Profile of Boutique Investment Banks
From the Economic Times article: Two deals lifted their fortunes. The first: advising Dr Reddy’s to purchase Group Pharma, a smaller drug firm, for Rs 25 crore, which fetched them…
Deal Alert: Gray Matters India receives equity funding from Michael & Susan Dell Foundation
Gray Matters India Pvt.Ltd (GMI), an organization that has been incubated and co-funded by Atlanta-based Gray Matters Capital(GMC), announced today an INR 45 million equity investment from Michael & Susan…
Tall Tales Told by Grandmas and Venture Capitalists
“VCs look for Startups going after a Big Market with a Passionate Team and have an ‘unfair advantage’.” vs “A startup is an organization built to search for a repeatable…
Deal update: Nexus Venture Partners invests in Uniken
Nexus Venture Partners, India’s leading venture capital firm, announced investment in Uniken (www.uniken.com), a market leader in creating ‘Secure Digital Enterprises’. “Uniken is disrupting the digital security space with its…
Wacky Forecasts for Digital in 2014
Ramesh Srivats of digital branding firm TenTenTen provided some hilarious ones in Businessworld: All births will be announced on Facebook, and all deaths on Twitter. Google Plus will look on…
Deal Alert: Blume Ventures invests in health video portal Homeveda
Homeveda, a health video content site focusing on natural health and wellness, has raised funding from Blume Ventures. The company provides short 2 to 3 minute do-it-yourself (DIY) videos on…
Deal Alert: Matrix Partners, Axis Bank invest Rs.29.57 Cr more in mobile POS firm Mswipe
Mswipe, a Mumbai-based company which provides point of sale (POS) solutions which enable merchants to accept card payments using their phones, has raised its second round of funding of INR…
Deal Alert: Indian Angel Network, Li Bu Tan invest in xSi Semiconductors
The Indian Angel Network has invested in Bangalore-based integrated chip solutions provider xSi Semiconductors. Lip Bu Tan, the chairman of global venture capital firm, Walden International, has also participated in…
Pros and Cons of investing in Holding Companies: The PE Perspective
Darius Pandole, Partner at PE Firm New Silk Route, has an article in Business Standard on the topic. Extracts: The +ves: Secondly, it can assist in raising capital based on…