Devyani International Completes Full Acquisition of Sky Gate Hospitality
Devyani International has completed the acquisition of Sky Gate Hospitality, taking full ownership of the food services company and further…
GABIT Expands Health Platform with Acquisition of Näck Nutrition
Longevity-focused health startup GABIT has acquired Swedish-origin clean nutrition brand Näck for an undisclosed amount, marking a strategic move to…
Honasa Consumer Bets on Men’s Grooming with BTM Ventures Acquisition
Honasa Consumer Ltd, the FMCG company behind brands such as Mamaearth and The Derma Co, has announced plans to acquire BTM Ventures at an enterprise…
Sawariya Group Acquires Scentido, Enters India’s Luxury Fragrance Market
Sawariya Group, one of India’s fastest-growing distribution houses and diversified business conglomerates, has announced the acquisition of Scentido…
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Marico to Fully Acquire HW Wellness Solutions, Owner of True Elements
Home-grown FMCG major Marico Ltd. has announced that it will acquire the remaining 46.02 percent stake in HW Wellness Solutions, the Pune-based…
Retail India News: Star Localmart Acquires DusMinute to Strengthen Regional Retail Presence
Star Localmart, the retail venture of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group (SGG), has announced the acquisition of Bengaluru-based retail chain DusMinute for an…
Retail India News: Huda Beauty Regains 100 Pc Ownership After Ending TSG Partnership
Cosmetics brand Huda Beauty has officially returned to its roots as an independent company. The announcement follows the conclusion of an eight-year-…
Retail India News: Rasna Acquires Jumpin to Enter India’s Ready-to-Drink Beverage Market
In a strategic move to expand its footprint in India’s fast-growing ready-to-drink (RTD) segment, Rasna, the instant beverage brand, has acquired…
Retail India News: Sunil Bharti Mittal in Talks to Acquire 49 Pc Stake in Haier Smart Home India
Businessman Sunil Bharti Mittal is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire a 49 percent stake in the Indian operations of Haier Smart Home Co,…
Retail India News: KOKUYO Co., Ltd. to Acquire HNI Office India in Strategic Expansion Move
Japan-based office furniture and stationery brand KOKUYO Co., Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the India business of HNI Corporation—…
Retail India News: HUL to Acquire Minimalist’s Parent Firm Uprising Science After CCI Clearance
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has granted approval for Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) to acquire Uprising Science, the parent company of…
Retail India News: Namdhari Seeds Acquires Axia’s Open Field Vegetable Seed Business
Namdhari Seeds has announced the acquisition of 100 percent of Axia Vegetable Seeds' open field vegetable seed business, strengthening its position…
Retail India News: HUL to Acquire Majority Stake in Premium Beauty Brand Minimalist
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has announced its plans to acquire a majority stake in the premium beauty brand Minimalist, a move that aligns with its…
Retail India news: HUL Nears Acquisition of Minimalist, Jaipur-Based Skincare Startup, in a Rs 3,000 Cr Deal
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), one of India’s leading FMCG giants, is reportedly finalizing a major deal to acquire Jaipur-based skincare startup…
Retail India News: L’Oréal to Acquire South Korean Skincare Brand Dr.G from Swiss Retailer Migros
French cosmetics giant L’Oréal announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Gowoonsesang Cosmetics, the parent company of the South Korean…
Retail India News: Mondelez Eyes Hershey Acquisition to Create $50 Bn Confectionery Powerhouse
Mondelez International, one of the leading names in snacks and confectionery, is reportedly considering acquiring Hershey Co., the iconic U.S.…
Nykaa Strengthens Clean Beauty Portfolio with Majority Stake in Earth Rhythm
Nykaa has announced the completion of its acquisition of a majority stake in Earth Rhythm, a leading home-grown clean beauty brand founded in 2019.…
