Fortune has an article on the boom in secondary deals. The problem is straightforward. Portfolio managers have strict guidelines for asset allocation (Harvard’s endowment, for instance, is offloading $1.5 billion…
The PanIIT Association and the Indian Venture Capital Association (IVCA) are organizing a conclave for partners of VC/PE firms titled “Building the human side of a VC/PE firm – The…
ADVERTISEMENT Indian Venture Capital Association in partnership with European Venture Capital Association is conducting aFoundation Course in Private Equity & Venture Capital December 1-3, ‘08; Delhi • Develop your professional…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…