Interview with Suresh Soni of GTI Group
Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Suresh Soni of GTI Group, an US-headquartered Private Equity firm. GTI plans to invest about $100 million in India over 3-5 years. The full version…
Interview with Rajesh Srivathsa of Ojas Ventures
N. Sriram of Venture Intelligence recently spoke with Rajesh Srivathsa, Managing Partner of Ojas Ventures, the tech-focused seed fund spun off from Nadathur Holdings & Investments, the family office of…
Can Indian business houses succeed at managing PE funds?
Shailendra Bhandari, who has just quit as head of Tata Capital’s Private Equity business, recently wrote an article in the Economic Times on the opportunities and challenges for Indian business…
Deal Alert: Inventus Capital invests in online bus ticketing service redBus
Edited extract from press release: Inventus Capital Partners has announced that it led the second round investment in Pilani Soft Labs Private Limited, the company behind India’s leading bus ticketing…
“Currency movements to dictate endgame of global market turmoil”
Manish Chokhani of Enam Securities says in an interview to CNBC-TV 18 that China’s actions on its currency will dictate the end game of the current global stock market turmoil.…
Shariah Compliance for PE Funds
Here is a note on the above topic prepared by our knowledge partners There has been a growing demand from investors domiciled in the Gulf Co-operative Council region for investment…
Deal Alert: GVFL invests Rs. 5-Cr in chemicals maker Sebacic India
Edited extracts from the Press Release: VC firm GVFL has acquired a 24.5% stake in return for a Rs. 5 crore investment in chemicals manufacturing firm Sebacic India. The investment…
Will Blackstone succeed with Gokaldas and Intelenet?
Forbes India has an article on the Blackstone Group’s investments in India, especially its big bets on textiles firm Gokaldas Exports and BPO firm Intelenet. Blackstone investments in India have…
Fund Raising Alert: Carlyle raises $1-B Asia Fund
Edited extracts from the Press Release: Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has successfully closed its fourth Asian growth capital fund, Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV (CAGP IV), a…
Winners & Losers in US Bailout & Bankruptcy Deals
TheDeal.com has an interesting listing starting with the Warren Buffet-Goldman Sachs deal (winner) to Citigroup-Wachovia non-deal (loser, of course). Here are some selections from the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy-related listings: Winners:…