International hotel chains target mid-market
Extract from Business Today article A range of leading global hotel chains have planned massive investments in India’s midmarket segment – or hotels with a room tariff of around $100…
“Thought for Food”
Business Today has an article on the aggressive expansion by MNC food services firms like Sodexho and Compass Group in India’s food contract and support services sector. Venture Intelligence is…
“A Stake In Everyman’s Dreams”
Business Today has a profile of Ventureast’s Micro Equity Fund which invests in a variety of small businesses that don’t get looked at by traditional VC investors. The fund has…
“The good and the bad of IT firms listing in the US”
Extracts from article by Sudheer Kuppam of Intel Capital in The Mint Investor frenzy around the anticipated future listing of other Internet category leaders, such as Groupon (deal-of-the-day site) and…
Profile of electronic security products firm Zicom
Economic Times has a profile of the entrepreneurial journey of the founders of listed electronic security technology firm Zicom Security Systems
Group Buying in Real Estate
Extract from The Economic Times article Group buying is typically a good strategy, be it for travel deals or buying consumer durables, as it can help you get discounts ranging…
Interview with KKR ‘s Sanjay Nayyar on mezz funding
Extracts from the Economic Times interview As firms like Everstone and Goldman Sachs, or Apollo and ICICI get more active, we will see the growth of a mezzanine market. We…
Deal Alert: Multiples invests in drilling equipment firm Sara Sae
Edited excerpts from the Press Release Multiples Private Equity has made an investment in Sara Sae Pvt. Ltd. (earlier know as NOV Sara), a Dehradun-based manufacturer of drilling equipment. The…
Deal Alert: Nexus Ventures leads $12-M 2nd round funding for Druva Software
Edited extracts from the Press Release: Enterprise laptop backup and retrieval software firm Druva has received $12 million in a Series B round of funding led by Nexus Venture Partners…