Torrent Pharmaceuticals to acquire dermatology company Curatio Healthcare for Rs 20bn

Torrent Pharmaceuticals to acquire dermatology company Curatio Healthcare for Rs 20bn

Indian pharma company Torrent Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire cosmetic dermatology company Curatio Healthcare (I) Private Limited for INR 2,000 crores, in a move to strengthen its presence in the dermatology segment. The consideration consists of INR 115 crores of cash and cash equivalents in the acquired business, which gives an enterprise value of INR […]

Self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks to go public via $4.5bn SPAC deal

Self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks to go public via $4.5bn SPAC deal

US-based self-driving truck startup Embark Trucks will merge with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Northern Genesis Acquisition Corp. II in order to become a publicly listed company. The deal values the enlarged Embark Trucks at approximately $4.55 billion. Post-merger, the self-driving truck startup will have a market capitalization of around $5.16 billion. The autonomous vehicle […]

Instacart bags $265m in new funding for online grocery delivery service

Instacart bags $265m in new funding for online grocery delivery service

Online grocery delivery company Instacart has raised $265 million in a new financing round to more than double its valuation to $39 billion. The new funding round was led Andreessen Horowitz, D1 Capital Partners, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research, and T. Rowe Price Associates, and other existing investors. Instacart’s prior funding round came in […]