Indian PE veterans look back and ahead
The Mint traces the history of the Indian PE/VC space via interviews with three industry veterans – Nitin Deshmukh of Kotak PE, PR Srinivasan of CVC International (both of whom…
Will global markets hit fresh lows in 2009?
Ruchir Sharma says the likelihood of this scenario has increased in an article for the Economic Times. Scenario3: The deleveraging process continues unabated resulting in fresh new lows for global…
Boutique I-Banks tightening their belts
The Mint has an article on how Boutique investment banks are bracing for the slowdown. “Last year, a lot of investment bankers came up, few will be active in 2009,…
The Loot seeks to capitalize on slowdown
Outlook Business has a profile of the discount clothing retailer The Loot. How does a retail chain that offers massive discounts make profits? “We make money on buying, not on…
Prospects for Solar Energy Brighten
Outlook Business has a mult-part article on the prospects for solar energy in India in light on of the new policy measures. Two policy measures in the last month, the…
“The strange case of Asarco”
TheDeal.com has an article on how the two bidders for the bankrupt copper mining firm – India’s Sterlite and Mexico’s Grupo Mexico – are pushing for a lower price. Listen…
Master class on Valuation, Valuation Guidelines & Reporting Guidelines
ADVERTISEMENT Indian Venture Capital Association in partnership with European Venture Capital Association is conducting a 2-day Private Equity Management Training Program Master class on Valuation, Valuation Guidelines & Reporting GuidelinesFebruary…
Why VCs are more bullish on product cos. now
As part of its cover story on software products, Businessworld had organized a roundtable discussion featuring, among others, Subash Menon, CEO of Subex Systems and Sudhir Sethi, chairman and managing…
“Are Indian markets cheap?”
The Indian market is trading cheap, but not yet at distressed levels, says Akash Prakash in an article for Business Standard. Investors are uncomfortable using earnings-based valuation tools as there…
More trouble in store for the “Ponzi Economy”
Peter Schiff, about whom I have written about before, has now been profiled in Fortune, in which he continues to forecast more doom and gloom for the US. “We have…