Deal Alert: Lok Capital and Acumen invest Rs. 7 Crore in Hippocampus Learning Centres
From the Press Release: LokCapital, one of the largest dedicated funds in India for businesses focused onserving the lower income and base of the pyramid (BOP) customer segments and Acumen…
The promise of “in app” advertising
Businessworld has an article explaining how and why there’s an ad for SBI in the free version of Angry Birds that you download on your tablet/mobile. In a country obsessed…
Deal Alert: Acumen Fund invests Rs.9-Cr in agri services firm Basix Krishi
Acumen Fund, a pioneering nonprofit global venture firm addressing poverty in South Asia and across Africa, today announced an equity investment of INR 9 crores (~$2M) in BASIX Krishi Samruddhi…
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…