Retail India News: Suditi Industries Acquires Gini & Jony to Strengthen Position in the Kidswear Market
Textile and garment manufacturer Suditi Industries has announced the acquisition of Gini & Jony, the homegrown kidswear retailer, for an…
JCB Salons Revolutionizes Indian Beauty Industry with Bounce Salons Acquisition
Jean-Claude Biguine Salon & Spa (JCB), a global leader in hair and beauty with over 47 salons across India, has announced a series of…
Retail India News: Patanjali Foods Receives CCI Approval for Strategic Acquisition of HPC Business
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Patanjali Ayurved's home and personal care (HPC) business by Patanjali…
Retail India News: Toniq Retail Strengthens Portfolio with Acquisition of Ayesha Accessories
Toniq Retail Brands, a leading multi-brand fashion accessories company, has officially acquired Ayesha Accessories, an award-winning brand renowned…
Emami Expands Ownership of The Man Company to Strengthen Market Presence
Emami Limited has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the remaining 49.60 percent stake in Helios Lifestyle Pvt Ltd, the company behind the…
Retail India News: Emami Set to Acquire Full Ownership of The Man Company
Emami, a leading FMCG company in India, is nearing the full acquisition of the men's grooming brand The Man Company. Sources indicate that Emami is…
Kalyan Jewellers Purchases Remaining Stake in Candere
Kalyan Jewellers India Ltd has announced the signing of the definitive agreement with Rupesh Jain, Founder of Enovate Lifestyles Pvt. Ltd to…
Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited Acquires 50 pc Stake in Kraus Casuals Private Limited
Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL) has announced the strategic acquisition of a 50 percent stake in Kraus Casuals Private Limited (KCPL) for a total…
Retail India News: United Spirits Expands Portfolio with 15pc Stake Acquisition in Pistola Agave Spirits Brand
United Spirits, a prominent player in the alcohol beverage industry, has taken a significant step towards diversification by acquiring a 15 percent…
Retail India News: BIA Brands Ventures into Skincare with TrueKind Acquisition
BIA Brands has strategically acquired TrueKind, a trailblazer in clean, conscious, and high-performance skincare, signaling BIA Brands' foray into…
Global D2C Ethnic Wear Brand ‘Shobitam’ Acquires Fashion Brand ‘House of Blouse’
Global ethnic wear brand Shobitam, announced the acquisition of an Indian fashion house brand designing custom and designer blouses - House of Blouse…
Dabur Acquires Majority Stake of 51 pc in Badshah Masala
Dabur India has completed the acquisition of a 51 percent stake in Badshah Masala aiming to enter into the branded spices and seasoning market.…
Marico Acquires Vietnamese Beauty X Corporation for Rs 172 cr
India's consumer goods major with a turnover of Rs 95 billion Marico Ltd's subsidiary Marico South-East Asia Corporation (MSEA) has signed an…
HUL to Acquire 51 pc Stake in OZiva and 19.8 pc in Wellbeing Nutrition
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) announced the acquisition of a majority stake in OZiva and a 19.8 percent equity in Wellbeing Nutrition with a total…
Baozun Acquires Gap Greater China for $40 mn
Baozun Inc., an e-commerce solution provider and digital commerce enabler in China announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire Gap…
Reliance Retail Acquires Controlling Stake in Insight Cosmetics
Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL) acquired a controlling stake in Insight Cosmetics, a makeup and personal care brand, said two people aware of the…
Noon Eyes to Acquire Fashion Venture Namshi
Dubai’s Emaar Properties announced that it is selling fashion e-commerce venture Namshi to Noon, an e-commerce establishment subsidized by Dubai…
Nestle India to Acquire Pet Foods Business of Purina Petcare for Rs 124 cr
FMCG major Nestle on Thursday said it will acquire the pet foods business of Purina Petcare India for Rs 123.5 crore, providing Nestle access to the…
Will Continue to Look for Acquisition Opportunities: Tata Consumer Chairman N Chandrasekaran
