KKR, Advent strike PE deals; True North, KKR, Fairfax, Rabo in exit news; Chiratae and Fireside get LPs for new funds; SAIF, Matrix, A91 Partners make VC bets

[] [NewsCorp VCCircle]( [Saturday, 7 September, 2019](#) [Unlock Premium]( [twitter]( [linkedin]( [facebook]( [you tube]( PRIVATE EQUITY [KKR acquires majority stake in pre-school chain EuroKids]( Global alternative investment firm KKR & Co. has acquired a majority stake in EuroKids International Pvt Ltd, one of the largest pre-school chains... PRIVATE EQUITY [Rabo PE gets exit option as Prabhat Dairy plans to go private]( [Bain Capital in advanced talks to strike new India PE deal after nearly two years]( [Anand Rathi explores private funding round for wealth unit after shelving IPO]( [Embassy Group to add new asset class to real estate portfolio]( [Singapore's Lend East raising credit fund to back Asian lenders]( [IRDA waives lock-in period for Fairfax's stake in ICICI Lombard]( [How True North's long bet on Meru is deep underwater as M&M takes the wheel]( [Fairfax-backed IIFL Finance raises funding from another Canadian firm]( [KKR harvests more from India insurance firm with benchmark returns]( [Aditya Birla Capital to raise $153 mn from Advent, PremjiInvest]( [TIW Private Equity picks up majority stake in Digital Refresh Networks]( [I Squared's Cube Highways to acquire five road assets from Dilip Buildcon]( [Fairfax to invest $5 bn more in Indian companies in next five years: Prem Watsa]( venture capital [Exclusive: Fitness app Fitso bulks up with funding from early-stage VC firms]( [Swiss investor responsAbility invests more in Indian microlender]( [Why Hunch Ventures prefers instincts over spreadsheets to build its portfolio]( [Former True North executive floats B2B-focussed VC fund]( [Angel network Keiretsu Forum backs auto-parts startup]( [Early-stage VC firm Rockstud Capital bets on fleet management services startup]( [Health-tech startup ProPhysio raises Series A funding from NestVara Group]( [Impact investor LGT Lightstone Aspada invests in Kauvery Hospital]( [Exclusive: Innerwear maker XYXX Apparels raises pre-Series A funding]( [Fintech startups OTO Capital, First Principle Labs get VC backing]( [L'Oréal makes LP bet on Fireside Ventures' new fund]( [Investing platform AdvisoryMandi raises $36 mn from EST Capital]( [Accion Venture Lab raising new fintech-focussed fund]( [Ed-tech startup 3RDFlix pockets pre-Series A cheque]( [IndiaMART leads Series A funding in business accounting startup Vyapar]( [Consumer-tech startup Atomberg raises Series A funding from A91 Partners]( [Endiya Partners leads seed funding in deep-tech startup Myelin Foundry]( [Matrix Partners, Omidyar invest in digital banking startup Yelo]( [IFC plans to invest in Chiratae's new venture capital fund]( [SAIF Partners backs supply chain finance startup Cashflo in Series A funding round]( [Former Flipkart execs' B2B e-commerce platform Udaan bags $300 mn in Series D funding]( [Orios Venture Partners elevates Rajeev Suri to managing partner]( [Sid Yog, DSG Consumer invest in organic QSR chain Suzette Gourmet]( m&a [Toyota affiliate paying premium to buy stake in Vardhman Special Steels]( [State Bank of India looks to exit financial services company]( [After Hamleys, Reliance looks for more overseas retail acquisitions]( [NCLT approves JSW's $2.7-bn bid for Bhushan Power & Steel]( [US sues to stop Hindalco unit Novelis' $2.6-bn purchase of Aleris]( [Jet Airways' creditors to recover only $300-400 mn in liquidation scenario]( [Singapore company acquires India business of TGI Friday's]( [OYO acquires Copenhagen-based data science company Danamica]( People [Investec hires EY execs to strengthen corporate finance, ECM verticals]( Markets [Power producer Bajaj Energy gets SEBI nod for IPO]( [Sensex, Nifty clock weekly loss on weak economic data]( [SoftBank-backed WeWork may slash IPO valuation by more than half]( [Tech startups Alphalogic, Transpact Enterprises make muted stock market debuts]( [Why rupee may not gain ground despite tax rollback for foreign investors]( Q&A [Aim to grow premium income at 30%, consolidate operations: Star Health's S Prakash]( [Consolidation to drive demand for top-grade industrial parks: Everstone's Rajesh Jaggi]( AUDIO & VIDEO [Podcast: JSW bags another stressed asset; 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