Akhil Gupta, Blackstone Group at APEX’13 Summit & Awards
Akhil Gupta, Blackstone Group “I have always told my international colleagues that India will not be a linear growth story – we will take three steps forward and two steps…
The BSE CEO’s Entrepreneurial Journey
Special Guest at the Venture Intelligence APEX’13 Awards, Ashish Chauhan, CEO, Bombay Stock Exchange provided a witty account of his experiences as an entrepreneur including in founding two startup ventures:…
“We need a Credible India and not Incredible India.”
Sandeep Naik, General Atlantic at APEX’13 Summit & Awards “The sense of complacency – in terms of assuming foreign investors somehow have to invest in India – has cost us…
Special Panel on Private Equity at APEX’13 Summit & Awards
K.P.Balaraj, WestBridge Capital; Vijay Pattabhiraman, JP Morgan; Akhil Gupta, Blackstone Group; Srivatsa Krishna, IAS; Sandeep Naik, General Atlantic; Ashish Dhawan, ChrysCapital; Neeraj Bharadwaj, Carlyle For the more detailed APEX’13 Summit…
Sound Bite: Ashish Dhawan, ChrysCapital at APEX’13 Summit & Awards
Ashish Dhawan, ChrysCapital “If we were to shut down the Mauritius route (for investments), there is a real danger that we will destroy Private Equity in the country. And it’s…
Deal Alert: Fmr Kotak IB MD Falguni Nayar launches beauty & wellness e-tailer Nykaa.com
Falguni Nayar, former MD and CEO of Kotak Investment Bank, has launched e-commerce portal, Nykaa.com. The venture, which went live in late 2012, offers wellness and beauty products. It is…
Deal Alert: Intel Capital to lead 2nd round for pharma etailer Healthkart: report
Gurgaon-based start-up Bright Lifecare Pvt Ltd, which runs the online health store Healthkart.com, is about to close a Series B funding round of up to $14 million led by Intel…
Deal Alert: ADB invests $2-M in Simpa Networks
Multilateral funding agency ADB has made an investment of $2 million (about Rs.1.08 crore) in Bangalore-based Simpa Networks, which offers a prepaid payment platform to enable affordable clean energy solutions…
Fund Alert: Karnataka plans VC fund for pharma sector
The Karnataka government has proposed to set up a venture capital fund with a corpus of Rs.50 crore targeting the pharmaceutical sector. The proposed Pharma VC Fund will have 26%…
Deal Alert: Sequoia to invest Rs.120-Cr in kitchen appliances co Stovekraft, up stake to 40%
Sequoia Capital is set to invest another Rs.120 crore in cookware and kitchen appliances company Stovekraft. Sequoia will raise its holding in the company to about 40%, up from the…