Saudis go overseas shopping for farmlands
FT has an interesting article on how, alarmed by restrictions placed by food exporters (such as India’s curbs on exports of rice), oil-and hence, cash-rich countries like Saudi Arabia are…
LIBA, TiE Chennai launch Business Plan Competition
Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) andThe Indus Entrepreneurs, Chennai (TiE-Chennai) are organizing a Pan-India Business Plan Competition. IDG Ventures India is sponsoring the event. Apart from prizes worth Rs.…
Recent Amendments in Foreign Investment Reporting Norms
By Rajesh Begur, Partner, A.R.A. Law In comparison to most emerging economies, India has one of the most transparent foreign investment policies. The Indian regulatory authorities constantly make an effort…
Interview with Bharat Banka of Birla Private Equity
Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Bharat Banka, CEO – Private Equity, Aditya Birla Group. He has been with the Aditya Birla Group for more than 13 years. Venture Intelligence: Tell…
Murdoch on Star India 2.0
Businessworld has an interview with Rupert Murdoch on his latest plans for India. You have a DTH success story in BSkyB. What has been the experience in India like?Tata Sky…
MEETINGS! – By Sanjay Anandaram
Many years ago when I was young, not-yet-senior-enough-to-attend meetings and gainfully employed, meetings were, in my then innocent mind, attended by senior company executives who discussed serious and grave matters…
Backgrounder on Emami-Zandu takeover battle
Businessworld has a backgrounder on the ongoing Emami-Zandu takeover battle. The events surrounding this takeover are the stuff of intrigue and drama: family quarrels, accusations of abysmally poor management and…
Another great sub-prime video
An anonymous Private Equity Professional has done an amazing job of re-doing the subtitles of a TV mini-series on the final days of Adolf Hitler. In the videos (the latest…
Impact of Proposed Amendments to Venture Capital Regulations
By Rajesh Begur, Partner, A.R.A. Law The contribution of private equity and venture capital funds to the Indian economy in the last few years has been phenomenal. In the last…
European PE fund seeks to invest in Renewable Energy Sector
ADVERTISEMENT A European PE fund doing global deals wishes to invest in Indian unlisted Hydro, Wind, Solar and Bio-mass Companies. Companies / IPPs having running projects or projects under execution…