Vikram Akula and SKS Microfinance: The Saga Renews
Economic Times has a feature on SKS Microfinance and the company’s founder Vikram Akula pegged on the recent move by SKS Trust which holds a 12.6% in the publicly listed…
PE investments decline 67% to $1.3 B in Q3’13; 9 month figure drops by 38%
IT deals claim 45% of pie; Buyouts in Manufacturing on the Rise Private Equity firms invested about $1,300 million across 75 deals during the quarter ended September 2013, according to…
The Alliance Tire Story
Forbes India has an interesting profile of how Yogesh Mahansaria and his father – who had to leave off-road tyre maker Balkrishna Tyres post a family split – rebuilt a…
McDonald’s Fracas with its Indian Joint Venture Partner
From The Economic Times’ feature on the unfolding legal battle between the fast food giant and Vikram Bakshi, its partner in the joint venture (Connnaught Plaza Restaurants) for Northern and…
Deal Alert: Seedfund invests in hotels software firm Axis Rooms Travel
Seedfund has invested in Axis Rooms Travel Distribution Solutions, a maker of hotel room management software that enables hotels to update and share their inventory status with agents and online…
Deal Alert: L’Oreal acquires skin care products maker Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals
Paris, France-based cosmetics and beauty products maker L’Oreal has acquired Mumbai-based Cheryl‘s Cosmeceuticals, marking L’Oreal’s first acquisition in the Indian market. Cheryl’s Cosmeceuticals, founded in 1986 by Oscar and Cheryl…
Deal Alert: responsAbility acquires minority stake in Punjab Renewable Energy Systems
Switzerland-based responsAbility Investments has picked up a minority stake in Mumbai-based Punjab Renewable Energy Systems (PRES), an organised fuel aggregation and supply companies focused on agriculture residue. responsAbility will receive…
The Rise of Cash Logistics Firms
From a Businessworld article: The big four in the business — CMS, Brinks, SIS-Prosegur and Writers — share 80 per cent of the market between them and, on an average,…
Deal Alert: Printland raises Rs 5-Cr from SIDBI and others
Delhi-based web to print solutions company Printland has raised Rs 5 crore in the form of debt and equity from Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) as well as…
Deal Alert: Jafco, Nexus invest $5.5 M in Series B round of social media tools firm Unmetric
Social media intelligence platform Unmetric has raised $5.5 million in Series B financing led by new investor JAFCO Asia with participation from existing investor Nexus Venture Partners. Unmetric raised $3.2…