The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Mirae Group entities’ acquisition of a minority stake in
Technologies, an on-demand logistics services provider.
The Mirae Group entities, engaged in venture investments, are under the direct or indirect control of Mirae Asset Financial Group, a global financial group headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
An order by CCI states, “The proposed combination involves an acquisition of a minority stake in Shadowfax Technologies Private Limited (target) by Mirae Asset Late Stage Opportunities Fund (Mirae IV) (share
acquisition); and contemporaneously with the completion of the share acquisition, an acquisition of a right to appoint a director on the board of target, collectively by Mirae Asset Naver New Growth Fund I (Mirae I), Mirae Asset– GS Retail New Growth Fund I (Mirae II), Mirae Asset– Naver Asia Growth Investment Pte. Ltd (Mirae III) and Mirae IV.”
Transactions exceeding a specified threshold requires approval from the regulatory authority, which monitors unfair business practices and promotes fair competition in the marketplace.
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Founded in 2015 by Abhishek Bansal and Vaibhav Khandelwal, Shadowfax Technologies provides logistics and third party (3P) logistics services in India.
The startupwas last valued at $632 million in April last year, according to data and research platform
.
Shadowfax, which is backed by prominent investors such as e-commerce fulfillment and reverse logistics services.
, Mirae Asset, IFC, and Eight Roads Ventures, collaborates with various sectors including e-commerce, grocery, medicine, and food delivery to provide multi-city
With partnerships with over 1.3 lakh delivery associates, the logisctics provider operates in over 10,000 PIN codes. Originally established as a hyperlocal logistics delivery provider, the company has broadened its scope by incorporating fulfillment centres to cater to direct-to-consumer brands and small-scale merchants.
Edited by Swetha Kannan