Mergers & Acquisitions
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 26, 2019 - 1 min readBharatiya Vidya Bhavan has joined hands with Oxford University Press (OUP) to introduce 'Satthwa: Human to Humane', a Value Education series for students from classes 1-5. The series has been brought out by the Research Centre of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Kochi Kendra. It has been specially designed by Oxford University Press India in order to ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 26, 2019 - 1 min readGlobalLogic will be expanding its footprint in the Asia Pacific region (APAC). The US-headquartered firm is investing in setting up offices locally. GlobalLogic is also planning to double its India workforce in the next 2-3 years. Puneet Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, GlobalLogic India, said, "Overall, the industry has neglected the APAC region till now." The company's ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 25, 2019 - 1 min readThe Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has inked a research collaboration agreement with Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI). This collaboration is aimed at addressing the problems in maternal and child healthcare sector in India using new technologies. In a bid to create models to help doctors reduce maternal and child mortality rates in ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 25, 2019 - 1 min readHong Kong-based school chain Nord Anglia Education Inc has acquired People Combine Education India Initiatives Ltd's schools under the Oakridge International brand. This deal will mark Nord Anglia's foray into the Indian education market. Nord Anglia has bought five Oakridge K-12 schools for kindergarten to grade 12 students. The five schools are located in Hyderabad, ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 25, 2019 - 1 min readHDFC Life Insurance has joined hands with online education company upGrad for introducing an 11-month post-graduate programme in life insurance. The course fee is Rs 99,000, while the students can earn Rs 1.1 lakh through on-the-job training and internships. Under this programme, a two-month online course, two-month on-the-job training and a seven-month internship with HDFC Life ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 25, 2019 - 1 min readAnnouncing National Science Day celebrations, Nehru Science Centre has joined hands with National Geographic to host a weeklong extravaganza dedicated to space exploration based documentary. As part of the association, Nehru Science Centre will host ‘National Geographic Film Festival’, featuring some exciting and path-breaking films from National Geographic. All the films have been hand-picked from ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 25, 2019 - 1 min readSingapore Airlines is eyeing to increase its capacity for India. The airlines will soon double its flight services from Bangalore by launching 10 weekly flights. Singapore Airlines has already increased the capacity from Delhi by 10%. It will also enhance the capacity from Mumbai, which has been the top 20 route for the airline. David ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 22, 2019 - 1 min readGlobal biopharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has collaborated with IT industry body Nasscom’s IoT Centre of Excellence for setting up an accelerator programme to support Indian start-ups develop new innovative solutions to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) care in the country. As part of this collaboration, AstraZeneca and Nasscom will be incubating start-ups to bring innovative and frugal solutions ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 22, 2019 - 1 min readBenelli, the Italian motorcycle brand, will soon expand its dealership presence across India. The brand is planning to add 40 new showrooms across the country by the end of this year. Currently, Benelli has 12 showrooms in India. It eyes to set up 10 more within the month of April 2019. Vikas Jhabakh, Managing Director of ...
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Opportunity India Desk Feb 22, 2019 - 1 min readWipro Group will be expanding its presence in Saudi Arabia through tie-ups with local companies. Wipro Technologies has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Communication and IT of Saudi Arabia. Anand Padmanabhan, President (strategic sales and geographies), Wipro, said, "We have been working in that market for over 15 years. They ...