“Expect a slowdown in 07”: Sumir Chadha of Sequoia India
In an interview to Economic Times, Sumir Chadha, Senior Managing Director of Sequoia Capital India, explains why. The year 2006 was very good for most of the private equity and…
Profile of Tirupur, the booming textile town
Business Today has a detailed profile of life is changing fast for the textile companies in Tirupur (near Coimbatore) two years post the abolition of the global quota regime. Eighty…
The mysterious diamond trade
Businessworld has an article on how the diamond jewelry sector and its “mysterious” practices. Sightholders are a mysterious order of diamond merchants. De Beers’ Diamond Trading Company (DTC) largely sells…
Helion Ventures profiled in The Economist
The Economist has a profile of Helion Ventures. Arun Natarajan is the Founder of Venture Intelligence, the leading provider of information and networking services to the private equity and venture…
Profile of Tutor Vista
Businessworld has a profile of online tutoring firm, TutorVista, which has quickly attracted $12 million in two rounds of venture funding. Tutor Vista now has around 2,200 students, most of…
Chip Kaye interview to Businessworld
Businessworld had an interview with Charles R. Kaye, co-president of Warburg Pincus, who is credited with hiring the highly successful India team. We have got 15 people on the ground…
TV9 treads a different path
Businessworld has a profile of iLabs-backed TV9, the regional language news channel with an unusual positioning. For those who are wondering what TV9 is and why we are writing about…
Market for duty free shopping opens up
Businessworld has an article capturing the opportunity (and action so far) in the setting up of duty-free shops at the newly privatized airports. Arun Natarajan is the Founder of Venture…
Will Spentex’s big bets pull off?
Following Business Today, Businessworld has a detailed profile of aggressive textiles firm, Spentex Industries. The process of acquiring the largest capacity has also turned it into a highly leveraged one.…
The Naukri story
Business Today has a profile of Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder of Naukri.com, post his company’s highly successful IPO. In March 1997, still operating out of his father’s garage and with his…