Profie of D.light Design
The Mint has a profile of VC-backed D.light Design which markets solar lanterns and other energy-efficient products in India and other developing countries. Pursuing an MBA at Stanford University, US…
Tracking Vavasi, the unknown bidder in the $14-B Zain Tele deal
The web site of the Vavasi Group, which is leading the $13.7 billion bid for the Kharafi family’s stake in Kuwait’s largest telecom operator Zain, says it was incorporated in…
Deal Alert: Commodity trading software firm Eka raises $10-M from Nexus Ventures
Edited extracts from the press release: Eka Software Solutions, a provider of software for multi-commodity trade and risk management, has raised $10 million from Nexus Venture Partners (formerly Nexus India…
“SKS struggling with balance between social & commercial goals”
Forbes India has an article, accompanied by an interview with founder Vikram Akula, on how SKS Microfinance is struggling to strike a balance between its soscial and commercial goals. Ever…
Deal Alert: Manipal Group acquires Kerala-based education firm Tandem
Edited excerpts from the press release: Manipal K-12 Education has acquired Tandem, a Kerala-based education and preparatory services provider. Tandem has a network spanning 39 centers in Kerala, Tamil Nadu…
Can’t afford an IPL team? Buy one at KPL or MPL
Business Today has an article, titled “IPL Copycats”, on new state level 20:20 teams in Karnataka and Maharashtra. The KSCA, however, is not the first to have launched a 20-20…
“India to lag in outbound M&A action”
In an article for Business Today, HBR Senior Editor Anand P. Raman says companies from China, Brazil, and Russia – which are cash-rich and less leveraged than Indian companies –…
Profile of L&T’s strategic investments
What’s common to Kalindee Rail Nirman, Astra Microwave and City Union Bank? Answer: They have a common strategic investor: engineering conglomerate L&T. Extract from the Business Today article on L&T’s…
Vinod Khosla ramps up bet on cleantech
bloggingbuyouts has an article on Vinod Khosla’s two newly raised cleantech funds. While other VCs have frowned on so-called science experiment investments that explored unproven and technically difficult technologies, Khosla…
China vs. India in Africa
Forbes India recently had a cover story on the race by Indian and Chinese companies to set up a foothold in the Dark Continent. The package includes interview with executives…