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Facebook co-founder backs first Indian startup

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin is participating in a $40 million investment in Mswipe Technologies, his first foray into the India startup market. Saverin’s B Capital Group and DSG Consumer Partners are leading the funding round, which also includes Ratan Tata’s UC-RNT Fund, Matrix Partners India and Falcon Edge Capital. Saverin will join the company’s board and work with ...

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Chinese billionaire plans IPO of $12bn property arm

Bloomberg Chinese billionaire He Xiangjian, who founded the world’s largest appliance maker Midea Group Co., is planning an initial public offering of his real estate business, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Guangdong Midea Property Co. has been speaking with investment banks about a potential Hong Kong share sale that could take place in 2018, the people said. ...

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Ex-billionaire Vijay Mallya lives on $6,700 a week after court order

Bloomberg Vijay Mallya is becoming something of a fixture in London courts. As the tycoon fights his extradition back to India on fraud charges, another set of lawyers is trying to overturn a $1.5 billion worldwide freezing order against him across town. In the meantime, Mallya has to get by on 5,000 pounds a week, according to court documents. A ...

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