Korea fines five US Private Equity firms
Korea Times reports that the Korean National Tax Service (NTS) has fined five foreign funds – The Carlyle Group, Lone Star, Goldman Sachs, AIG and Westbrook – a total of…
Why Bessemer cooled to tech investments in India
Anand Sridharan, Associate at Bessemer Venture Partners’ Mumbai office, has laid claim to the title of “India’s first VC Blogger”, by kicking-off “Seriously Clueless”, a new blog at http://radventure.blogspot.com. Anand…
Jaz Banga’s Feeva to benefit from San Francisco’s free Wi-Fi network
As you might know, the City of San Francisco has invited proposals to set up a community wireless broadband network. Bidders include investor and Internet God Google and ISP firm…
Silicon Valley Bank completes one year in India
The Santa Clara, CA-based Silicon Valley Bank celebrated the first anniversary of its Indian operations by throwing a great dinner and networking event at its Bangalore office. From Silicon Valley…
The opportunity in the pathology labs business
Businessworld has a roundup of the consolidation and rising investor interest in the pathology labs business. The Rs 2,000-crore industry in India is going through major change. When Businessworld looked…
Global IT services firms and Indian firms face off
The bagging of the $2.2 Billion outsourcing order from ABN Amro Bank by Indian IT services firms TCS, Infosys and Patni, has prompted Businessworld to put the “the Indian IT…
Business Today’s list of Cool Companies
Business Today has published its second annual listing of “Cool Companies” that “are not just successful, but hip and happening”. The list includes wine maker Sula Wines, online advertising services…
Businessworld interview with Blackstone’s Akhil Gupta
Businessworld has published an interview with the Akhil Gupta, head of the Blackstone Group’s Indian operations: Which sectors do you find most attractive in India now?We are looking at companies…
InfoTalk’s Podcast with Sequoia’s Mark Kvamme
InfoTalk has a great podcast with Sequoia Capital’s Mark Kvamme. Some sound bytes (some of which might be paraphrased): It’s a myth that we invest only in companies who are…
MIT’s Deshpande Center wins praise
Brad Feld has high praise for the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT. He feels “it’s an awesome example of a university program that funds novel, early-stage research, connects…