“Indian Recovery to be Faster”
In his “Cautiously Optimistic” post, Arun Uday of HSBC PE points out why “India is far better positioned to be first off the blocks on the path to recovery”. If…
BRIC Entrepreneurs Debate Impact of Financial Tsunami
Knowledge@Wharton has an interesting discussion (available also in audio) featuring entrepreneurs from BRIC countries – Shiv Khemka of the India- and Russia-based SUN Group; Silas Chou of HK-based Novel Holdings…
Valuing Dotcoms in Today’s Environment
Alok Mittal has triggered a discussion on VentureWoods on valuing Internet start-ups in the current environment when the enterprise value of a leading listed player like Rediff.com is just $24…
“Infrastructure investments will lead recovery”
Pankaj Dhandharia, Partner,Transaction Advisory Services, E&Y writes in The Economic Times how pent up infrastructure demand and attractive valuations will lead a slow-but-steady pick-up in PE investments. With significant investment…
“Climate for PE investments more attractive”
Sandeep Singhal of Nexus India Capital, which has recently closed its second fund, writes in the Economic Times how VC investors are now facing far less competition. Short-term earning hits…
Social Networking, anyone?
Business Today has conducted a survey on the usage of social networking sites in India. …there are already an estimated 17 million Indians who visit or use social networks. “This…
Will UTV’s new businesses fire?
Business Today has a profile of the new initiatives of media group UTV. (Interactive, gaming & Internet) is a relatively new business for UTV, and it has grown through acquisitions.…
ET interview with ChrysCapital’s Sanjiv Kaul
Economic Times has an interview with ChrysCapital MD Sanjiv Kaul, who is also an expert on the pharmaceuticals sector. Valuations across most sectors now look attractive for a prospective PE…
Blackstone COO on investing in India
The Economic Times has an interview with Hamilton James, President & COO of Blackstone. Yes, valuations in India are down by almost two-thirds. Besides, many companies, which wanted to go…
U.S. Bailout Tombstone
Via Paul Kedrosky Arun Natarajan is the Founder & CEO of Venture Intelligence, the leading provider of information and networking services to the private equity and venture capital ecosystem in…