Piramal ups bet on Shriram Group; Kotak closes $400M realty fund; Canaan reviews India strategy & more

Week At A Glance PE/VC Canaan Partners revisiting India strategy; an India fund among options  Multiples to raise $500M in second PE fund  PTC India Financial to float energy sector-focused PE fund  Should you pursue a private debt fund strategy, find out what LPs think about it  Carlyle raised $5.5B in fresh capital, deployed $1.1B in Q1; profit declines  Edelweiss buys out hedge fund manager Forefront Capital  Kotak raises $400M in new offshore realty fund  Former Sherpalo India chief floats $90M consumer tech-focused VC fund, buys part of Sherpalo & KPCB's local portfolio  Bessemer shuts Mumbai office, decides against fresh investment in infra sector  Bangalore-based med-tech incubator InnAccel to float VC fund  CONSUMER Kimaya scouts for acquisitions in women's premium apparel segment  Walmart books $151M net loss on parting ways with Bharti in India  INFRASTRUCTURE KSK Energy Ventures eyes up to $166M through QIP  Brick Eagle raises $25M to invest in Indian real estate, buys 400 acres of land  Core sector growth skids to 2.58% in FY14  GMR Energy scraps IPO plan  HEALTHCARE AstraZeneca rejects Pfizer's revised $106B takeover bid  Irene Healthcare acquired small hospital in Delhi  Nutraceuticals maker Kinedex secures investment from UK-based private drug maker NRIM  Deal of the month: Sun Pharma to acquire Ranbaxy  Andhra HC stays Sun Pharma-Ranbaxy deal till insider trading verdict  Greater Pacific-controlled CRO Accutest Research Labs eyes up to $20M in fresh funding  Brand Capital-backed Lifespan Wellness kick-starts process to raise $4M  Pfizer renews bid to pop AstraZeneca in $100B potential merger  Apollo White Dental aims to double centres this year, may look at external funding next year  European pharma co shows interest to acquire Dr Datsons Labs  TMT Flipkart-Myntra proposed merger uncertain, says common investor Accel Partners  TaxiForSure gets $10M in Series B led by Bessemer  French graphic design & pre-media agency Diadeis acquires Alia Premedia  Deal origination platform for financial institutions BankerBay raises under $1M in angel funding  Digital marketing agency Pensa Media seeks to raise up to $4M  Apax Partners buys small stake in KPIT Tech from Cummins  Fashion e-tailer Yepme secures additional funding from existing investors including Helion  Helix-controlled LearningMate looking at acquisitions in the US  Naaptol eyes $50M in third round of funding, plans independent TV shopping channel  Cloud-based education solutions startup Foradian raises $2M from Fabindia MD William Bissell  Lok Capital part exits investment in rural BPO firm RuralShores with 6x returns  Viom Networks mulls overseas IPO; PE investors may part or fully exit  Warehousing automation venture Grey Orange raises Series A funding from Tiger Global, Blume Ventures, others  IFC may invest up to $25M in Tikona Digital  Chennai-based Eventjini.com raises over $130K in angel funding  Cloud-based employee privilege platform Vantage Circle raises $200K in angel funding  FINANCE Intellecap eyes fresh funding for MFI Arohan, venture debt arm IntelleGrow  SC names new chairman to probe black money in tax havens  Piramal Enterprises to pick 10% in Shriram City Union Finance for $131M  India moved past Japan to become third-largest economy in purchasing power: World Bank  US Fed trims bond purchase further  Matrix Partners part exits pre-IPO investment in Muthoot Finance with modest gains  Muthoot Finance raises $69M via IPP route  Manufacturing Deepak Fertilisers ups open offer price for Mangalore Chemicals  Godrej & Boyce buys Somany Foam's PU foam business  Construction material maker Leo Concrete eyes around $8M in funding, may sell majority stake  AEG Power sells solar inverter manufacturing facility to Japan's Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric  Coromandel Intl to form JV with Japan's Yanmar, Mitsui to manufacture farm machinery  PEOPLE Manoj Vaish quits as MCX chief after just three months on the job  United Spirits names Anand Kripalu as CEO  India-born Rajeev Suri named Nokia CEO  Q&A Our customer base is different from existing banks; main challenge deposit mobilisation, reskilling staff: Bandhan chief Chandra Shekhar Ghosh  VCC TV LPs are raising tough questions and closely looking at strategy and track record of GPs, say experts  OP-ED Don't be another Jack out of the box  OTHERS Launching latest edition of VCCircle Entrepreneurs Summit 2014 - Bengaluru; block your calendar now  VCCircle Training Programs for April 2014 Training Titles Dates City Due Diligence Master Class 9th May Bengaluru Due Diligence Master Class 23rd May Delhi Early bird discounts and Group concession fees available. For details and registration please contacts us on 0120-4171111 or email: training@vccircle.com  Accurate and Comprehensive Private Equity, Venture Capital and M&A Deal data at your fingertips Call: Shashank @ 91-120-4171111    Email: sales@vccedge.com VCCircle www.vccircle.com

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