Fogg maker wants CEO with a ‘family feel’Darshan Patel, founder of Vini Cosmetics, is scouting for a chief executive to run the company that makes the Fogg brand of deodorants.
25 Dec, 2018, 12.56 PM IST
Vini Cosmetic’s Darshan Patel turns mentor for ex-Torrent Pharma’s ED Ruchir Modi’s start-up -Puro WellnessResponding to an ET’s email Ruchir Modi, founder Puro Life, confirmed the development.
19 Dec, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
Westbridge co-founders KP Balaraj, SK Jain look to exitThe investment thesis that Westbridge Capital followed was chasing high-growth listed companies apart from traditional secondary investing ...
01 Mar, 2018, 07.49 AM IST
Building sustainable business outside metros is a challengeAt a round table discussion at The Economic Times The Power Of Ideas event in Ahmedabad, startup founders and investors came together to em...
08 Nov, 2017, 08.25 AM IST
WestBridge, Sequoia to invest Rs 1,000 crore in Fogg maker“The funds would be infused over next 10 days and would be used for the primary growth of the company and to foray into personal hygiene sp...
06 Sep, 2017, 12.42 AM IST
WestBridge leads Rs 1,100 crore round in Fogg maker ViniThe new financing round in Vini is led by Indiafocused investment fund WestBridge Capital, as TOI had reported first in its July 15 edition...
05 Sep, 2017, 11.40 AM IST
WestBridge may infuse Rs 900 crore in Vini CosmeticsAt Rs 4,000-cr valuation, WestBridge will get a 22.5% stake in what could be the largest investment in a privately held FMCG player in Indi...
15 Jul, 2017, 01.15 AM IST
Fogg maker plans IPO in two yearsThe company has so far raised Rs 130 crore from the two PE firms. Patel said he is keen to expand the company’s footprint in Southeast Asia.
19 Oct, 2016, 12.10 AM IST
Vini Cosmetics in talks with Apax, TA Associates & Advent to sell minority stakeVini Cosmetics, started by Darshan Patel, who was among the family promoters of Paras Pharmaceuticals, manufactures personal care, pharmace...
03 Aug, 2016, 05.23 AM IST
Vini Cosmetics promoter Darshan Patel plans to raise Rs 400 crore to fund buyoutsPatel is one of the three brothers who managed Paras Pharmaceuticals that had OTC brands like Itch-Guard, Krack, Moov and personal care bra...
04 Apr, 2016, 01.57 AM IST
Vini Cosmetics, maker of Fogg clocks Rs 500 crore in sales and is set to ‘deliver much more’The maker of Fogg deodorants crossed Rs 500 crore in turnover in FY15, a 10-fold increase since the company started four years ago.
29 Jun, 2015, 06.38 AM IST
Darshan Patel's Vini Cosmetics raises Rs 110 cr from venture capital fund SequoiaPatel is open to acquisitions as well. “From the money I got through Sequoia’s investment, Vini should expect inorganic growth,” he said.
02 Oct, 2013, 05.01 AM IST
Paras ex-promoters return to offer more personal care productsDevendra Patel has launched Layer’r brand of perfumes and deodorants, following the footprints of his brother, Darshan, who launched Vini C...
04 Jun, 2013, 04.30 AM IST
Former Paras co-promoter launches personal care brand Layer'rFormer Paras Pharma co-promoter Devendra Patel is back in the Rs 30,000 cr personal care market with his new brand Layer’r.
14 May, 2013, 03.20 PM IST
- Vini to invest Rs 40 crore in food supplements
Former Former Paras Pharma co-founder Darshan Patel will launch nutraceuticals in the Indian market by 2012-end.
14 May, 2012, 06.59 PM IST
- Darshan Patel targets Paras Pharmaceuticals brands
Darshan Patel, the estranged brother of Paras Pharmaceuticals CMD Girish Patel, is set to take on brands such as DermiCool, ItchGuard and B...
17 Nov, 2010, 02.08 AM IST
- Vinni to take on vaseline, pond’s & lux
Darshan Patel is a changed man. A year back when we spoke to the co-promoter of Paras Pharma who sold most of his stake in the makers of Mo...
22 Mar, 2010, 12.42 AM IST