Forbes’ profile of the Co. behind Mainland China
Forbes India has a profile of Speciality Restaurants, the company behind Mainland China and other restaurants. (Anjan Chatterjee) has 52 restaurants (spread across eight brands including Mainland China, Sigree and…
Deal Alert: Nutraceuticals firm Deccan Healthcare raises Rs.15-Cr from Nexus Ventures
Edited extracts from the press release: Deccan Healthcare, an innovative products company in the Indian health and wellness market, has received a Rs 15 crore investment from Nexus Venture Partners.…
Forbes India profile of Gitanjali Gems
From the Forbes India profile: He is aiming to be the world’s biggest jewelry retailer, growing bigger than Tiffany, which had net sales of $2.86 billion last year and has…
Deal Alert: Evolva Biotech raises $28-M in first closing of Series B financing
Evolva Biotech, a Switzerland- and India-based drug discovery firm, has raised CHF 28 million (about US$27.8 million) in the first closing of its second round (“Series B”) financing round. The…
“Real ARPUs are 25% higher”
In an article for Business Standard, Unitech Wireless’s Chairman Sanjay Chandra says that despite the profitability issues in the short-term, the industry’s size will double in five years. ARPU numbers…
MediaNama interview with CEO of Mobile TV firm Apalya Tech
MediaNama has an interview with Vamshi Reddy CEO of Hyderabad-based Apalya Technologies, which recently closed a round of venture funding. What are your key costs? How much are you looking…
K-12 spells big bucks
As part of its Cover Story on Education, Business Today has an article on how private ventures are now increasingly targeting the K-12 segment. Six months ago, Manipal K-12 broke…
Key Issues in Education Ventures
At a time when Education has become the hottest sector for private investment, Raghav Gupta of Technopak Advisors highlights, in an article for Business Today, the key issues to evaluate…
Price of Education sans Enterprise
In an article for Business Today, Gopal Jain of PE firm Gaja Capital, makes a passionate case for encouraging private enterprise in Education. The education sector is reserved for not-for…
Profile of facilities management firm BVG
Business Today has a profile of PE-backed facilities management firm BVG India. (Hanmant R Gaikwad) is the man who founded Bharat Vikas Group (BVG) India, one of the country’s largest…