GVFL invests Rs. 11 Crores in tool maker for diamond industry
From Press Release: GVFL Limited, India’s pioneer Venture Capital Company announces an investment of Rs. 110 million in Sahajanand Laser Technology Limited, India’s one of the largest manufacturers of Laser…
The race for Africa’s natural resources
Knoweldge@Wharton has an article on how African countries like South Africa, Botswana and Congo are coping with the race for natural resources. Mining is (South Africa’s) biggest employer: a half-million…
Deal Alert: Steel construction co. Geodesic Techniques raises $11-M
Extracts from Press Release: Geodesic Techniques, a leading player in steel-based construction, today announced that the company has received an investment of about $11 million (Rs. 45 crores) from Mayfield…
Indian School of Business event on Private Equity
The Indian School of Business is organizing an event on Private Equity event at its Hyderabad campus on September 6. The theme of theevent is “Private Equity: Pioneering Practices, Partnering…
Top execs from Wipro BPO, Motilal Oswal join speaker roster at IT Services & BPO Connect ’08
Ashutosh Vaidya, CEO, Wipro BPO and Raj Chatterjea, Director-M&A, Motilal Oswal have joined the exciting speaker line up at IT Services & BPO Connect ’08 (IB Connect). IB Connect is…
End of Mall Mania?
Deepak Shenoy has an interesting post on the “Bad news and then more bad news” for mall developers and their tenants: Remember how the funda worked: * “Premium” apartments come…
Deal Alert: Eastgate Capital Group invests Rs 100 crore in Avendus
From Press Release Avendus Capital Pvt Ltd, India‘s leading financial services company, today announced, that it has raised Rs 100 crore in equity from private equity firm Eastgate Capital Group.…
“IT-BPOs vs. pure plays”
Business Today has an article based on a round table discussion featuring Pramod Bhasin, President & CEO, Genpact; Ananda Mukerji, MD& CEO, Firstsource; Raman Roy, MD, Quatrro BPO Solutions; Akhil…
Are the Best Years of Outsourcing Behind Us? Find out at IB Connect ’08
Spooked by the appreciating rupee, stock markets punished IT Services and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies in 2007 – even while stocks in other sectors were booming. Private Equity and…
Real Estate PE firms turning builders
Economic Times has an article on how Real Estate funds are building expertise to execute projects inhouse. For the funds, the idea is to have better control over their development…