Davies & Associates, LLC, (D&A), an immigration law firm based out of New York, announced the expansion of their London team with the addition of Neha Sinha as a Senior Associate to service their Indian clientele on their L1, E2 and EB-5 visa filings. With over seven years of experience specializing in US immigration, Neha…
Mercer|Mettl, a talent acquisition and management company, has roped in Amit Pal Singh as CTO to lead its technology and engineering functions, a statement said. As the chief technology officer, he will be working closely with business, product, and operations to align technology with the organisation’s objective. He is going to build upon the existing…
Exotec, a leader in global warehouse robotics, announced $335M in Series D funding at a $2B valuation. The Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management led the round with follow-on investments from 83North and Dell Technologies Capital. Exotec will leverage the funds to continue to launch large-scale deployments in North America, Europe, and Asia for global brands. The company also plans to…
Colliers, a diversified professional services and investment management firm, announced the appointment of two Executive Directors who joined its Project Management business in Karnataka to lead Greenfield projects within the region. Sankey Prasad, Chairman and Managing Director, Colliers India, said: “I am excited to welcome stellar industry leaders that are joining Colliers and the robust…
Hero MotoCorp announced a new investment of up to Rs. 420 Crore in Ather Energy, an Indian electric mobility firm that designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance smart electric scooters. The company’s board has approved the investment in one or more tranches. Prior to the proposed investment, Hero MotoCorp’s shareholding in Ather Energy was 34.8% (on a…
SeQuent Scientific Limited (SeQuent), India’s largest animal healthcare company, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Rajaram Narayanan as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD and CEO), effective 11 April 2022. Narayanan, who has served in senior leadership roles across the pharmaceutical, consumer goods and services industries, succeeds Manish Gupta who will be…
HCL Technologies (HCL), a global technology company, signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Starschema, a provider of data engineering services, based in Budapest, Hungary. The strategic acquisition will bolster HCL’s capability in digital engineering — driven by data engineering — and increase its presence in Central and Eastern Europe, the statement said. Starschema…
Pseudonymous social network Zorro announced that Jaynti Kanani, Founder of Polygon, has invested in the startup. Commenting on the development, Jaynti Kanani, the founder of Polygon, said, “In this new era of web 3.0, pseudonymity is needed globally to enable seamless transactions, socially & commercially. I am glad Team Zorro has focused on this need and is…
Truecaller, the global platform for verifying contacts and blocking unwanted communications, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Israeli company CallHero. CallHero has developed a unique technical solution for both Android and iPhone, with an AI-enabled assistant. CallHero’s assistant can answer calls for you in a natural language, take messages for you…
TheMathCompany, a global data analytics and data engineering firm that partners with companies to enhance their analytics capabilities, announced that it has secured $50 million in investments. The round of funding was led by Brighton Park Capital, an investment firm that specializes in collaborating with growth-stage software, healthcare, and tech-enabled services businesses. Existing investor, Arihant…
IHH Healthcare, an international healthcare services provider, announced it has appointed Anurag Yadav as the Chief Executive Officer of IHH Healthcare India, effective today. Anurag joined IHH Healthcare in April 2017 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of its India Operations Division, where he oversaw the financial activities of IHH’s network of hospitals in India (excluding…
The Flipkart Group announced the acquisition of Yaantra, an electronics recommerce company, to strengthen its recommerce business and enhance after-sale offerings for its customers in the smartphones segment. Yaantra, incorporated in 2013 by Jayant Jha, Ankit Saraf and Anmol Gupta, is a leading brand that repairs and sells refurbished consumer tech products such as smartphones…
Jet Edge International, the Ohio-based private aviation company, has raised an additional $75 million of funding from credit funds and accounts managed by KKR. The new funding expands KKR’s total credit and equity investments in Jet Edge to approximately $265 million over the past year, a statement said. Following the initial $150 million credit facility announced in…
Accenture announced that it is expanding its apprenticeship program in the United States to give more people access to digital economy jobs and further advance its equitable approach to hiring, which focuses on skills, experiences and potential. The company has set a goal to fill 20% of its entry-level roles from its apprenticeship program for its fiscal…
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) signed MoU with the Government of Gujarat for a total investment of Rs 5.955 lakh crore as part of Investment Promotion Activity for Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2022. These projects will create 10 lakh direct / indirect employment opportunities in the State, the company said in its exchange filing. To make Gujarat…