http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/india India - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 India, sitting on a $254-billion of foreign-exchange reserves, may create a sovereign wealth fund to help state companies compete for overseas energy assets with China, reports Bloomberg, quoting a government official. The oil ministry has formally a... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:25:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385023?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1384933?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Although ending well above the dotted line, the Indian markets shed a portion of their afternoon session gains during the final two hours of trade. The overall market breadth however remained negative as the number of losers outnumbered the gainer... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:34:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1384933?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385025?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The latest share sale of investors in outsourcing major Genpact will see its original promoter General Electric's stake falling to half of its current 18.3%. Private equity firms General Atlantic LLC and Oak Hill Capital Partners, along with Wachovia... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:14:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385025?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385026?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 In the largest PE deal in almost two years and the largest in the power sector, Asian Genco Pte Ltd (AGPL), which has investments in Indian power generation assets and engineering services businesses, has raised commitments of over $425 million from ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385026?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1384900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Stocks discussed on Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! TV segment, Tuesday March 16.Intel (INTC), Apple (AAPL), Ford (F), Ford Preferred (F-PS), NYSE (NYX), JP Morgan (JPM), Wal-Mart (WMT), CONSOL Energy (CNX), Dominion (D)... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:38:38 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1384900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385027?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 HSIL Ltd, a Kolkata-based company engaged in manufacturing sanitaryware products, is acquiring the faucet business unit of Havells India Ltd. Though the company did not disclose the financial details, it said, it will be an all-cash transaction for ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:36:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385027?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Perfios Software Solutions Private Limited, a Bangalore-based personal finance software solutions provider, has raised $2 million from four angel investors. Perfios has raised the funding from P.S. Pai, former Vice-Chairman of Wipro Group and later ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:07:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384806?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is going to list on the New York Stock Exchange(NYSE) with issue of shares to limited partners who are existing unitholders of KKR Guernsey. KKR Guernsey is currently listed on Euronext Amsterdam and ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:16:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384806?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384807?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 IL&FS Investment Managers aims to complete investment of its $660 million infrastructure fund by the end of next year, focusing on fast-growing China and India, a senior executive said.IL&FS, India's oldest private equity firm, teamed up with Standar... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:39:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384807?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385031?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 SantChart Announces Coffee Day Deal - Standard Chartered Plc s private equity unit has invested $50 million in Cafe Coffee Day chain, reports Bloomberg, quoting a spokesperson of the company. KKR & Co. led a group including Standard Chartered Pri... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:58:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1385031?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 DE Shaw May Buy 49% in Asset Reconstruction Firm - Hedge fund DE Shaw is planning to pick up a 49% stake in Mumbai-based Pegasus Asset Reconstruction Company in a deal that values the firm at Rs 250 crore. The fund will buy the stake from Bhimjyani f... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:58:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384808?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1384378?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 TechCrunch50 2008 DemoPit company Shorthand Mobile (formerly Smart Touch) aims to help consumers who don t use mobile data plans to access SMS and web content. Upon launch in 2008, the startup had developed a suite of basic widgets for mobile phone... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1384378?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384088?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 DMC International Ltd, a New Delhi-based company, is acquiring Vsoft Services Pvt Ltd, a software developing firm in Mumbai, for an undisclosed sum. The company plans to fund the acquisition through cash and equity, it said in its filing to the Bomba... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:55:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384088?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384089?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 There are speculative talks that Bangalore-based real estate major Prestige Estates may be re-thinking on its proposed plan to raise up to Rs 1,200 crore through an initial public offer (IPO). Prestige had filed its draft red herring prospectus wit... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:31:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384089?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384090?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Symphony Capital-backed drug maker Strides Arcolab is looking to take its Australian Stock Exchange-listed subsidiary Ascent Pharmahealth private. Bangalore-based Strides Arcolab currently owns 57% in Ascent Pharmahealth.The proposal involves a cash ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:37:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384090?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384091?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Smile Microfinance Ltd, a Chennai-based microfinance institution (MFI), is raising Rs 50 crore from Developing World Markets (DWM), a US-based fund manager. Smile has so far invested over Rs 577 crore, and claims a recovery rate of 99% across investm... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:20:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384091?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384092?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Energy major Reliance Industries is out of the race for Value Creation after the Canadian firm sold a majority stake in an oil sands property to BP Plc, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters.Earlier this year, Reliance, which operates the world... