Crunching Food Court Numbers
From the article in Businessworld: The young and the restless view it as a “cool” place to hang out. Poovili Manan, a commerce graduate from Chennai, says it “allows us…
Food TV Channels: How will they fare?
From the Businessworld article: The first to launch was Zee Khana Khazana about six weeks ago on the company’s DTH platform Dish TV. In a launch interview, business head of…
AZB & Partners, Ernst & Young Top the League Tables for 2010
Corporate law firm AZB & Partners has topped the Venture Intelligence India League Tables for 2010 as the Most Active Legal Advisor for both Private Equity and M&A deals. AZB…
The Rush for Group Buying
Group buying, local search engines and education are the new mantras of success on the Web, says a Businessworld article. Group buying sites offer deals at heavy discounts, getting mass…
The dotcom survivors
From the Businessworld article: Another dotcom entrepreneur who decided to stick it out is Dinesh Agarwal, founder of Indiamart.com, a venture started in 1996. Though the firm posted revenues of…
The Next Generation of Indian Real Estate
Businessworld has a feature on the generational changes among business families in the Indian Real Estate business. Arun Natarajan is the Founder & CEO of Venture Intelligence, the leading provider…
Speaker Lineup for APEX ’11 PE/VC Summit & Awards
We are delighted to announce a stellar list of speakers for APEX ’11, the annual conclave of the Indian Private Equity / Venture Capital industry, scheduled for February 9-10 at…
PE investments in 2010 almost double to $7.9-B
Highlights from the Venture Intelligence Indian 2010 Annual Private Equity Roundup Report Private Equity firms invested $7,974 million over 325 deals in India during the 12 months ending December 2010,…
Interview with Raja Kumar of Ascent Capital
Raja Kumar, Founder & CEO of Ascent Capital The growth capital focused PE firm Ascent Capital, recently invested Rs.150 crore in Hyderabad-based IVRCL Assets & Holdings. Earlier in 2010, Ascent…
Deal Alert: NYLIM-JB Fund invests Rs.150-Cr in EPC firm PNC Infratech
Edited extracts from the Press Release:Agra-based EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) and infrastructure development company PNC Infratech Limited (PNC) has received Rs.150 crores as an equity investment from NYLIM Jacob…