Bajaj FinServ’s bet on consumer finance
Business Standard has an article on the topic. Where Bajaj Finance hopes to make the real difference is in service: It wants to disburse loans faster than its peers, allow…
Gujarati snack maker who cocks a snook at Pepsi
The Economic Times has a profile of Gujarat-based snack maker Balaji Wafers which controls 70-90% of the state’s Rs.600 crore market for wafers and namkeen leaving Pepsi-Frito Lays and North…
Forbes India profile of security services company Topsgrup
Extract from the profile “We want to become the Shah Rukh Khan and Narayana Murthy of the security industry — humble, accessible and down to earth. And our aim is…
Debt-and-equity structure to encourage angel investments
Entrepreneur turned angel-cum-venture investor Alok Mittal has proposed a new funding structure that will help catalyze more angel investments. The framework aims to ensure that the angel investor receives an…
Forbes India profile of Opto Circuits
Forbes India has a profile of Opto Circuits, probably the only pure play listed medical devices company in the country. The company’s stock incidentally has appreciated 10 times since January…
Will Metahelix Bt Cotton plan succeed?
Forbes India has an article on how the VC-backed agri-biotech company is taking on the big daddy of the Bt Cotton space (Monsanto). Sometimes in the midst of all these…
HomeShop18’s deal with Korean firm
TV18 Group’s television and online retailing venture HomeShop18 recently sold a 15% stake to GS Home Shopping, a Korean retailer. In this context, Businessworld has an interview with Tae Soo…
“Capvent keen to seed mid-market PE teams in India”
Varun Sood of Capvent At a time when the fund-raising environment for Private Equity and Venture Capital funds is difficult across the world even for established groups, Europe- and India-headquartered…
Deal Alert: HSBC PE, existing investors invest Rs.70-Cr in FINO
Edited extracts from the Press Release: HSBC Private Equity and existing shareholders Intel Capital and IFC have invested Rs. 70 crores into Financial Information Network and Operations (FINO), a company…
Securitization Enters Microfinance
Nachiket Mor of ICICI Foundation has triggered an interesting discussion via a blog post (on Ajay Shah’s blog) on the importance of securitization for microfinance companies. Over the years, the…