Worried about Tiger Cubs & other Hedge Funds in Indian StartUp territory? Now, start thinking about the Grand Cubs.
Economic Times has an article quoting some worried voices on Hedge Funds adventuring into startup territory: Hedge funds, which have fuelled frenzied deal-making in Indian internet companies and stoked valuations…
Private Equity investments tick up 20% YOY to $2.65 Billion in Q1’15
Pause in Mega E-Commerce deals sends QoQ value down 36% Private Equity firms invested about $2,646 million across 124 deals during the quarter ended March 2015, according to early data…
Deal Alert: Aspada invests Rs. 20 Cr in horticulture firm INI Farms
Aspada Investment Company has made a commitment of INR 20 Crores to Mumbai-based InI Farms Pvt Ltd which operates across fresh fruit value chains in crops such as pomegranate and…
Deal Update: Ennovent and Upaya Social Ventures invest in Anant Learning
Ennovent Impact Investment Holding and Upaya Social Ventures have made a seed investment in Delhi based Anant Learning & Development. Anant Learning has been working amongst communities in the skill…
Impact of Finance Bill 2015 on Private Equity in India
By Sesh AV, Managing Director, Basiz Fund Services The finance bill of 2015, proposed by Shri.Arun Jaitley has made some important big bang reforms for the Private Equity & Venture…
Why TaxiForSure had to sell out
Mint has a blow-by-blow account. Hats off to Raghunandan G for being so open. Extracts from the article – that reminded me a lot of the John Maynard Keynes quote…
Deal Alert: YourNest to pick up 20% in GolfLAN.com for Rs.2-Cr
YourNest, via YourNest Angel Fund-Scheme I, is to invest up to INR 2 crore for a 20 % stake in Delhi-based GolfLAN Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd which runs golflan.com, an…
Deal Alert: RVCF invests in mobile card payments firm Mosambee
Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF) has invested in Synergistic Financial Networks Pvt. Ltd which owns Mosambee, a Mumbai-based provider of mobile card payment services. Mosambee, founded in 2008 by Alok…
Coming This Summer: Desi Startup Masala Gets Spicier
March 11: Snapdeal in talks to acquire Komli Media for $300-M Economic Times March 12: Foxconn may invest $600-M in Snapdeal Business Standard March 16: Snapdeal in talks to acquire…
Off Topic: How Indians Buy Shares
Anuvab Pal has a funny – but so true – article in Economic Times on how the average Indian buys (typically when high) and sells (typically when low) equity. Extracts:…