Flipkart Exit Deal Propels Khaitan & Co. to Top of League Table for Private Equity deals in 2018
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Trilegal claim the No.2 & No.3 slots; AZB & Partners claims top spot by deal volume Khaitan & Co. topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for Legal…
Legal Capsule: Data Privacy & Protection: Analysing Srikrishna Committee Report against India’s WTO Obligations by Economic Laws Practice
Coinciding with the widespread global debate on data protection laws and citizens’ privacy rights, a report titled “A Free and Fair Digital Economy: Protecting Privacy, Empowering Indians” (“Report“) authored by…
Legal Capsule: Interim Relief in Indian Arbitration Landscape by Economic Laws Practice
With the intent of establishing arbitration as the preferred mode of dispute resolution, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (“Amendment Act”) was passed by Indian parliament to amend the…
Startup Investments hit record high with $7.5 Billion in 2018
Startup investments in India rose to their highest ever figure of $7.5 billion in 2018 (across 476 deals), according to data from Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on private…
PE investments in 2018 crosses $33-B to set new all-time high
Big Ticket investments in consumer apps Swiggy & Byju’s dominates year-end activity, even as investments in Core Sectors slow down Private Equity (PE) investments in India rose to their highest…
Why podcasters are betting on desi content: Times of India
A ToI article covering the opportunity and challenges in audio content quotes Venture Intelligence data: Since 2012, only three Indian startups in the podcasting space have received funding, and mostly…
Legal Capsule: Enforcement of Rights Of Foreign Lenders Under IBC, 2016 by Economic Laws Practice
Prior to the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”), recourse for insolvency and debt recovery matters under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of…
Anand Chandrasekaran quits Facebook, while Neeraj Arora signs off from Whatsapp
Angel investor and former Snapdeal executive Anand Chandrasekaran has confirmed quitting Facebook after a two-year stint at the social networking giant’s Menlo Park headquarters. Anand was serving as Director of…
Will Regional Language Video News Apps Make Money?
Sajith Pai, Director, Blume Ventures is sceptical. In an LinkedIn post titled “The Rise of Hyperlocal Vernacular Video News Apps in India” – which was abridged in The Mint –…
Crisis-hit NBFC sector sees private equity investments growing 88% in 2018: Business Standard
A Business Standard article quote Venture Intelligence data on Private Equity investments in NBFCs: Private Equity (PE) investments in India’s non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in the January-November period of this…