End of Mall Mania?
Deepak Shenoy has an interesting post on the “Bad news and then more bad news” for mall developers and their tenants: Remember how the funda worked: * “Premium” apartments come…
Deal Alert: Eastgate Capital Group invests Rs 100 crore in Avendus
From Press Release Avendus Capital Pvt Ltd, India‘s leading financial services company, today announced, that it has raised Rs 100 crore in equity from private equity firm Eastgate Capital Group.…
“IT-BPOs vs. pure plays”
Business Today has an article based on a round table discussion featuring Pramod Bhasin, President & CEO, Genpact; Ananda Mukerji, MD& CEO, Firstsource; Raman Roy, MD, Quatrro BPO Solutions; Akhil…
Are the Best Years of Outsourcing Behind Us? Find out at IB Connect ’08
Spooked by the appreciating rupee, stock markets punished IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies in 2007 – even while stocks in other sectors were booming. Private Equity and…
Real Estate PE firms turning builders
Economic Times has an article on how Real Estate funds are building expertise to execute projects inhouse. For the funds, the idea is to have better control over their development…
Profile of National Entrepreneurship Network
Business Today has article on the pioneering efforts of NEN, which has been promoted by NRI entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani, to promote entrepreneurship in India. NEN began with six colleges (winners…
Buyouts: Increasingly in fashion
Business Today has an article on how PE firms in India are becoming warmer towards doing buyout deals. There are those that are happy to take a minority stake in…
Profile of pharma-focused dealmaker Mehta Partners
Businessworld has a profile of New York-headquartered Mehta Partners, which served as the “strategic business advisor” to Daiichi on its acquisition of Ranbaxy. Tarun Shah) represents Mehta Partners, a Wall…
Deal Alert: Pharma firm Themis Labs raises Rs. 90-Cr from NYLIM India
From Press Release: Themis Laboratories Private Limited (Themis Laboratories), India’s leading pharmaceutical company specializing in developing and manufacturing of pharmaceutical formulations using novel drug delivery systems (“NDDS”), today announced that…
2i Capital announces first close of its “Indian Enterprise Fund”
From Press Release The 2i Capital Group announces the First Closing of its “Indian Enterprise Fund” at USD 60 million. The Fund is targeting to raise USD 200 million. Vivek…