acquisition

Byju’s, India’s biggest online-education startup, has signed an agreement to acquire Aakash Educational Services Ltd., a brick & mortar test prep leader, for $1 billion. This agreement would be one of the largest edtech acquisitions in the world and should close in the next two or three months. Also, this would be one of the ...

upGrad, India’s largest online higher edtech has acquired Rekrut India, the recruitment and staffing solutions company. This 100% acquisition marks an unprecedented M&A in India, where an edtech company has acquired a recruitment firm. The Mumbai-based Rekrut India provides solutions to build organisations' human capital through their deep sectoral expertise, an extensive network of 100+ recruiting experts, and ...

India’s leading natural beauty care company, Lotus Herbals Pvt Ltd, announces a 100% acquisition of Vedicare Ayurveda Pvt. Ltd, owner of the SoulTree brand. With the acquisition of SoulTree Lotus enters the premium Ayurvedic wellness & beauty space. SoulTree was the 1st brand in India to be formally certified, annually, by European Certification Agencies. Lotus ...

Aakash Educational Services Ltd (AESL), an entrance test preparation services provider, has acquired edtech company Applect Learning Systems. Aakash Educational has signed a definitive deal with Info Edge (India) Ltd and other selling shareholders to buy Applect. The edtech firm provides learning programmes under the brand name 'Meritnation', which caters to students of class ...

Chennai-based Shield Healthcare has acquired Brio Bliss Life Science and a Bengaluru-based Nutri Synapzz Therapeutics for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, the pharmaceutical firm eyes to boost its presence in gynaecology and paediatrics. While Brio Bliss Life Science focuses on developmental paediatrics segment, Nutri Synapzz is catering to IVF specialities. Post acquisitions of the ...