“Are VCs from Saturn and CEOs from Neptune?”
The US National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Dow Jones VentureOne has published “A Seat at the Table,” the first ever study of venture-backed company boards. The survey comprises answers…
Will the KKR fund listing prompt other PE firms to go public?
Various international publications – including the UK’s Telegraph and IHT – have articles on how Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s (KKR) recent listing of its unit is making other PE firms consider…
India’s fastest growing listed companies
Business Today has a profile of some of the fastest growing publicly listed companies in the country. The article includes a downloadable list of the companies. Not surprisingly, several of…
Genpact after the buyout
Business Today has a cover story on Genpact, the former BPO subsidiary of GE. HEAD OFFICE: Gurgaon, IndiaCEO: Pramod BhasinREVENUE: $493 mn (Rs 2,218.5 crore) in 2005EMPLOYEES: 20,000OPERATIONS: Global delivery…
4-D movies arrive in India
Businessworld has an article on the “4-D” movie theatre at MCorpGlobal’s Spice World mall in Noida. So, what in the world is this fourth dimension to watching a movie? What…
“Buy-ins more likely than buyouts in India”
“Management buy-ins rather than buyouts are more viable in India. (In a buy-in, a private equity investor typically brings in a new set of managers. In a buyout, the investor…
Biocon’s game plan
Businessworld has an article on the plans of Biocon, India’s best known biotech company. In simple terms, Biocon’s game plan is this: look for interesting products to develop from all…
Reliance’s SEZ plans
Businessworld has an article on Reliance Industries’ plans to build four cities modelled on the special economic zones in China. Mukesh Ambani is betting big. The investment in this project…
Forbes profile of Warburg Pincus
Forbes has a feature on Warburg Pincus with a focus on how it has been avoiding “club deals” (in which various leading PE firms band together to do buyouts). Arun…
Mobile entertainment takes off
Businessworld has a cover story on the boom in the mobile data services sector and its beneficiaries. The Opportunities As these three main protagonists — media, mobile and aggregators —…