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GE Capital invests Rs 125cr in Biocon arm

GE Capital, the investment arm of General Electric, has picked up a 7.69% stake for Rs 125 crore in Syngene, a subsidiary of Biocon. The deal values the biotech company’s subsidiary at about Rs 1,624 crore. Syngene, a contract research organization, is into drug discovery and development services. Its client list includes Bristol-Myers Squibb, Abbott, Endo Pharma and DuPont. “This stake investment is not just a financial investment. GE has leading edge expertise in lifescience technologies and we believe that […]

PE majors in race for stake in Transpole

The Indian logistics sector is turning out to be a hot destination for private equity investors, with the government allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. In a recent development, three private equity (PE) majors — said to be ChrysCapital, Everstone Capital and Tata Capital — have joined the race to acquire minority stake in Delhi-based Transpole Logistics, a Rs 500-crore company with presence across India, China, South Korea and Southeast Asia. Avendus Capital is advising Transpole on the […]