Month: November 2007

In an article appearing in AltAssets, James Kelly of US-based law firm Nixon Peabody LLP, talks about the increasing “hybrid” strategies adopted by hedge funds and how PE firms need…

Bloomberg columnist William Pesek has an interesting theory on the correlation between tallest-building projects and financial crises. It happened in Kuala Lumpur in 1997, Chicago in 1974, New York in…

The following companies are seeking capital for starting-up / expanding their operations:07-11-21-1: Hyderabad based company seeks

Business Today has an off-beat article on the business of exporting carrom boards. This unmatched frenzy at Meerut, a sports goods manufacturing hub of India, is triggered by the preparations…

Business Today has published its latest annual listing of “hip and happening” companies. This year’s list includes a VC firm – APIDC-Ventureast. Other cool companies include two Canaan Partners back…

Business Today has an article on how Hollywood studios are now aggressively tapping into the regional language market in India. Thus far, Hollywood studios have had only a peripheral presence…

Businessworld has an article on private participation in Indian port development. Ever since India struck its first privatisation deal in 1996 when Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal was awarded to…

With Clearstone Ventures and SIDBI Ventures investing into BillDesk and the Battery Ventures and Greylock combine backing TechProcess (the new avatar of ICICI Venture backed BillJunction), online bill aggregation companies…

Businessworld has an article on a SMS-based service for farmers. UK-based financial information and news provider Reuters Plc and Mumbai-based Multi Commodities Exchange of India (MCX), who are already empowering…

McKinsey Quarterly has an article comparing shopping for apparel across India, China and Brazil. Indians devote roughly the same share of their income to apparel as do Chinese and Brazilians.…