Author: Venture Intelligence

Knowledge@Wharton has an article based on a panel discussion on private equity investing in India and China titled “Driving Returns: Value Added Investing.” Mukund Krishnaswami, managing director of Krilacon Group,…

Knowledge@Wharton has published the second part of its interview with Wipro’s Azim Premji. Aron: You already have a strong footprint in IT design, development, maintenance and operations. Now, as you…

Anand Sridharan of Bessemer Venture Partners has a blog post on why his firm (along with New Vernon Private Equity)has invested into Motilal Oswal Financial Services, a leading Indian stockbroking…

Business Today has a detailed article examining whether the boom in Indian real estate prices is sustainable. Points on the “Yes” side: To answer in a word, demand. Underlying it,…

Business Today has an article profiling the Hyderabad-based GMR and GVK business groups (both named after their founders Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao and Gunapati Venkata Krishna Reddy respectively) which have recently…

Pvt equity giants jostle for slice of India pieEconomic Times – Apr 19, 2006 “Clearly, the growth investments will make up the volume, but buyout deals will continue to tilt…

Business Today has a Cover Story on the Kotak Mahindra Group, which recently bought out Goldman Sachs from their investment banking and broking joint ventures. (Vice Chairman & Managing Director…

Fred Wilson has a short “VC Cliche” post on “(investing) ahead of the curve”. I am not sure what curve this cliche refers to, but for me its the market…

Peter Rip has a very funny April 1 call to create the International Brotherhood of Venture Capitalists (IBVC). Before you scoff at the idea, consider the advantages of organized VC…

Some recent articles in the press featuring Venture Intelligence India: Buying a stairway to heavenEconomic Times – Apr 16, 2006 In the first three months of this year, PE investments…