Tata Consumer Products Ltd will continue to look for the right acquisition opportunities in different categories to fuel its growth, the company's…
Zomato Acquires Blinkit for Rs 4,447 cr
Online food delivery platform Zomato announced it had acquired quick-commerce platform Blinkit for Rs 4,447 crore (about $568 million) in an all-…
Adani Wilmar Acquires Rice Brand Kohinoor
Adani Wilmar Limited (AWL), one of the largest and fastest-growing packaged food FMCG companies in India offering a wide array of consumer products,…
Emami Acquires Dermicool from Reckitt for Rs 432 crore
Emami has acquired Dermicool, one of the leading brands in the prickly heat powder and cool talc segment, from Reckitt for a total consideration of…
Kering Eyewear Acquires US-Based Eyewear Brand Maui Jim
Kering Eyewear has signed an agreement to acquire Maui Jim, Inc. Their complementary distribution networks and product offerings will contribute to…
Sirona Acquires IMPOWER in an All-Cash Deal
Femtech startup Sirona has forayed into the women's safety segment with the acquisition of IMPOWER.  Sirona has acquired the women’s safety…
Lotus Herbals Acquires 25 pc Stake in New Age D2C Brand Conscious Chemist
India's leading natural beauty care company, Lotus Herbals Pvt Ltd, announced the acquisition of 25 percent stake in Conscious Chemist, the new-…
Flipkart Acquires Electronics Recommerce Platform Yaantra
Flipkart Group said it has acquired electronics re-commerce company Yaantra for an undisclosed sum.  The acquisition, said Flipkart, will…
Mensa Acquires Majority Stake in Natural Personal Care Brand Florona
Mensa Brands has acquired a majority stake in aromatherapy and natural personal care brand Florona for an undisclosed amount.  Florona is a…
IndiaMART Acquires 26.01 pc Stake in EasyEcom, Invests Rs 13.3 cr
Online marketplace IndiaMART has said that it has invested about Rs 13.3 crore via its wholly-owned subsidiary Tradezeal Online Pvt Ltd to…
[Acquisition Alert] Purplle Acquires Cosmetics Brand Faces Canada
Beauty and personal care e-commerce platform Purplle has acquired cosmetics and skincare brand, Faces Canada. Both the companies are backed by…
Azah Doubles Its Revenue Post Acquisition
Azah, which is a women’s wellness brand, has lately been acquired by Powerhouse91. The brand has doubled its revenue post-acquisition while growing…
10Club Acquires Aurion; Fortifies its Portfolio into Sports and Fitness Category
10club, which is an e-commerce aggregator, has rolled up Aurion, a sports and fitness equipment business. Founded by Harkirat Singh and Satvinder…
[Acquisition Alert] G.O.A.T Brand Labs Acquires Kids Clothing Brand Frangipani
Tiger Global and Flipkart Ventures-backed G.O.A.T Brand Labs has acquired Mumbai-based kids clothing brand Frangipani.  The company has also…
Waldencast Acquisition Joins Hands with Obagi and Milk Makeup via SPAC Deal
Obagi, which is a skincare company, and Milk Makeup, which is a vegan makeup brand, are joining hands through a special purpose acquisition company (…
TCPL Acquires Tata SmartFoodz, Marks Entry into 'Ready to Eat' Category
Tata Consumer Products Limited announced today that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 percent equity shares of Tata SmartFoodz…
Reliance Retail Takes Hold of 'amante' from MAS Brands
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has bought retail lingerie businesses under the 'amante' umbrella brand from MAS Brands, a wholly-owned…
GlobalBees Invests in Yellow Chimes and Absorbia
GlobalBees has announced two more investments as new-age brands, Yellow Chimes, a leading fashion jewellery brand and Absorbia, an innovative home…
Iconix Lifestyle India Buys India Trademark Rights for Lee Cooper
Reliance Brands Ltd announced that its joint venture (JV) company, Iconix Lifestyle India Pvt Ltd has acquired the India trademark rights for British…
Lotus Herbals Buys 32 pc Stake in Fixderma India
Homegrown beauty company, Lotus Herbals Pvt Ltd has acquired a 32 percent strategic stake in Fixderma India Pvt Ltd, which owns Fixderma and FCL…
[Acquisition Alert] CG Foods to Acquire Gallina Blanca Russia & CIS Business
