Indian Private Equity at the Crossroads: A LP View
Anubha Shrivastava, Managing Director (Asia), CDC – one of the oldest investors in Indian PE/VC Funds – highlights the problems facing the industry in a Business Standard article . The…
Deal Alert: Everstone Capital and Helion Venture Partners invest in Bangalore based salon chain R& R Salons (“YLG”)
From the Press Release: Bangalore-based salon chain R&R Salons Private Limited (“YLG”) today concluded its second round of private equity funding. This round saw participation from Everstone Capital and its…
Profile of Hatsun Agro Founder
The Hindu has a profile of R.G. Chandramogan, founder of Chennai-based Hatsun Agro Products, best known for it Arun Icecream (launched in the 1970s) and Arokya Milk (1980s) brands. While…
Deal Alert: TaxiForSure raises venture capital from Accel, Helion
From the Press Release: Serendipity Infolabs Pvt. Ltd., which runs the online taxi booking site TaxiForSure.com, has raised venture capital funding from Accel Partners, Helion Venture Partners and Blume Ventures.…
Deal Alert: Lok Capital and Acumen invest Rs. 7 Crore in Hippocampus Learning Centres
From the Press Release: LokCapital, one of the largest dedicated funds in India for businesses focused onserving the lower income and base of the pyramid (BOP) customer segments and Acumen…
The promise of “in app” advertising
Businessworld has an article explaining how and why there’s an ad for SBI in the free version of Angry Birds that you download on your tablet/mobile. In a country obsessed…
Deal Alert: Acumen Fund invests Rs.9-Cr in agri services firm Basix Krishi
Acumen Fund, a pioneering nonprofit global venture firm addressing poverty in South Asia and across Africa, today announced an equity investment of INR 9 crores (~$2M) in BASIX Krishi Samruddhi…
The Economic Version of the Ant and Grasshopper
Arjun Parthasarathy has this interesting take on this ancient fable (ironically by Greek author Aesop) via blog post at InvestorsAreIdiots.com The European nations who have been playing while the world…
Rahul Bhasin on GAAR
The proposed General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) in the Indian budget are a short-sighted move that will impact foreign capital flows – including private equity – into the country, says Rahul…
Deal Alert: RVCF acquires 11% in cardiac care hospital Frontier Lifeline
From the Press Release: Jaipur-based Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) has acquired 11% equity stake in Chennai based cardiac care hospital Frontier Lifeline Private Limited for an undisclosed amount. RVCF…