In a candid interview with Moneycontrol, KreditBee co-founder and CEO Madhusudan Ekambaram said that he intends to take the company public in three years. He also shared the rationale behind raising funds and provided an overview of the company's revenue and profit numbers.
The new funds will be used for scaling KreditBee's existing business and diversifying its product offerings by venturing into digitally enabled financial products
The San Jose-based company plans to use the funding to build on its growth momentum, strengthen vertical capabilities, and expand its customer base.
Advent is negotiating to buy almost 51% of the company from the promoters and launch an open offer for an additional 26%.
The discovered price came in at Rs 525 a share. Advent Intl has now made a counteroffer of Rs 467 a share
Advent, via its affiliate AI Global, will acquire all equity shares held by public shareholders, a regulatory filing said. Consequently, DFM Foods will voluntarily delist from the stock exchanges, it added.
Retail, SME finance and digital are "key drivers of growth" for Yes Bank, Shweta Jalan said.
Carlyle has sought board nomination as part of the deal which allows it to acquire 10 percent stake in Yes Bank
Until recently, Pota was the CEO at Jubilant Foodworks Ltd where he led the business to a comprehensive turnaround and transformation.
Advent International is also expected to acquire a similar share of the bank.
The deal comes as a pandemic-driven shift to remote working and a rise in cyber attacks have spurred demand for antivirus and digital security software.
Eureka Forbes is a subsidiary of listed parent Forbes & Company and the 150-year-old Shapoorji Pallonji group is keen to take advantage of the health, hygiene, and home improvement wave post-COVID-19, unlock value and reduce its debt through the proposed transaction.
The last prominent buyout in the wealth management space was completed in March 2021 when PAG, a leading Asian investment firm acquired 61.5% stake in Edelweiss Wealth Management for ₹2,366 crore.
The proposed acquisition will help Manjushree Technopak consolidate its position as a leader in the segment while reinforcing its technical strength.
Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the 150-year-old diversified conglomerate that owns Eureka Forbes, has interests in sectors ranging from construction and real estate to power and biotechnology. It is looking to ride the health, hygiene and home improvement wave on the back of Covid-19 .
With new professional management team's focus on product introductions, enhancement of distribution reach and increased technology adoption, we expect DFM Foods to resume high growth trajectory
JSW Cement is planning an IPO in the next two years and this fund raise will help it to expand its existing capacity and accelerate growth, according to sources.
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia (MSPEA), a private equity platform that acquired 20 percent stake in ZCL for Rs 150 crore in 2016, has also exited the company for an amount of Rs 390 crore.
The sale would be worth around Rs 1,328 crore giving the investors a three-fold return on their four-year-old investment
Enamor offers a range of lingerie, sportswear and athleisure wear and has 20 exclusive brand outlets and over 4,500 points of sale nationwide, predominantly located in larger cities.
The deal includes distributed power's Jenbacher and Waukesha engines and manufacturing sites in Austria, Canada and the United States.
The US-based private equity firms are eyeing a controlling stake in Pepe Jeans' Indian subsidiary.
The bid could value the company at about $3.2 to $3.4 billion.