Today’s M & A News Round up

* ArthVeda to launch new funds for construction, agriculture.

* DLF’s commercial mortgage-backed securities issue delayed, may launch in February.

* Raymond Group’s personal care arm J.K. Helene Curtis to raise $30M PE funding. 

* Aster DM Healthcare Plans To Go Public.

* Southern Petroleum Industries To Exit Tissue Culture Business.

* PE-backed Aster DM Healthcare mulls IPO in a year.

* Blackstone-backed Financial Technologies hit by class action suit related to NSEL fraud.

* RBI introduces incremental provisioning for bank loans to firms with unhedged foreign currency exposures.

* World Bank estimates India’s GDP to grow 6.2% in FY15, 7.1% in FY17.

* Workforce apps startup FieldEZ raises Series A funding from IDG Ventures and IvyCap Ventures.

* Air Water completes acquisition of Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases for $17.3M.

* Superior Foods to buy sugar unit from Sir Shadi Lal Enterprises.

* Bharti Airtel, Vodafone apply to bid in spectrum auction.