New wave of CEO-turned-Entrepreneurs
Business Today has an article profiling top corporate executives who have turned entrepreneur in recent months. The list include former iflex Solutions CEO Deepak Ghaisas, who is now a biotech…
Lehman Brothers’ collapse good for the environment?
Paul Kedrosky has a couple of interesting charts showing how the US credit crisis is good for the environment. The first chart shows that global electricity consumption is down –…
Venuture Intelligence is looking for Sales & Marketing Managers
As a reader of this blog, you would be aware that Venture Intelligence has been (since 2002) a leading provider of information and analysis on Private Equity and M&A deals…
“One Way Ride for Commidities: Down”
Morgan Stanley’s Ruchir Sharma was recently given the cover of Newsweek to explain in detail why commodity prices can only head down in the long term. Yet the fact is…
Towards better LP meets
“Super LP” Chris Douvos has some “crowd sourced” suggestions for GPs on how to organize better annual LP meets. * Sometimes it’s hard to get a really good sense for…
Goldman evolves alternative to bond ratings
From the Reuters report on Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s (GSAM) move to use credit market movements – instead of ratings from agencies like S&P and Moody’s – to assess the…
What could go wrong?
Now that the stock markets have received the positive surprise from the elections with such a strong thumbs up, the focus shifts to whether the new government delivers on the…
“Private Equity firms scouting Indian hinterland for Healthcare investment opportunities”
Diagnostic Services, Medical Devices, Hospital Chains and Wellness Products to attract the most investments, a survey of PE & VC investors by research firm Venture Intelligence reveals. Private Equity and…
Investors rejoice the end of Third, Fourth and other Affronts
The 2009 election results, which have largely crushed the pipedreams of the left parties and other blackmail-focused riff-raffs at the national level, has delighted stock market investors which is evident…
Masters of ‘tuck in’ deals
At a time when giant busieness groups are struggling with their global acquisitions, Business Today has a cover story on a group of 10 mid-sized firms who have successfully pulled…