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TREND | 25 Jun 2025

Centre Approves Rs 417 Crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster In Uttar Pradesh

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Startups and MSMEs will be able to get access to plug-and-play infrastructure and shared facilities.

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TREND | 23 Jun 2025

Sona BLW Appoints Jeffrey Mark Overly As Chairman

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Currently, Overly serves as an operating partner in the Corporate Private Equity Group at Blackstone, in New York.

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TREND | 23 Jun 2025

Best of BS Opinion: Startups get a boost, higher education needs a leg-up

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From Sebi's bold moves to the crisis in higher education, sustainability in rice farming to Iran's nuclear ambitions, today's pieces touch upon key issues that policymakers must grapple with

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TREND | 21 Jun 2025

Courage Meets Capital In This New Era Of Indian Startups, Says Raamdeo Agrawal

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India's younger generation is boldly stepping into the entrepreneurial arena, and Raamdeo Agrawal calls this a powerful confluence of courage and capital.

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TREND | 19 Jun 2025

TPG Asia to offload 6% stake in Sai Life Sciences via 102 crore block deal

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Private equity firm TPG Asia will sell 12.5 million shares in Sai Life Sciences through a 102 crore block deal; IIFL Capital and Jefferies are advising the transaction

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TREND | 18 Jun 2025

Oben Electric raises 100 crore in Series A, adds 50 crore in extended round

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The funds will be used to expand retail to over 150 showrooms across 50 plus cities by FY26, develop its new O100 platform for sub-1 lakh motorcycles, and strengthen manufacturing and after-sales support.

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TREND | 17 Jun 2025

Quadria Group announces HealthQuad Fund III with $300 million corpus

Business Standard

Private equity firm Quadria Group on Tuesday announced the launch of HealthQuad Fund III, with a target corpus of USD 200 million and a USD 100 million in greenshoe option. HealthQuad Fund III succeeds Funds I and II, which have supported over 18 healthcare companies, including Qure.ai, Medikabazaar, THB, Wysa, Ekincare, Redcliffe Labs, GoApptiv, and Strand Life Sciences. Quadria Group is aiming to raise USD 300 million (about Rs 2,550 crore) for its HealthQuad Fund III. Quadria Group has retained a large part of the existing investment and investment committee team members, who will continue to be involved in the existing portfolio investments, a company statement said. It will also add more people to its investing, operating and clinical team. "India presents one of the world's most compelling healthcare investment opportunities, driven by growing demand, digital acceleration, and underserved segments across primary, diagnostic, and chronic care. "With the full ownership of Fun

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TREND | 12 Jun 2025

Startups tap technology to tackle anxiety with new tools and solutions

Business Standard

Other emerging tools also include virtual reality, which is being explored for exposure therapy and immersive stress reduction

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025

TA Associates exits AU Small Finance Bank; sells 1.26% stake for 714 cr

Business Standard

Private equity firm TA Associates on Tuesday exited AU Small Finance Bank by selling its entire 1.26 per cent stake in the company for Rs 714 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available on the BSE, US-based TA Associates through its arm TA FDI Investors sold 93.90 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.26 per cent stake in Jaipur-based AU Small Finance Bank (AU SFB). The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 760.07 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 713.78 crore. Details of the buyers of AU SFB's shares could not be ascertained on the BSE. Shares of AU Small Finance Bank fell 0.93 per cent to close at Rs 764.70 apiece on the BSE. In a separate block deal on the BSE, Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) sold 1.25 lakh shares of Bajaj Finserv for Rs 25 crore through an open market transaction. The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 1,983.8 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 24.80 crore. These shares were acquired by Paris-based

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TREND | 10 Jun 2025

BigBasket to launch 10-minute food delivery across India by March 2026

Business Standard

Tata Group-backed BigBasket plans to expand its dark store network and enter the quick-commerce space with a 10-minute food delivery service by March 2026