Corporate India and the downturn
Sumant Sinha, COO of Suzlon Energy and formerly a top executive at the Aditya Birla Group, writes in the Economic Times how Corporate India should deal with the “unprecedented times”…
“Indian corporate tax rate way above global average”
As part of a debate in the Economic Times, Amit Mitra of FICCI, makes the case for why corporate taxes are too high in India. The average tax rate globally…
How much will a Third Front govt. affect the economy?
Business Standard has a debate on this topic. Amit Tandon, Managing Director of Fitch Ratings India, presents the optimistic view: Will a Third Front government spell economic disaster? Will steel…
Is Pantaloon getting into a debt squeeze?
Businessworld has a cover story on the mounting debt levels at listed retail firm Pantaloon. With Rs 362 crore payable every year to meet long-term debt obligations for the next…
How some Wall Street banks are suddenly profitable
Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his New York Times column how the US markets have seen through the attempts by Wall Street banks to “to pull a bunny out of…
“Dump the Dow. Track Shanghai Composite”
In his column for the Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma points out how the Chinese market is emerging as a leading indicator for markets and economies across the world. Over the…
Are the headwinds too strong for Suzlon?
Businessworld has an article featuring the recent technology and financing related challenges facing wind energy firm Suzlon Energy. The US, which accounts for over 55 per cent of Suzlon’s market,…
Entrepreneur Interview: Atul Phadnis of What’s On India
N. Sriram of Venture Intelligence recently spoke with Atul Phadnis, Founder and Promoter of What’s On India, a company that focuses on TV Guidance and Electronic Program Guides (EPG) for…
Limited Partner Focus: Asia Alternatives
Founded in early 2006, Asia Alternatives is an Asia-focused Private Equity Fund of funds. Asia Alternatives recently raised a $950 million second fund (as a successor to its $515 million…
Interview with Srinivas Chidambaram of Jacob Ballas Capital
Founded in 1995, Jacob Ballas is an India-focused Private Equity Fund which raised a $440 million third fund in September 2008. Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Srinivas Chidambaram, Managing Director…