Wadhawan Global in talks to sell edu fin arm AvanseWarburg Pincus, Kedaara Partners, CX Partners, PremjiInvest and Centrum Capital are in discussions to acquire the 80% stake in Avanse.
With $35m, Toppr looks to compete with Byju’sEducation technology startup Toppr raises $35 million from Kaizen Private Equity and existing investors Eight Roads Ventures, Helion Ventur...
Want to be your own boss? Try freelancingMany successful freelancers in India have quit their day jobs to focus on their freelancing assignments. Many have turned full-blown entrep...
With $323 mln funding, 2016 a bumper year for ed-tech cosAn interesting trend was that several companies with a focus on offline channels bagged funding with PE investors taking to regulated secto...
India Life Sciences Fund II raises Rs 865 crore in second fundThe oversubscription of India Life Sciences Fund II shows that investors are open to funds offering focused expertise in certain key indust...
PE firm Kaizen sets up accelerator in Silicon ValleyPrivate equity firm Kaizen has set up an accelerator in Silicon Valley in the US to enable technology transfer and keep abreast of innovati...
Educomp sells 50 per cent stake in Eurokids, makes Rs 70 crore profitEarlier, Educomp had sought growth capital investment of Rs 22 crore in its internet education platform business Authorgen, from Kaizen PE ...
- Manipal among most valued names in Indian education
With campuses in five countries and steady cash flows from training have made, Manipal plans to start new ones in Jaipur and Sri Lanka.
- How entrepreneurs are profiting from business of schools
Govt mandated a non-profit trust structure for running schools, but canny entrepreneurs are working their way around these regulations, and...
- SKIL Infra looks to acquire majority stake in Everonn
Nikhil Gandhi-controlled SKIL Infrastructure, the promoter of Pipavav Shipyard, is likely to acquire a majority stake in Chennai-based Ever...
- Cos to invest mega bucks to give that global edge to local schools
Global and domestic players in education plan to open more schools, offering international programmes in India at an investment of up to $1...
- PEs pump in $140 million in education since Jan 2010
Education has emerged one of the most lucrative sectors in India, making private equity investors line up in big numbers to the $80-billion...