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KKR to buy up to $44 bln of PayPal's 'buy now-pay later' loans in Europe

Private equity firm KKR has agreed to purchase a substantial portion, or up to 40 billion euros ($43.71 billion), of payments company PayPal's buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans in Europe

IPL 2023: KKR captain Rana fined Rs 24 lakh for slow over-rate against CSK

KKR captain Rana has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday

Global PE major KKR sells RE InvIT Virescent to IndiGrid for Rs 4,000 cr

The transaction will involve IndiGrid taking over all of VRET's 16 project special purpose vehicles, and Virescent will get delisted and dissolved, said executives

Jerseys, sippers, coffee mugs: Fans bat for IPL-themed merchandise

RCB, CSK, MI merchandise in top demand, selling at higher rates

KKR sees India, South Korea as sweet spots amid realty crisis: Report

Real estate investment vehicles overseen by KKR and its rivals like Blackstone Inc. have come under pressure, with many investors requesting their money back

Cube, Actis, KKR, Sekura in race to buy nine Macquarie road projects

Transaction to cost up to $1 bn; valuation muted due to tightening of interest rates, says banker

Top headlines: Sideloading apps in iOS 17, India Inc gears for Covid spike

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In search of funding, Vodafone Idea dials KKR and Temasek Holdings

Talks are currently in the early stages

Private equity firms Bain, KKR, Nibe Vie for $1.3 bn Fujitsu unit stake

Bain Capital and KKR & Co. are among the suitors selected for next round of bidding for Fujitsu Ltd.'s majority stake in its AC manufacturing unit, according to people familiar with the matter

Healthium Medtech inks pact to sell UK-based unit to KKR for unrevealed sum

Healthium Medtech on Tuesday said it has inked a pact to sell its UK-based subsidiary to global investment firm KKR for an undisclosed amount. The company has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Watford-based Clinisupplies to KKR, which is investing through its KKR Health Care Strategic Growth Fund II, according to a statement. The company will re-invest the proceeds from the transaction to strengthen its portfolio in advanced surgery, wound care, orthopaedics, and post-surgical care through organic and inorganic routes, it added. Clinisupplies was acquired by Healthium in 2016 and has a strong portfolio of products in continence care. Healthium said it will continue to remain in the UK through its surgical consumables portfolio. "The divestment of Clinisupplies is a strategic decision in line with our business priorities and gives a solid impetus to our vision of facilitating precision medtech for every patient globall," Healthium Medtech CEO and MD Anish Bafna stated. T

Global investment firm KKR invests $400 million in Serentica Renewables

Global investment firm KKR has inked a pact to invest USD 400 million in decarbonization platform Serentica Renewable. Both the entities have signed definitive agreements to this effect, under which KKR will invest USD 400 million in Serentica Renewable, a statement said on Tuesday. "This transaction is amongst the largest industrial decarbonization investments in India to date and carries forward the global decarbonization agenda which is centre stage at COP27 (2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference)," said Pratik Agarwal, Director of Serentica Renewables. Serentica looks to deliver round-the-clock clean energy solutions for large-scale, energy-intensive industrial customers. This includes providing renewable energy solutions through long-term Power Purchase Agreements and working closely with customers to design their paths to net-zero electricity. Currently, the company has entered into three long-term PPAs and is in the process of developing around 1,500 MW of solar and

I am not in the race for market share, says SGIC's Anil Kumar Aggarwal

"The main focus for the coming years will include the recruitment of the manpower and opening of branches," said Aggarwal

KKR to acquire Ness Digital Engineering; deal size estimated at $500 mn

Global investment firm KKR will acquire Ness Digital Engineering from The Rohatyn Group in a deal estimated to be worth USD 500 million. "KKR...today announced the signing of definitive agreements under which KKR will acquire 100 per cent of Ness Digital Engineering, a global full-lifecycle digital services transformation company, from The Rohatyn Group," the statement said. A source privy to the development said that the deal is valued at about USD 500 million. Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Ness is a provider of digital transformation services that specialises in building digital software products and platforms. Ness has a pool of 4,000 staff spread across Eastern Europe, the USA, and India, with 45 per cent of its staff members here. Gaurav Trehan, Partner and CEO of KKR India said that digital transformation and adoption is a critical strategy for businesses of all sizes, worldwide. "Against this backdrop, KKR believes that Ness is well-positioned for growth...KKR is .

ADIA, KKR, Brookfield to invest in UPL companies as restructuring move

KKR, the US-based private equity firm, will separately invest Rs 2,460 crore to pick up a 13.33 per cent stake in Advanta Enterprises, a subsidiary of UPL.

ADIA, Brookfield, KKR to invest Rs 4k cr in UPL's pure-play biz platforms

Agrochemical major UPL on Friday announced a strategic corporate realignment in which ADIA, Brookfield, KKR and TPG will separately invest Rs 4,040 crore (USD 500 million) for minority stakes in its pure-play business platforms. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Brookfield and TPG will invest Rs 1,580 crore (USD 200 million) for a 9.09 per cent stake in Agri-tech Platform UPL SAS at an equity valuation of Rs 17,380 crore (USD 2.2 billion), UPL said in a statement. KKR will invest USD 300 million (Rs 2,460 crore) for a 13.33 per cent stake 'Advanta Enterprises - Global Seeds Platform' at an equity valuation of USD 2.25 billion (Rs 18,450 crore). ADIA and TPG will hold a 22.2 per cent stake in UPL Cayman, which will be the Global Crop Protection Platform (ex-India), according to the statement. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. These investments are independent transactions for which separate agreements have been agreed pursuant to negotiations between each of

No more interested in plain vanilla solar or wind: Hero Future Energies CEO

In a Q&A, Srivatsan Iyer talks about his firm's expansion plans in new segments and what the equity investment by KKR means for the company

KKR, Hero Group put $450 mn equity investment in Hero Future Energies

Hero Future Energies aims expansion in green hydrogen and battery storage

Top headlines: KKR to invest in Hero's RE arm; CEA pegs FY23 growth at 7%

SpiceJet has sent approximately 80 pilots on leave without pay for three months in order to rationalise its costs.

After energy and transmission, investment major KKR launches highway InvIT

Its InvITs have a combined value of $3.8 billion and cover 33 assets in 22 states

Ramsay turns down KKR-led group's $14-billion takeover plan

The consortium led by KKR hasn't identified any matters that would cause it to terminate talks to buy Ramsay Health for A$88 per share, the health-care company said.