CG Foods to acquire Gallina Blanca’s (GBFOODS) Russia & CIS Business. A binding agreement has been reached between CG Foods and GBfoods. …
[Acquisition Alert] Nykaa Acquires Home-Grown Skincare Brand Dot & Key
Beauty and fashion e-commerce platform Nykaa today announced the acquisition of the Indian skincare brand Dot & Key. This is the first…
Bella Vita Organic Forays Into Pet Wellness Category, Acquires Petveda
IDAM Natural Wellness, the parent company of Ayurvedic personal-care brand Bella Vita Organic, strikes its first strategic acquisition to enhance its…
Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd Acquires 52 percent Stakes in Ritu Kumar's Company
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) and pioneering designer Ritu Kumar announced a collaboration to charter a new, untried interpretation of…
The Good Glamm Group Acquires The Moms Co
Good Glamm Group - South Asia's largest content-to commerce group has acquired The Moms Co., India's leading Mom & Baby D2C brand to further…
[Acquisition Alert] LVMH acquires Officine Universelle Buly 1803
Luxury group LVMH has acquired French perfume and cosmetics company Officine Universelle Buly 1803 and is planning to expand it abroad, adding to its…
Welspun One Logistics Parks Acquires Two Land Parcels in U.P and Haryana
Welspun One Logistics Parks (WOLP) backed by Welspun group entred into North India with the acquisition of two land parcels spread across Lucknow in…
Dairy.com Acquires 100 pc Stake in Dairy Tech Startup Mr. Milkman
Dairy.com, America’s leading dairy services provider, has acquired Mr.Milkman, India's leading last-mile dairy supply chain SaaS platform. Marking…
[Acquisition Alert] Dr Oetker Acquires Kuppies to Foray into Ready-to-Eat Cakes & Desserts Segment
German packaged food brand Dr Oetker has acquired Noida-based start-up Kuppies, thereby entering into the ready-to-eat cakes and desserts segment.…
Whirlpool India Acquires Additional 38 pc Stake in Elica PB India
Consumer durables maker Whirlpool of India Ltd announced that it has inked a pact to acquire an additional 38 percent stake in Elica PB India for US…
Advent to Buy Majority Stake in Eureka Forbes for Rs 4,400 crore
US private equity major Advent International has signed an agreement to buy Indian water purifier and vacuum cleaner manufacturer Eureka Forbes, the…
Suumaya Industries Acquires Minority Stake in 1-India Family Mart
Suumaya Retail Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary of Suumaya Industries Ltd., has acquired a minority stake in the value retail chain firm Nysaa Retail…
Gap Inc. Latest Acquisition to Solve Fitting Issues with Advanced 3D Technology
San Francisco–headquartered fashion retail brand Gap Inc. has announced that it has acquired Drapr, an e-commerce start-up and online application…
[Acquisition Alert] GlobalBees by FirstCry Acquires Sustainable Home Care Brand The Better Home
New Delhi-based GlobalBees, an aggregator of digital brands, has acquired sustainable home care products company The Better Home. The firm acquired a…
[Acquisition Alert] Donear Group Acquires Mayur Brand & PV Suiting Distribution Network Globally
Leading textile and apparel maker and creator, Donear Group has announced the acquisition of Mayur Fabrics and PV Suiting Global distribution network…
Reliance Retail Acquires License to Manufacture BPL and Kelvinator Products
In the most recent development at Reliance Industries Ltd, the retail arm of the conglomerate Reliance Retail has acquired a license to manufacture…
Suumaya Industries Acquires Majority Stake of 51 pc in payAgri
Suumaya Industries Ltd. is an emerging diversified conglomerate group having recently ventured into the agri-commodity business through its 100…
[Acquisition Alert] MyGlamm Acquires BabyChakra to Foray into Baby Care Category
MyGlamm, the Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) beauty retailer, has acquired the online parenting platform BabyChakra to venture into the mother and babycare…
[Acquisition Alert] Levi Strauss to Buy Apparel Maker Beyond Yoga
Levi Strauss & Co. will be acquiring apparel maker Beyond Yoga for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, the brand aims to…
