The Economic Version of the Ant and Grasshopper
Arjun Parthasarathy has this interesting take on this ancient fable (ironically by Greek author Aesop) via blog post at InvestorsAreIdiots.com The European nations who have been playing while the world…
Rahul Bhasin on GAAR
The proposed General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) in the Indian budget are a short-sighted move that will impact foreign capital flows – including private equity – into the country, says Rahul…
Deal Alert: RVCF acquires 11% in cardiac care hospital Frontier Lifeline
From the Press Release: Jaipur-based Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) has acquired 11% equity stake in Chennai based cardiac care hospital Frontier Lifeline Private Limited for an undisclosed amount. RVCF…
Deal Alert: NYLIM Jacob Ballas invests Rs 200-Cr in Karaikal Port
From the Press Release: Karaikal Port Private Limited, a subsidiary of Chennai headquartered MARG Limited, one among India’s fastest growing infrastructure companies, today announced that NYLIM Jacob Ballas India (FVCI)…
Deal Alert: ChrysCapital invests Rs.300-Cr in Intas Pharma
From the Press Release: Ahmedabad-based Intas Pharma, one of India’s leading private pharmaceutical companies, today announced that it is raising Rs. 300 crores from ChrysCapital in a pre-IPO round. The…
Deal Alert: Nexus Ventures invests in vocational training firm TalentSprint
From the Press Release: TalentSprint, a pioneer in creating high performance professionals for the IT and BFSI industry, has raised INR 20 Crores in Series A equity funding from Nexus…
A “Bansal Mafia” in E-Commerce?
From a TiE Mumbai SmashUp e-poster: We’ve heard of “McKinsey Mafia”, “IIM-A Mafia”, etc. being used to refer to the sheer number of alum of these hallowed institutions that go…
Deal Alert: Nexus Ventures invests $3-M in US-based Social Media Benchmarking firm Unmetric
From the Press Release: Unmetric, a Chicago, USA-headquartered firm with offices in Chennai & Coimbatore in India, has raised $3.2 million in Series A financing led by Nexus Venture Partners.…
Deal Alert: Pragati India Fund invests US$5-M in Jash Engineering
From the Press Release: Pragati India Fund today announced its maiden investment in Indore-based Jash Engineering Limited, a leader in the manufacture of customized engineering goods for water and waste…
Partner Event: World’s best finance minds converging at IVCA CONCLAVE 2012 on April 19
Partner Event Press Release: – IVCA celebrates 10 years of Private Equity and Venture Capital in India– Upbeat promoters to discuss the contribution of Private Equity and Venture Capital business…