Brunei VC fund scouting for early-stage, “spin-in” deals in India The BI Venture Capital Group, a part of Brunei Investments Group which manages investments of royal families across Asia, is…
Exits, aggressive entry valuations to be themes of ’04: Ashish Dhawan As the stock markets continue to heat up in 2004, private equity investors–at least, the “disciplined” ones–will focus on…
We’re not moving jobs offshore; we’re adding jobs worldwide: Dell Here is what Michael Dell had to say, in his interview to Always-On Network, when asked whether his company was…
Asian private equity firms raised $3.3-B in 2003: AVCJ Asian private equity firms raised $3.32 billion in calendar 2003, up from $2.99 billion in 2002, Reuters reports quoting data from…
Manipal Group launches Healthcare BPO ops; mulls venture in education space The Manipal Group, which operates over 50 colleges and 15 hospitals in India and South-East Asian countries, has launched…
Indian cos. dominate sponsors list at Software 2004 Conference Sand Hill Group, a Silicon Valley-based investment and advisory services firm co-founded by M.R. Rangaswami, is organizing a software technology conference,…
Why Pharma is hotting up The pharmaceuticals sector has been witnessing mega-deals in recent quarters: Indian companies have been acquiring overseas firms and attracting dollops of private equity investments. According…
Sumir Chadha’s interview to Always-On Network Sumir Chadha, Founder & Senior Managing Director of Bangalore and Silicon Valley based VC fund, WestBridge Capital, has been interviewed by Always-On Network. Chadha…
Nasscom proposes fund to help SMEs file patents The National Association of Software & Services Companies (Nasscom) has proposed a special fund, in association with the Indian government, to provide…
Govt. announces Rs.10,000-Cr fund to provide soft loans for SMEs On January 09, the finance minister Jaswant Singh announced that the central government is to set up a Rs.10,000 crore…