[Acquisition Alert] Cashify Buys UniShop to Empower Indian Mobile Retailers
Re-commerce marketplace Cashify has acquired UniShop, an omnichannel retail solution platform, for an undisclosed sum. The new service line will be…
V-Mart Retail to Enter South India with the Acquisition of 'Unlimited' by Arvind
V-Mart Retail Ltd. (V-Mart), the value fashion retailer, has signed definitive agreements to acquire all of the existing running stores of ‘Unlimited…
YouTube to Buy Video-Based Social Commerce App simsim
Google's YouTube has signed a definitive agreement to buy video shopping app simsim as it looks to help discover and buy products from Indian…
Marico Buys Majority Stake in Apcos Naturals to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Marico Limited has announced a strategic investment in Apcos Naturals Private Limited with an acquisition of a 60 percent equity stake for an…
PharmEasy to Buy 66.1 pc Stake in Thyrocare for Rs 4,546 cr
API Holdings Limited, the parent company of PharmEasy, has signed definitive documents to acquire a 66.1% stake in Thyrocare Technologies Ltd (…
cult.fit Expands into Connected Fitness Hardware Vertical with TREAD
cult.fit, India’s leading integrated fitness and wellness platform, has acquired TREAD, a Bengaluru-based connected fitness start-up that…
Tata Digital to Acquire Majority Stake in Online Pharmacy 1MG
Tata Digital Limited will be acquiring a majority stake in 1MG Technologies Private Ltd, a digital health company. With this acquisition, Tata Group…
BharatPe Buys PAYBACK India to Enhance Value Proposition for Merchant Partners
BharatPe, India’s leading financial services company for merchants, has acquired PAYBACK India from American Express and ICICI Investments Strategic…
Tata Digital Buys Majority Stake in BigBasket
Tata Digital Limited, a 100 percent subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited, has acquired a majority stake in Supermarket Grocery Supplies…
PharmEasy Acquires Medlife to Create India's Largest Medicine Delivery Platform
PharmEasy, the e-pharmacy startup, has acquired peer Medlife for an undisclosed amount. This agreement skyrockets PharmEasy’s position to…
Ruchi Soya to Buy Biscuits Biz from Patanjali Natural Biscuits for Rs 60 cr
Ruchi Soya Industries will acquire biscuits business from Patanjali Natural Biscuits Pvt Ltd (PNBPL) in a slump sale at Rs…
Lenskart Acquihires Delivery Startup DailyJoy; to Strengthen Operations
Lenskart, one of India’s fastest growing omnichannel eye-wear brands, has acquihired Hyderabad-based DailyJoy, which will enhance the technology and…
Nykaa Fashion Buys Pipa Bella; Strengthens Consumer Brands Portfolio
Nykaa Fashion, the multi-brand fashion e-commerce platform, has announced the acquisition of the progressive and trendy online jewellery brand Pipa…
Amazon Quietly Buys Australian-Based E-Commerce Platform Selz
Amazon has quietly acquired Selz, the Australian-based e-commerce platform. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The agreement was made…
Tata Consumer Products to Acquire Kottaram Agro Foods for Rs 155 Cr
Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) will acquire Kottaram Agro Foods (KAF), which owns the brand 'Soulfull', for Rs 155 crore. With this…
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail to Acquire 51 pc Stake in Designer Brand 'Sabyasachi'
India’s leading fashion company, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited has announced a strategic partnership with India’s largest designer…
Cure.fit Acquires US-Based Onyx; Aims to Accelerate Global Offering
With a view to bolster its digital offerings in India and abroad, Cure.fit, India’s largest health & fitness company, has acquired Onyx, a…
Purple Style Labs Buys Resort Wear Label Wendell Rodricks
Mumbai-based Luxury Fashion House, Purple Style Labs (PSL) announced the acquisition of the original resort wear label Wendell Rodricks, one of…
Reliance Retail acquires online furniture startup Urban Ladder
Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), an arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has bought an online furniture startup Urban Ladder.…
Flipkart buys AR firm Scapic to enhance user engagement
