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Om Pizza receives fund from TVS Capital

Om Pizza and Eats Private Limited, promoted by Bahrain-based Jawad Business Group (JBG) has received a fund of Rs 50 crore from the Chennai based TVS Shriram Growth Fund, confirms a company official. The company holds local franchise rights for multiple international brands like Papa John’s Pizza, Chill’s Grill & Bar and the Great Kebab Factory. Om Pizza is looking at utilising this fund for expansion and planning to tap tier II and III cities for the launch of 200 plus outlets over the next four years. Presently, Om Pizza is operating through 28 restaurants across various cities of the nation. […]

PE firm buys 30% in Thryocare as company seeks to tap radiology segment

Medical diagnostics company Thyrocare Technologies has sold approximately 30% stake to private equity company Cx Partners for Rs 188 crore, A Velumani , founder and chief executive of the company told ET. The additional funds will enable the company to expand into radiology diagnostics like CT Scans and magnetic resonance imaging, or MRIs, he said. These equipments require substantial capital investment unlike clinical chemistry like blood analysis. Dr Velumani said investment will start with Rs 80 crore being spent on a new centre in Navi Mumbai, at the outskirts of Mumbai. The company already has its largest centre in Navi Mumbai where all samples collected at its 570 franchises, around India, are tested and resent. As part of the equity sale, Ajay Relan, founder of Cx Partners and Vivek Chhachhi, partner at the private equity firm will become board members of Thyrocare. […]

Welspun Group to pay 470 cr for 35% in infrastructure firm

Welspun Group's privately held company Welspun Infra Projects will acquire 35% stake in Leighton Contractors (India) for Rs 470 crore to pursue infrastructure development projects in India and neighbouring countries. “Leighton Contractors has the technical eligibility and with this arrangement we will have opportunity for participation in infrastructure development projects,” a Welspun Group official told ET. The transaction is subject to customary statutory, regulatory and other corporate approvals which may be completed in 90 days, Welspun said in a statement. Leighton Contractors is a part of Malaysia-headquartered civil engineering and infrastructure Leighton Holdings. […]