M&A activity declines 60% during Q1 2009
During the first quarter of 2009, Indian companies were involved in a total of 54 M&A deals – including both cross-border and domestic transactions – compared to 135 deals during…
Why Corporate India flops at the box office
Businessworld has an article on why corporate India’s repeated attempts at film-making have fallen flat. M&M isn’t the first business group unable to gauge the quicksand of Bollywood. Attracted by…
Are the headwinds too strong for Suzlon?
Businessworld has an article featuring the recent technology and financing related challenges facing wind energy firm Suzlon Energy. The US, which accounts for over 55 per cent of Suzlon’s market,…
Entrepreneur Interview: Atul Phadnis of What’s On India
N. Sriram of Venture Intelligence recently spoke with Atul Phadnis, Founder and Promoter of What’s On India, a company that focuses on TV Guidance and Electronic Program Guides (EPG) for…
Limited Partner Focus: Asia Alternatives
Founded in early 2006, Asia Alternatives is an Asia-focused Private Equity Fund of funds. Asia Alternatives recently raised a $950 million second fund (as a successor to its $515 million…
Interview with Srinivas Chidambaram of Jacob Ballas Capital
Founded in 1995, Jacob Ballas is an India-focused Private Equity Fund which raised a $440 million third fund in September 2008. Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Srinivas Chidambaram, Managing Director…
Private Equity appetite for slowdown-resilient Education Cos. soars
Press Release Over 80% of Private Equity and Venture Capital investors surveyed by Venture Intelligence in its newly released “Private Equity Pulse – Education” report, plan to make an investment…
The New Normal in Fund Raising
Using an analogy with the pharmaceuticals trials process, “Super LP” Chris Douvos has some new advice for GPs raising a fund in the current environment. …I’ve got a confession to…
“Next Govt. has the opportunity to decouple India”
Moneycontrol.com has an interesting video of a debate on the impact the forthcoming elections featuring Ridham Desai of Morgan Stanley, Vallabh Bhansali of Enam Securities and Rakesh Jhunjhuwala of Rare…
“India’s Most Promising Entrepreneurs”
Businessworld has a cover story that profiles the shortlisted five high-potential entrepreneurs (selected by a 4-member jury consisting of executives from GE, Philips, Intel and HCL Tech): 1. Shashin Mishra,…