The Broker Who Called the US Crisis Right
I like to view and read people who have strong opinions and are, more often than not, right. It therefore found it quite interesting to view a YouTube Video of…
Podcast on the Wall Street Bail Out
An interesting podcast titled “Bailing Out Wall Street” here based on a panel discussion organized by the Commonwealth Club. I especially liked the comments of Prof. Jonathan Berk from the…
Denominator Effect Triggers Boom in Secondary Deals
Fortune has an article on the boom in secondary deals. The problem is straightforward. Portfolio managers have strict guidelines for asset allocation (Harvard’s endowment, for instance, is offloading $1.5 billion…
VC Workshop at PanIIT Conference
The PanIIT Association and the Indian Venture Capital Association (IVCA) are organizing a conclave for partners of VC/PE firms titled “Building the human side of a VC/PE firm – The…
Foundation Course in Private Equity & Venture Capital
ADVERTISEMENT Indian Venture Capital Association in partnership with European Venture Capital Association is conducting aFoundation Course in Private Equity & Venture Capital December 1-3, ‘08; Delhi • Develop your professional…
“Indian Recovery to be Faster”
In his “Cautiously Optimistic” post, Arun Uday of HSBC PE points out why “India is far better positioned to be first off the blocks on the path to recovery”. If…
BRIC Entrepreneurs Debate Impact of Financial Tsunami
Knowledge@Wharton has an interesting discussion (available also in audio) featuring entrepreneurs from BRIC countries – Shiv Khemka of the India- and Russia-based SUN Group; Silas Chou of HK-based Novel Holdings…
Valuing Dotcoms in Today’s Environment
Alok Mittal has triggered a discussion on VentureWoods on valuing Internet start-ups in the current environment when the enterprise value of a leading listed player like Rediff.com is just $24…
“Infrastructure investments will lead recovery”
Pankaj Dhandharia, Partner,Transaction Advisory Services, E&Y writes in The Economic Times how pent up infrastructure demand and attractive valuations will lead a slow-but-steady pick-up in PE investments. With significant investment…
“Climate for PE investments more attractive”
Sandeep Singhal of Nexus India Capital, which has recently closed its second fund, writes in the Economic Times how VC investors are now facing far less competition. Short-term earning hits…