IIM-A announces Business Plan Showcase
IIMA is organizing a Business Plan Showcase as part of its Finance Conclave 2010. Entrepreneurs from following sectors are invited to submit their entries: Clean Tech & Renewable Energy Telecommunications…
The Mint’s profile of MapmyIndia
The Mint has a profile of VC-backed MapmyIndia. The company today has 500 enterprise customers including Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Godrej Consumer Products Ltd, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Bharti Airtel…
“China is no friend of India’s”
In an article for Businessworld, Omkar Goswami provides one of the stronger opinions – by a business/economics person – on China-India relations. Let’s have no doubt about a few things.…
Audacity: China’s winning edge
Arvind Singhal of Technopak has an article in the Business Standard comparing India and China. Both got their independence around the same time, had similar scale of economies and challenges,…
Deal Alert: TVS Capital invests Rs.65-Cr in retail firm Landmark
Edited Extracts from Press Release: TVS Capital, via its TVS Shriram Growth Fund I, is taking a significant minority equity stake with an investment of Rs.65 crores in Landmark Limited,…
Will Indian IT Services cos. be acquirors or targets?
In the wake of IT Product companies like Xerox and Dell buying their way into the IT Services world through multi-billion dollar deals, Reuters – quoting industry analysts – has…
The ‘Beating Street Estimates’ game
The Associated Press (via NY Times) has an article explaining how so many US companies regularly manage “to beat analysts’ estimates”: Corporate America has a habit of low-balling the earnings…
Have women on your board? Here’s the cash…
From The New York Times: Naissance Capital, based in Zurich, will start the Women’s Leadership Fund in January, which will invest in companies whose boards include women. It also plans…
“It’s all coming together for Reva”
The New York Times has an article on electric car maker Reva. Last month, the company won an important stamp of approval when General Motors said it would use Reva’s…
Deal Alert: A2Z Maintenance acquires controlling stake in CNCS Facility Solutions
Edited excerpts from Press Release: Gurgaon-based facilities management and EPC firm A2Z Maintenance and Engineering Services has acquired a controlling stake in CNCS Facility Solutions, a Mumbai-based facilities management services…