VENTURE INTELLIGENCE BLOG

With the little island nation of Mauritius repeatedly being reported in the pink papers as “the largest investor in India” and so many PE and other investors “headquartered” in that…

As part of a profile of Unitech, the Real Estate company behind the skyrocketing stock, Business Today provides an overview of this booming sector. In India, real estate companies have…

Businessworld has a cover story on the investment banking industry which is riding high on the wave of global shopping by Indian companies. The ‘India is hot’ story is attracting…

Venture Intelligence organized Real Estate Connect, a roundtable focused on opportunities and challenges for Private Equity investing in Real Estate Projects, on November 23 in Bangalore. The conference brought together…

Knowledge@Wharton has an article based on a panel discussion on destinations for global real estate investors. According to the panel, emerging real estate markets in India and China along with…

Businessworld has a cover story on the new drug discovery partnerships being created between Indian life sciences firms and MNCs. Last week, Nicholas Piramal signed an agreement with the UK…

Based on his impressions upon attending TiECon Delhi, Basab Pradhan feels India needs a unique model for the venture business. “VCs and entrepreneurs, who take a cookie-cutter approach to it,…

Guest post by Deepak Srinath: Mobile payments or m-payment are not new buzz in India; attempts at creating m-payment solutions go as far back as 1999 and has even seen…

Businessworld has a detailed cover story – here, here and here – on the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) business including the challenges of making money on these ventures. SEZ builders…

Businessworld has an article on Reliance Fresh, the Anil Ambani group’s venture into the neighbourhood convenience store business. Eleven stores were up and running by the end of last week…