Category: News

Gammon India Limited appoints Vinath Hegde as its Independent Director

Gammon India Limted’s Board of Directors appoints Vinath Hegde as an Independent Director for a period of five years with effect from 25th December 2019.  Hegde has 30 years’ of rich experience in Sales and Marketing, Brand Management and Product Management. She has hands on experience in charting out marketing strategies and contributing towards enhancing…

Kioto acquires full control of JV with TVS Group

Japan-based Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd has announced that it has acquired full control of India Japan Lighting Pvt. Ltd (IJLPL), which is a joint venture with TVS Group. The transaction was done for Rs.148.5 crore with Kioto acquiring the remaining 29.9% stake in Chennai-based IJLPL. The acquisition will boost IJLPL’s and Koito’s profitability and growth…

Bombay Shaving Company raises $6.3mn in Series B funding

Male grooming brand Bombay Shaving Company announced that they have raised $6.3mn in Series B round of funding led by Sixth Sense Ventures. Existing investors, Colgate-Palmolive also participated in the funding round. Overall, the company has raised $11.2mn in funding to date. The company plans to utilize these funds for brand building, expanding presence in…

Vestian wins Frost and Sullivan PERP Award for Fifth Consecutive Year

Vestian, an occupier focused workplace solutions firm, bagged the ‘Customer Value Leadership’ award at the 6th edition of the Frost and Sullivan Project Evaluation and Recognition Program (PERP) Awards 2019 at Mumbai. This is the fifth consecutive year that Vestian has been recognized at this forum. The highly coveted awards program honors companies that create…

Hyatt plans to open 11 new hotels in India by the end of 2020

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a global hospitality firm has announced its plans to open 11 new hotels across India by the end of 2020 as part of its expansion plans in the country, a senior company official told PTI. The Chicago-headquartered firm currently has 32 hotels across 20 destinations under its eight brands in India. The…

Jun Seki announces decision to quit Nissan

Nissan in an official press release announced that it has accepted Seki’s resignation and started its new management under Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO Makoto Uchida as of December 1, 2019. Under the new top management, Nissan is trying to regain trust, restore the company’s performance and work on its business transformation.


Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quits board

Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is resigning from the board of directors, severing ties with the ride-hailing company that he co-founded a decade ago and ran until a series of scandals led to his downfall. The departure, announced Tuesday, did not come as a surprise. Kalanick recently sold more than $2.5 billion worth of stock…

Eduisfun raises 200 crore in first round of funding

Eduisfun, an educational technology startup, has secured Rs 200 crore in its first round of funding from a list of marquee angel investors and high net-worth individuals, including Deepak Parekh and Amitabh Bachchan. Other investors include Piyush Pandey, chief creative officer of the Ogilvy Group and Russell Parera, partner, assurance at Price Waterhouse & Co.…

FlytBase closes its seed funding round

FlytBase, a drone software solution which is compatible with all major drones, closed its seed round of venture financing led by a US-based, early-stage seed fund, and brings not only venture capital, but also a wealth of professional experience and world-class B2B networks to the table. The company was founded by Nitin Gupta in 2017.…

Palo Alto Networks completes acquisition of Aporeto

Palo Alto Networks has completed its acquisition of Aporeto Inc., a machine identity-based micro-segmentation company. Post this acquisition Aporeto co-founders Dimitri Stiliadis and Satyam Sinha will join Palo Alto Networks. Nikesh Arora, Chairman, and CEO of Palo Alto Networks said, “We are excited to officially welcome Aporeto to Palo Alto Networks. Aporeto is a great…

Wolters Kluwer launches new Cheetah SmartChart

Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. announced the launch of the Visa Requirements, Employment Verification and Withholding Compare SmartChart.  Available on Cheetah, Wolters Kluwer’s acclaimed legal research platform, the SmartChart is the first comparison solution of its kind that provides up-to-date state and federal rules for every kind of U.S. visa for corporate counsel, human…