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Nasdaq to acquire financial services software company Adenza for $10.5 bn

Nasdaq on Monday said it has acquired Adenza, a company that develops risk-management and related regulatory software for the financial services market, for $10.5 billion

JSW Cement raises Rs 400 cr via sustainability-linked loan from BNP Paribas

In October last year, the company had signed another SLL agreement of Rs 400 crore with Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Sebi's SCORES platform disposes of 2,457 complaints against cos in May

A total of 2,457 complaints against companies and market intermediaries have been disposed of through Sebi's SCORES platform in May. At the beginning of May, as many as 2,984 complaints were pending, and 2,626 fresh complaints were received, according to the data released by markets regulator Sebi on Saturday. The regulator also noted that as of May 2023, 28 complaints were pending for more than three months, the data showed. These complaints were related to investment advisers, research analysts, corporate governance/ listing conditions, minimum public shareholding, venture capital funds and takeover/ restructuring. The average resolution time for a complaint was 31 days, as per the data. In a separate public notice, the markets watchdog Sebi mentioned 12 entities against whom complaints have been pending for more than three months on SCORES as of May 2023. The entities included Brightcom Group Ltd, Ankur Jain, Research Guru, Umesh Kumar Pandey proprietor -- Aurostar Investment

$1.2-billion loan dispute: Byju's' legal battle worries key investor

"They are extremely concerned," said the person familiar with the matter. "They have dispersed some tranche of the amount and may not disperse further"

Zydus begins Phase-IV trial for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease drug

Saroglitazar Mg has been studied in two well-controlled Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with NAFLD and NASH in India

Byju's lenders say lawsuit is meritless, designed to dodge obligations

Lenders says will continue to work in good faith with firm to cure its numerous defaults, but reserves rights to enforce credit agreement if Byju's intentionally remains in default

Tanla to acquire ValueFirst Group in all-cash deal of up to Rs 395 crore

Enterprise messaging firm Tanla said it will acquire peer ValueFirst and its subsidiaries in an all-cash deal ranging up to Rs 395 crore. Tanla will acquire 100 per cent stake in ValueFirst Digital Media Private Limited from US-headquartered Twilio for an all-cash consideration of USD 42 million (Rs 346 crore), subject to upward closing adjustments in the range of USD 2.5-3.5 million (Rs 20-29 crore), Tanla said in a filing on Thursday. The acquisition is expected to close in July 2023. It will also acquire ValueFirst Middle East FZC for a cumulative consideration of Rs 20 crore through a combination of primary investment and a secondary purchase from the existing shareholders, subject to closing conditions, according to the filing. The acquisition of ValueFirst Middle East FZC is expected to close by September 2023. "Acquisition of ValueFirst will further strengthen our undisputed market leadership in India. We only believe in purposeful acquisitions and have had an incredible tr

From Dunhill to Roberto Cavalli: 24 global brands to enter India this year

In the last few months, McLaren, Valentino, and Balenciaga, among several others, have debuted in India

We have $2.5 billion of uninvested dry powder: Peak XV Partners MD

It is a rebrand - Sequoia India and Southeast Asia is now Peak XV Partners. We are very bullish on India and Southeast Asia as a market and we are going to only double down

TCS records higher attrition rate among women than male colleagues in FY23

Lack of caregiving duties has impacted female workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, but with companies such as TCS, returning to work-from-office culture, many have chosen to opt out of the workforce

Indian GCC market size to grow 144% to $110 billion by 2030: EY report

The GCC industry is expected to hire around 2.6 million people in India by the end of this decade

Delay in visa approvals for Chinese hurting Indian businesses: Report

Apart from new projects, in several cases, companies do not have their India chief executive officers in the country for several months now

Byju's schedules call for lenders to discuss loan amendment proposal

Byju's didn't pay $40 million in interest due Monday on its $1.2 billion loan

Allcargo Logistics arm to sell stake in logistics parks to Blackstone

"This transaction will result in significant cash proceeds and provide for growth plans of the company, formerly known as Transindia Realty & Logistics Parks Limited," it said

Union Cabinet approves Rs 89,000-crore third revival package for BSNL

To help deploy 4G/5G services; may become net debt-free in 3 years: Vaishnaw

HCLTech opens new facility in Chennai for 5G infrastructure testing

IT services company says the laboratory will help advance telephony and ensure quality

Sequoia's split sends warning to every company doing US-China business

Left unsaid is that the move is a concession to increasing pressure in the US to distance Silicon Valley from China

Reddit to hand pink slips to 5% of its workforce, reduce fresh hiring

The move aims to help the social media company Reddit to break even next year

Byju's accuses lenders of manufacturing fake debt crisis to extort money

The company chalks up its current debt predicament to aggressive distressed-debt investors who, in its view, were never supposed to be able to buy the loan

Govt to offer Rs 3,760 cr as incentives to boost battery storage projects

The scheme aims to boost battery storage projects that are crucial to India's plan to expand its renewable energy capacity to 500 gigawatts (GW) by 2030