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A Year of M&A; PE in Distress
While it is expected to be the year of mergers and acquisitions, private equity is in deep distress, said a panel at a Grant Thornton …
Message for Entrepreneurs: Resist VC Money, Innovate in Business Model
It’s 2012, and a challenging year ahead for entrepreneurs. But the general view among experts seems to be that money is there to back ventures …
Shakeout imminent in PE space
With over 500 registered private equity funds registered, and challenges looming large in the economy, a shakeout in the PE space is imminent, as players …
“Skill the workforce”
Is the Indian growth story a reality or a concoction of various reports compiled together to reach a figure which is ambiguous? Is the India …
Utility Vehicles Steal the Show
Things are certainly happening differently this year. While small and compact cars were the preferred option last time round, this year’s Delhi Auto …
Bailing out the king?
By now, you must have all heard and read about the fiasco with a big Indian airline owned by one of the most ‘enigmatic’ businessmen …
Land Ahoy!
Hello, dear Indian entrepreneurs. How is it hanging today? Any orders come through? Any got cancelled? Is that licensing still six bribes away? Is that …
Budgets Don’t Love Startups
I woke up this morning to an image of the U.S. President meeting Mark Zuckerberg during some trip he made to Silicon Valley. Apart from …
Are You Listening, Sir?
I recently read three seemingly unrelated articles in one of the business journals. What intrigued me was that despite no correlation between them per se, …
Test Tube Tamasha
Some time ago, I ended up attending a conference on entrepreneurship at one of our very prestigious B-schools. I was not speaking as part of …
Shruti Chakraborty
Sourav Majumdar