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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Prosus walks away from a deal that would have made it the owner of India’s largest payment gateway business. Why?
Editor's note: Prosus, the parent company of PayU India, has walked away from its $4.7 billion commitment to acquire BillDesk a little over a year after first announcing the deal. The Amsterdam-headquartered investment group said in a stock exchange filing on Monday that “certain conditions” were not met before the time frame agreed upon to consummate the deal with the Indian payment gateway. An excerpt from the filing: “PayU secured CCI approval on 5 September 2022. However, certain conditions precedent were not fulfilled by the 30 September 2022 long stop date, and the agreement has terminated automatically in accordance with its terms and, accordingly, the proposed transaction will not be implemented.” A long stop date is the time frame agreed to by all parties in a merger, acquisition or equity purchase for the deal to be completed. The deal to acquire BillDesk by PayU, had it proceeded to fruition, would have been the second largest in India’s startup and internet sector, eclipsed only by Walmart’s $16 billion acquisition of Flipkart in 2018. More importantly, the merged entity would have been by far …
In light of the recent exits of top executives at Swiggy’s quick commerce business, we look at the reasons behind the departures and whether it’s impacting the business.
The Rs 250 SIP was launched last year by the former SEBI chairperson with one clear goal: financial inclusion. More than a year later, the much-hyped scheme doesn’t seem to have caught on with MF investors.
The online storytelling company is betting that content will be the most sought-after commodity as scores of platforms jump on the microdrama bandwagon. But success will hinge on whether it has a good enough story to draw the audience.
