Honda opens bookings for Gold Wing touring bike at Rs 26.85 L

: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India has commenced bookings for the all-new Gold Wing 2018, its flagship touring icon. Despite many new features, the iconic touring bike will be priced competitively at Rs 26.85 lakh.
Customers can book the new bike at the exclusive Wing World outlets in Delhi and Mumbai and the company said deliveries will begin from January on a first-come-first- served basis.
The all-new motorcycle comes with radical improvements in engineering, handling, technology, comfort and performance and is lighter, more powerful, more nimble and more engaging.
The new Gold Wing features new technologies including a newly-developed horizontally-opposed 6-cylinder engine, 7- speed DCT and Honda's original double wishbone front suspension.

Yadvinder Singh Guleria, SVP for sales & marketing at Honda said the 2018 Gold Wing was first showcased at the Tokyo Motor show last November. The new generation Gold Wing gets a 7-speed DCT, revolutionary suspension setup, Apple carplay, HSTC and a brand new engine, making it a true rider's motorcycle.
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Blacksoil Capital pumps Rs 15cr into fashion retailer e-Shakti
Non-banking financier Blacksoil Capital has invested Rs 15 crore into the US-focused online fashion retailer eShakti.com, backed by IDG & Ivy Cap Ventures which had collectively invested USD 15 million.
The loan, which is part of its series C capital worth USD25 million, will be used by eShakti to grow business by introducing new products for the spring season.

eShakti is a leader in the US markets for customized mainstream fashion clothing for American women offering dress, tops, skirts and pants. It has over a 1,000 SKUs online and adds over 25 new products daily.
Over 50 per cent of its over Rs 100 crore revenue come from repeat customers while the company has grown revenue 20 times in six years.
The company currently has a strong presence in the American market and plans to enter Europe and Australia soon.
BlackSoil Capital, promoted by the family offices of Shashi Kiran Shetty, chairman of Allcargo Logistics, Gala Group promoter of Navneet Education, and Mumbai-based realty expert Virendra Gala, has disbursed USD12.5 million through 11 innovative venture debt deals since launch 15 months ago.

***************** LexiLoans.com raises maiden debt of Rs 45 cr
FlexiLoans.com, a leading digital SME lending startup, has raised its maiden institutional debt fund of Rs 45 crore from financial institutions. The fund will be use to expand its proprietor loans and supply chain financing segment.
Flexiloans intends to expand the reach to provide working capital loans to proprietors in 500 cities from the existing 175 cities and 26 states.
***************** BSE Institute's Ambarish Datta elected vice-chairman of WEF
The BSE Institute managing director and chief executive Ambarish Datta has been elected as the vice-chair of the financial education and literacy group representing the Asia Pacific at World Federation of Exchanges (WFE),-- the global industry association for exchanges and clearing houses.

Datta will work with the leading global exchanges of the world to advice on financial education policies for market infrastructure providers, among others.