Today's Headlines from:
Economic Times
Pepsi India bottler Varun Beverages to enter South Africa with Rs 1320 crore deal
Razorpay, Cashfree secure final RBI approval for payment aggregator business
CCI approves Nirma's acquisition of Glenmark Life Sciences
Accenture Q2 Guidance:Tech giant forecasts revenue in range of $15.40-$16 billion
IIFL Samasta Finance raises Rs 607 crore in maiden public bond issue
Parliament approves additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in current fiscal
PE/VC bets plummet to 43-month low of $1.6 bn in November
Unclaimed deposits with banks rise by 28 pc to Rs 42,270 cr in FY23
Bain Capital in talks to acquire majority stake in Vibrant Energy
Vijaya Diagnostic to acquire PH Diagnostic for Rs 134.65 crore
Prop-tech startup HouseEazy raises $1 million in funding from Antler, others
Drug discovery startup Peptris raises $1 million funding from Speciale Invest, others
Business Standard
RBI issues advisory to banks, financial cos to curb evergreening via AIFs
Banks lead QIP revival in 2023: Listed cos raised Rs 53,070 cr so far
Air India starts rollout of new brand identity from Delhi, Mumbai airports
Investor sells 4.5% stake worth Rs 1,281 cr in Apollo Tyres by block deal
JB Chemicals buys opthalmology brands from Novartis for Rs 964 crore
Vedanta board approves raising of Rs 3,400 cr NCD for refinancing purposes
ONDC, Meta partner to empower small biz, upskill 500k MSMEs in next 2 yrs
India tops remittances table with $125 bn inflows: World Bank report
100 critical mineral blocks to be auctioned before Feb 2024: Mines minister
13 states raise Rs 19,692 crore; Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh top list
Financial Express
Black Box aims to double its revenue to $2 bn in three years
JSL gets board approval to acquire Rabirun Vinimay for Rs 96 crore via insolvency
JTL Industries’ board approves Rs 1,200 crore investment plan
BatX Energies raises USD 5 million in early stage funding
Telecom tribunal gives Rs 755 crore relief to Vodafone Idea
Muthoot Microfin IPO subscribed 2.83 times on Day 2 of offer
Mint
Blackstone to exit Embassy Reit in $833mn block deal
Air passenger demand in December strongest since pandemic
WHO classifies JN.1 as 'variant of interest' amid sharp uptick in Covid-19 cases
Govt to start giving PLI incentives for auto cos in FY25
Azad Engineering raises ₹221 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO
Vikram Solar, DFC sign retainer letter for $200 mn funding
Carlyle and Insight Partners acquire risk-management business Exiger
Suzlon Group inks working capital deal with state-run REC
SpiceJet expresses interest in buying bankrupt Go First.
Economic Times
Pepsi India bottler Varun Beverages to enter South Africa with Rs 1320 crore deal Razorpay, Cashfree secure final RBI approval for payment aggregator business CCI approves Nirma's acquisition of Glenmark Life Sciences Accenture Q2 Guidance:Tech giant forecasts revenue in range of $15.40-$16 billion IIFL Samasta Finance raises Rs 607 crore in maiden public bond issue Parliament approves additional spending of Rs 58,378 crore in current fiscal PE/VC bets plummet to 43-month low of $1.6 bn in November Unclaimed deposits with banks rise by 28 pc to Rs 42,270 cr in FY23 Bain Capital in talks to acquire majority stake in Vibrant Energy Vijaya Diagnostic to acquire PH Diagnostic for Rs 134.65 crore Prop-tech startup HouseEazy raises $1 million in funding from Antler, others Drug discovery startup Peptris raises $1 million funding from Speciale Invest, othersBusiness Standard
RBI issues advisory to banks, financial cos to curb evergreening via AIFs Banks lead QIP revival in 2023: Listed cos raised Rs 53,070 cr so far Air India starts rollout of new brand identity from Delhi, Mumbai airports Investor sells 4.5% stake worth Rs 1,281 cr in Apollo Tyres by block deal JB Chemicals buys opthalmology brands from Novartis for Rs 964 crore Vedanta board approves raising of Rs 3,400 cr NCD for refinancing purposes ONDC, Meta partner to empower small biz, upskill 500k MSMEs in next 2 yrs India tops remittances table with $125 bn inflows: World Bank report 100 critical mineral blocks to be auctioned before Feb 2024: Mines minister 13 states raise Rs 19,692 crore; Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh top listFinancial Express
Black Box aims to double its revenue to $2 bn in three years JSL gets board approval to acquire Rabirun Vinimay for Rs 96 crore via insolvency JTL Industries’ board approves Rs 1,200 crore investment plan BatX Energies raises USD 5 million in early stage funding Telecom tribunal gives Rs 755 crore relief to Vodafone Idea Muthoot Microfin IPO subscribed 2.83 times on Day 2 of offerMint
Blackstone to exit Embassy Reit in $833mn block deal Air passenger demand in December strongest since pandemic WHO classifies JN.1 as 'variant of interest' amid sharp uptick in Covid-19 cases Govt to start giving PLI incentives for auto cos in FY25 Azad Engineering raises ₹221 crore from anchor investors ahead of IPO Vikram Solar, DFC sign retainer letter for $200 mn funding Carlyle and Insight Partners acquire risk-management business Exiger Suzlon Group inks working capital deal with state-run REC SpiceJet expresses interest in buying bankrupt Go First.