Venture capital (VC) firm Sequoia Capital India has invested another $8 million (Rs.35.5 crore) in Prizm Payment Services Pvt. Ltd, an electronic payment service provider. Sequoia has now invested about $15 million in the company, with a $7 million funding in the first round in 2008, reported Livemint Friday.
Loney Antony, managing director, Prizm Payments, noted

Deal Curry Monday reported that the International Monetary Fund (IFC) is looking to acquire 20 per cent stake in a Tata Capital sponsored new NBFC, which will focus on providing financing and advisory services to Indian SMEs. The initial capitalization of this Mumbai-based NBFC may be up to $20 million.
The NBFC will offer debt financing

Livemint Thursday reported that Unilever Plc, the world’s second largest consumer goods company, is setting up a venture capital (VC) fund to invest in India.
Unilever said in a statement that having established the Unilever Corporate Ventures model in the developed world with investments in venture capital and private equity, the company is now leveraging the

Welspun Corp Limited (WCL), a leading global pipe manufacturer, and certain of its affiliates, Wednesday announced that it has agreed to a transaction by which funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC – one of the world’s leading private equity firms – will invest in the Welspun Group. The transaction is expected to close on

Samena Special Situations Fund, the fund managed by Samena Capital has bought additional 1.1% stake in Dynamatic Technologies Ltd for Rs.9.3 Cr through bulk deal. It bought 60000 shares at Rs.1549 per share through bulk deal on BSE and NSE together.
This will increase Samena Capital’s stake in the company from its current holding of 7.2%

Orb Energy Pte Ltd. (Orb), one of India’s leading providers of solar energy systems, and Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture firm addressing poverty in South Asia and East Africa, Tuesday announced a partnership to address energy needs for millions of Indians without reliable electricity.
Acumen Fund is making a significant equity investment to help Orb

International Finance Corp. (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is investing $4 million in India’s Sapphire Industrial Infrastructures Private Limited to implement the country’s first large-scale grid-connected thin-film solar plant, which will help bolster clean energy locally and provide additional electricity to about 11,000 people.
IFC’s investment in Sapphire Industrial Infrastructures, subsidiary of Moser

German car maker Volkswagen is planning to invest approximately Rs 120 Crore in India for the establishment of a non-banking financial arm, reported PTI. The car maker’s Volkswagen Finance Private Ltd has already received license from the Reserve Bank of India that allows it to commence operations of its Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC).
In a statement,

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is to acquire Benchmark Asset Management Company, an asset management company in India. The transaction is expected to close later in the year, subject to regulatory approvals. The terms of the transaction were however not disclosed.
Benchmark Asset Management Company was founded in 2001 and is the number one Exchange Traded Funds

Indian firm A&A Dukaan Financial Services Pvt Ltd has raised $6 million in its second round of funding from Venture Capital firm Walden International. A&A Dukaan runs a loan advisory and processing portal BankBazaar.com. The funds raised are to be used to improve product availability, as A&A Dukaan plans tie-ups with more banks, as well