Mobile.com: Listen to ads; get free talk time
From Businessworld: Now, Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), that offers CDMA-based mobile services to 17 million subscribers under the MTS brand, will offer free talk time to subscribers soon, provided they…
Power Crisis Looms as Private Sector’s Enthusiasm Wilts
Businessworld has recently covered the crisis in the Indian power sector and the problems facing private sector investments in the sector. From the Cover Story titled “Burn Ambitions”: If there…
QSR or Fine Dining: The Dynamics
Extracts From Business Today: …the fine and casual dining sector – currently estimated to be around Rs 3,000 crore – has customers eating out of its hands…. With all the…
Monetizing Mobile Games
From a Business Today article: Some pack in ads, while others like Kejriwal shun them but charge users to download games. Those choosing the latter option also have to decide…
Deal Alert: Brandis Manufacturing and Marketing Private Limited raises INR 70 crores from Peepul Capital III LLC
From the Press Release: Brandis Manufacturing and Marketing Private Limited, a fast emerging player in the Lingerie and the men Active-wear segment, today announced the successful conclusion of a fund…
Strategic Investor Interview with Joydeep Bose of Cisco
The following interview with Joydeep Bose, Senior Director, Corporate Development, Investments and Acquisitions at Cisco appeared in the latest quarterly Venture Intelligence India Venture Capital report. Venture Intelligence: Can you…
Deal Alert: Fidelity Growth Partners India Leads an INR 400Crore(US$ 75 million) Investment Round in Trivitron Healthcare Private Limited
From the Press Release: Trivitron Healthcare Private Limited (Trivitron) announced today that Fidelity Growth Partners India (FGPI) hasanchored a round of investmentof approximately INR 400crores (US$ 75 million).This investment also…
AZB, Amarchand Mangaldas, E&Y top League Tables for First 9 months of 2012
Ernst & Young, which advised a total of 44 transactions, topped the Venture Intelligence India League Tables as the Most Active Transaction Advisor (for both Private Equity and M&A deals)…
The Letter and Spirit of FDI in E-Commerce
Businessworld has an investigative report on how Indian e-commerce firms are “working around” the restrictive laws on FDI in retail. The B2C company acts as a ‘front’ for the B2B…
When Everyone Turns Early Stage Investor…
While Pravin Jadhav, founder of social media startup Wishberg, did not mean this great post to be a critique of investors (and more as an “Do’s and Don’ts” list for…