Can Air Deccan overcome the competition?
Business Today has a profile of low-cost airline pioneer Deccan Aviation post its turbulent May IPO. To put it simply, while Deccan is low fare, it’s not quite low cost.…
Business Today’s Cool Companies 2006 list
Business Today has published its annual list of “Cool Companies”. The latest list includes KPCB-backed mobile payments firm Paymate, Sequoia-backed online tutoring services firm TutorVista.com and Nadathur Holdings-backed agri-biotech firm…
Why Warburg Pincus is attracted to Amtek
Business Today has a short profile of auto components maker Amtek Auto in which Warburg Pincus recently picked up a 9% stake. Amtek, which started operations out of Sohna in…
Fabs on hold
Businessworld has an article on how due to deays in announcement of the national semiconductor policy has caused the plans of two large chip manufacturing projects in Hyderabad – NanoTech…
“The Shenzhen of India”
Businessworld has an article on how Sriperumbudur (40 km from Chennai) is emerging as India’s telecom manufacturing hub. There are three types of operations coming up at Sriperumbudur. One, the…
Will Kishore Biyani’s big bets pay off
Businessworld has a cover story on retail pioneer Future Group’s (formerly Pantaloon) ambitious moves to scale up in the face of rising competition. Moreover, as Pantaloon scales up, it has…
“PE firms on recruitment drive for CEOs”
Economic Times has article on the trend of PE firms aggressively recruiting CEOs or CEOs-in-waiting for their portfolio companies. Recently, Actis placed ex-MD Nokia Sanjeev Sharma in Phoenix Lamps, while…
Brad Feld takes a dig at accounting firms
VC Brad Feld has a humourous post on his blog listing his complaints on accountants – especially the Big 4. Accounting is the only profession where you can completely screw…
Marketing to Rural India
Business Today has an article on the dynamics of marketing to India rural and small town India. According to the census of India, villages with clear surveyed boundaries not having…
Navis: A PE firm with a taste for restaurants
Business Today has a short profile of Malaysia-based PE firm Navis, which is a majority investor in three Indian Food & Beverage firms – Sky Gourmet, Mars Restaurants and Nirula’s.…