MEETINGS! – By Sanjay Anandaram
Many years ago when I was young, not-yet-senior-enough-to-attend meetings and gainfully employed, meetings were, in my then innocent mind, attended by senior company executives who discussed serious and grave matters…
Backgrounder on Emami-Zandu takeover battle
Businessworld has a backgrounder on the ongoing Emami-Zandu takeover battle. The events surrounding this takeover are the stuff of intrigue and drama: family quarrels, accusations of abysmally poor management and…
Another great sub-prime video
An anonymous Private Equity Professional has done an amazing job of re-doing the subtitles of a TV mini-series on the final days of Adolf Hitler. In the videos (the latest…
Impact of Proposed Amendments to Venture Capital Regulations
By Rajesh Begur, Partner, A.R.A. Law The contribution of private equity and venture capital funds to the Indian economy in the last few years has been phenomenal. In the last…
European PE fund seeks to invest in Renewable Energy Sector
ADVERTISEMENT A European PE fund doing global deals wishes to invest in Indian unlisted Hydro, Wind, Solar and Bio-mass Companies. Companies / IPPs having running projects or projects under execution…
The Booming Business of Education
Business Today has a detailed article on the rising interest of entrepreneurs and investors in the education sector. The next wave of great entrepreneurial activity in India is going to…
“Managing the Board Meeting”
Matt McCall, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Venture Partners, has a funny post on how entrepreneurs can manage their company’s board of directors. 1. Meet by phone whenever…
IDG Ventures’ Sudhir Sethi on the Indian VC Space
Ernst & Young’s Global Venture Capital Insights and Trends Report 2008 has an interview with Sudhir Sethi, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of IDG Ventures India. An extract: Ernst &…
Entrepreneur Interview: Educational Initiatives’ Sridhar Rajagopalan
Educational Initiatives’ Co-founder & Managing Director Sridhar Rajagopalan became an entrepreneur in school education after acquiring a B.Tech from IIT Chennai and a PGDM from IIM-Ahmedabad followed by a three-year…
Limited Partner Interview: PCG International’s Steven Cowan
Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Steven Cowan, Managing Director, PCG International (PCGI), an affiliate of US-based Pacific Corporate Group, that invests in emerging markets private equity funds. Prior to PCGI,…