Today’s M & A Deals_Oct 16, 2018

Chip-design testing startup Singularity Dynamics gets VC funding
India Alternatives, IIFL pre-IPO fund back financial services company
Saudi Arabia’s ICD shelves $1 bn fund with IL&FS PE
Angel investors pump $700k in steel marketplace Virtual Metalstreet
Emami Cement files draft papers for $136 mn IPO
Dr Reddy’s Labs to sell bulk-drugs plant to BR Shetty-led Neopharma’s JV
India’s trade deficit hits lowest level in five months
IIFL buys majority stake in mortgage lender; KKR mulls buying IL&FS road projects
As Mercer buys Mettl, here’s why everyone comes out looking like a winner
Security management app myGate gets Series A cheque
Food-tech startup Spoonshot buys restaurant analytics firm Brisky