directorate to probe if top e-tailers like Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal flouted rules
  • E-commerce, start-up boom swells India’s advertiser base; 2000 advertisers added in Jan-Sep 2015
  • India Post collects Rs 800 crore from cash-on-delivery facility
  • Quikr has launched QuikrServices that currently lists home-services providers in 11 categories
  • Oxigen Services in talks to raise Rs 1,300 crore; plans to hive off online business
  • Strengthening backend operations for great customer experience, Grofers wants to be one-stop app Consumer for all your daily needs