Investing in India’s energy sector
KPMG has produced a report on India’s energy sector and the related investment opportunities. The report profiles the Coal Sector, Oil Sector, Gas Sector, Nuclear Energy Hydro, Renewable Sources and…
Companies headed by founders perform better
Research by Fortune magazine, found that the stocks of 26 Fortune 500 companies, where a founder still remains CEO – including Apple Computer, FedEx and Cardinal Health – “returned an…
Details of Two Retail Giants-in-the-Making
Business Today has a good article titled “Biyani Vs Ambani” on the retailing plans of Pantaloon’s Kishore Biyani, which has a head start, and Reliance’s Anil Ambani, which is planning…
Will MindTree make it big?
Business Today has an article on MindTree Consulting, the VC-backed IT services company founded in 1999 by Wipro alumni, in the context of its revenues (for 2005-06) crossing $100 million…
Hutch, Essar and the elusive IPO
Business Today has an article trying on the reasons behind the delay in mobile telecom services firm Hutchison Essar’s much anticipated IPO. Is all well between Hutchison and Essar? That’s…
The bifurcating consumer market and its implications
Knowledge@Wharton has a great interview with Michael J. Silverstein, author of the book, Treasure Hunt: Inside the Mind of the New Consumer. Here is what the book is focused on:…
Indians search the most for “venture capital”
More Indians searched for “venture capital” (the words that is) on Google than another other country in the world, according to data from Google Trends. India was followed by –…
“Are VCs from Saturn and CEOs from Neptune?”
The US National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Dow Jones VentureOne has published “A Seat at the Table,” the first ever study of venture-backed company boards. The survey comprises answers…
Will the KKR fund listing prompt other PE firms to go public?
Various international publications – including the UK’s Telegraph and IHT – have articles on how Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s (KKR) recent listing of its unit is making other PE firms consider…
India’s fastest growing listed companies
Business Today has a profile of some of the fastest growing publicly listed companies in the country. The article includes a downloadable list of the companies. Not surprisingly, several of…