Will RRB catch up with Suzlon?
Business Today has a short article on RRB’s plans post its split with its joint venture partner Vestas. Today, RRB is doing everything it can to catch up—not only in…
Will M-Banking live upto expectations?
The Mint has an article on the prospects for mobile banking firms. Jostling with each other in this emerging space are Obopay Mobile Technology India Pvt. Ltd, Jigrahak Mobility Solutions…
5 Habits of Highly Effective Acquirers
In a new report titled “Doing Deals in Tough Times”, KPMG has separated 160 European and US companies into two groups: M&A Champions, which achieved their projected deal synergies more…
Deal Alert: Mukta Arts acquires Mobile VAS firm Coruscant Tec
Edited Extracts From Press Release: Mukta Arts Limited, a BSE-listed Media & Entertainment company has acquired a controlling stake in Chennai-based mobile content and application company Coruscant Tec. Following this…
Profile of Serum Institute
Biocon is India’s largest biotech firm, right? Wrong! According to this profile in Business Today, Pune-based Serum Institute of India, has the crown with revenues of Rs 987 crore in…
Deal Alert: South Africa’s Sanlam Group invests $50-M in SMC Group
Extracts from Press Release: India’s fourth largest securities brokerage house, SMC Group (“SMC”) has announced today that it had entered into joint venture agreements (JV) with Sanlam Investments, the investment…
NSRCEL’s workshop on Finance and Biz Dev for entrepreneurs
Nadathur S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) at IIM-Bangalore is organizing two day workshops for entrepreneurs. The first – on Sep. 29 & 30 – will focus on Business…
FCCBs: Are they a Time Bomb or a Blown Up Issue?
An article in Business Today examines the debate around one of corporate India’s favorite funding instruments – foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) – at a time when the stock prices…
America demands another bubble!
The Onion has a hilarious “news item” on how recession-plagued Americans are demanding a New Bubble to invest in. Perhaps the new bubble could have something to do with watching…
Where would you like to go for your first job?
Angel investor Paul Kedrosky has sparked off a discussion on where-in -the-world an unencumbered 22-year-old American graduate would like to for an exciting first job. You want to be part…