The Flipkart Group has acquired an augmented reality (AR) company Scapic for an undisclosed amount. Scapic, a cloud-based…
Titan buys wearable startup HUG Innovations
Titan, a leading Indian diversified watchmaker, has acquired HUG Innovations, the Hyderabad-based wearable, and IoT platform startup. This…
Advent International buys women's innerwear brand Enamor
Advent International, the global private equity (PE) firm, has acquired women’s innerwear brand Enamor from India Alternatives, Faering Capital and…
Tata group's Trent to buy majority stake in Booker India
Trent Ltd, the retail chain of Tata group, will be buying 51% stake in Booker India Pvt Ltd (BIPL) in a cash deal of around Rs 22 crore. This…
Pernia's Pop Up Shop acquired by premium fashion platform Purple Style Labs
Purple Style Labs (PSL), a Mumbai-headquartered premium fashion platform, has acquired Pernia’s Pop Up Shop (PPUS), a leading multi-brand e-commerce…
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance to buy majority stake in Google-backed fashion portal Fynd
Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd, will buy a…
In order to boost Prime membership plan, Amazon looks to buy Uber Eats' India business
Amazon India is in early discussions to acquire Uber Eats India, the food delivery platform by the global ride-hailing firm Uber. With this, the e-…
In order to boost its global store network, EssilorLuxottica in talks to buy Dutch glasses retailer
Eyewear giant EssilorLuxottica is in talks to acquire GrandVision, the Dutch glasses retailer, in a deal worth more than seven billion euros.…
With Finesse International acquisition, Aditya Birla Fashion to expand presence in ethnic apparel market
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) has acquired 51% stake in Finesse International Design, which runs bespoke apparel retail brand…
With 2 new acquisitions, Walmart Labs to bolster its customer service & supply chain
Walmart Labs, the technology arm of US retail giant Walmart, has acquired two Bengaluru-based start-ups, FloCare and BigTrade, for an…
With acquisition of PSR Supply Chain, Milkbasket to increase customer base
Milkbasket, the daily grocery delivery firm, has acquired a popular local e-grocery store in East Bengaluru, PSR SupplyChain. This…
Madhu Jayanti aims to be a national player in Indian packet tea biz
Madhu Jayanti International has made an acquisition of Eveready’s packet tea business and its brands, including Tez Red, Premium Gold, and Jaago, for…
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail buys ethnic retailer Jaypore
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL), a part of $44.3 billion Aditya Birla Group, has acquired online-offline retailer Jaypore…
Spencer's Retail buys Godrej group's Nature's Basket
Spencer’s Retail, RP-Sanjiv Group’s retail arm, has acquired Nature’s Basket, Godrej group’s premium food retailing venture, for around Rs 300 crore…
Online classifieds platform Quikr acquires Zefo
In order to scale up its pre-owned goods business, online classifieds platform Quikr has acquired Zefo, Sequoia-backed refurbished goods marketplace…
Reliance Retail in talks to acquire toymaker Hamleys
Reliance Retail, an arm of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), is in talks to buy a controlling stake in Hamleys, the UK-based toymaker. Presently,…
Mumbai-based Vijay Sales acquires TMC Electronics
Vijay Sales, one of India's biggest retailers of electronic goods, has acquired Hyderabad electronics retail chain TMC Electronics for an undisclosed…
Skechers acquires Future Group's 49% stake in joint venture
Skechers, the US-based footwear and lifestyle firm, has acquired Kishore Biyani-led Future Group’s 49% stake in its Indian joint venture (JV). While…
Zomato buys Lucknow-based TechEagle Innovations
In order to carve a path toward drone-based food delivery in India, Zomato, an online food ordering platform, has acquired Lucknow-based startup…
BigBasket acquires majority stake in three startup ventures
Post raising $300 million from Alibaba Online grocer BigBasket has completed the acquisition of three ventures. BigBasket has acquired 100%…