Investing Lessons from Indiana Jones
In his latest blog post, “Super LP” Chris Douvos extracts lessons for investors from Indiana Jones quest for the Holy Grail (in the movie, The Last Crusade). This challenge is…
Deal announcement: Allsec acquires Retreat Capital Management
Technology Holdings’ client, Allsec Technologies, has completed the acquisition of Retreat Capital Management, a full service mortgage BPO company headquartered in Irvine. Technology Holdings was the exclusive advisor on the…
Does the Headstong deal herald more IT-BPO consolidation?
In the context of the recent acquisition of Capital Markets focused IT Services firm Headstrong by BPO giant Genpact, former Infy sales head Basab Pradhan, has an interesting post suggesting…
Press Release: CCCL CEO R Sarbeswar to deliver Entrepreneurship lecture at IIT-Madras
Interactive lecture to feature as part of research firm Venture Intelligence’s “Entrevista” series Venture Intelligence, India’s leading research service focused on Private Equity/Venture Capital and M&A deal activity, has partnered…
PE investments vault to $3.3-B in Q1’ 11
Amount invested more than doubles over previous quarter; Median Deal Size jumps to $14.5-M Private Equity firms invested about $3,296 million across 83 deals in India during the quarter ended…
Rajasthan Ventures Invests Rs.15-Cr in PR Packagings
Edited extracts from the press release: Jaipur-based venture capital firm Rajasthan Ventures (RVCF), through its Rs 150 crores SME Tech Fund, has invested Rs 15 crores in the second round…
Deal Alert: StanChart PE invests Rs.110-Cr in Basmati Rice firm Bush Foods
From the Press Release: Standard Chartered Private Equity (“SCPE”) has invested Rs 1,100 Million (approximately US $ 25 Million) in Bush Foods Overseas Private Limited (“BFL”), one of India’s leading…
New Fund Alert: Bessemer Ventures to invest 25% of new $1.6 B fund in India
From the Press Release: Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), a global investment firm, has announced the closing of Bessemer Venture Partners VIII. BVP VIII is a $1.6 billion venture capital fund…
Profile of wireless home theater system firm Snap
Business Today recently published a profile of Snap Networks, a Bangalore-based maker of an innovative wireless home theater audio system , which is is seeking to raise $3-5 million in…
When Venture Capital meets Agriculture
Economic Times recently published an article on the various types of agri-businesses are increasingly attracting VC attention. In an accompanying piece, Sandeep Singhal and Manoj Gupta of Nexus Ventures, provided…