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Videocon Industries Limited has raised $51.02Mn through a GDR issue. The GDR represents 15,750,000 equity share at a price of $3.2395 per GDR equivalent to R174 per equity share.

Canada based property and casualty insurer - Fairfax Financial Holdings is acquiring Thomas Cook Group Plc's 77% stake in its India operations for about $150Mn through it's unit, Fairbridge Capital.

Koutons Retail India Limited plans to raise $200Mn through preferential allotment to promoters and others by private placement, QIP, ADR, GDR, or FCCBs.

Cox & Kings Limited is planning to raise $140Mn from institutional investors. The fund raised will be used for its subsidiary Prometheon Holdings (UK).

Speciality Restaurant Limited has raised R26.41Cr from anchor investors. It has allotted around 17.6 lacs shares to anchor investor at a price of R150 per share.

Sri Lanka based Expolanka Holdings PLC has acquired controlling stake in destination management firm Akquasun Holidays India (Pvt) Ltd for R5Cr.

UK based OCS Systems has acquired Mumbai based facility management services firm - Radiant Hospitality for R30-35Cr. This deal comes a month after OCS acquired 51% stake in Absotherm Facility Management Services for $24.5Mn. These acquisitions are a part of OCS Systems strategy to acquire atleast ...

Arisaig Partners has acquired additional 2.11% in Pantaloon Retail India Limited through open market transaction.

A profitable B2C+B2B travel & tourism company is looking for equity participation to take the business online and target global market. They have plans to expand globally through holiday planning and B2B servicing portal to facilitate small and medium sized travel agents in 2/3 tier cities worldwide.