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:21:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1384092?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 ACE venture capitalist Ram Shriram s Sherpalo Ventures and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers early investors in job search portal Naukri.com-- have sold almost their entire stake in Infoedge, the firm that operates the website. The two investo... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:53:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383865?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Having now written two books about my failures in work, life and love, I think I m qualified to say that the only difference between a memoirist and a prostitute is timing.A prostitute sells sex for money that money being payable either immed... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:44:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383865?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383902?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 CPP To Invest $100Mn In Renuka Ramnath Fund - Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is investing $100 million in the new private equity (PE) firm floated by Renuka Ramnath, former MD & CEO, ICICI Venture. The PE firm Multiple Alternate Asset Management is expect... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:34:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383902?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1383500?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM), the largest mobile chipset developer of the world for CDMA technology, is planning to bid for upcoming broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum in India. The auction is likely to take place in 2011. The Ministry of Telecommunic... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:26:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1383500?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 We re here at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas where Twitter co-founder Evan Williams doing a keynote Q&A with Umair Haque. Williams may use the time to talk a bit about Twitter s upcoming ad platform. Update: It s actually an At Platform ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:57:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383590?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The microfinance model has proved to be a valuable way to raise funds for entrepreneurs all over the country, as exemplified by the success of Kiva. Seattle-based Vittana is taking a similar approach to helping fund education in developing countries ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:15:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383442?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Popular social-networking site Facebook will open an office in India, joining a long list of international firms that have looked to tap a skilled workforce that provides support services at relatively cheap wages.Facebook's office in Hyderabad will ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:37:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383442?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/china-stock-blog/1383121?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The Coal industry has been basically ignored by investors until recently when Goldman Sachs upgraded a few premium names in the sector. Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), Arch Coal (ACI) and Consol Energy (CNX) are among the top three in that list. In pa... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:30:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/china-stock-blog/1383121?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL), a leading player in FMCG space in India, is acquiring an African beauty company, Tura, for an undisclosed sum. Tura offers personal care products and claims a market and distribution reach of around 70% in the reg... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 India's microfinance-focussed private equity fund managers are now diversifying their investment base into newer areas of social investing as they raise new vehicles. These funds are investing in areas from healthcare services to rural supply chains ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:53:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1383258?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 It was a highly volatile trading session on the bourses today. While markets traded in the red in the morning session, strong buying activity in the ensuing hours pushed the indices above the dotted line. Since then they oscillated to either side ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:26:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1383258?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383446?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Investment banking major Lazard, which was looking to raise an India-dedicated fund, is freezing its private equity plans in India. Lazard's India private equity chief, Srinivas Baratam, has moved on as the managing director for corporate finance at ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:55:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383446?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383380?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Earlier this morning, social networking giant Facebook announced on its blog that, one week after it said it would be opening an office in Austin, Texas, it will set up an additional support center in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, the capita... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:39:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1383380?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383447?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Former ICICI Venture honcho Rajiv Shukla is going to manage emerging market healthcare equities at FrontPoint Partners, the $7-billion hedge fund owned by Morgan Stanley. The hedge fund has just added a strategy focused on healthcare equities in the ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:07:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383447?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383038?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Asian Healthcare Fund Buys Majority Stake in Diwan Chand - Asian Healthcare Fund has made its debut deal by picking up a controlling stake in Delhi-based medical imaging firm Diwan Chand Medical Devices for about $20 million. The private equity firm ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:14:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1383038?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/china-venture-news/1383130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 d'n'c 2point6billion (a blog on economic issue in India and China) had an interesting blog post not long ago on China's hidden borrowing. Officially, China has a public debt hovering at about 22% of its GDP. That's relatively low. The US has a ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:05:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/china-venture-news/1383130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1382952?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Today at the Gmail Behind The Scenes panel at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, key team members of the Gmail team revealed the true secret of the service: Shit umbrellas.Product manager Todd Jackson made the humorous revelation when explaining how... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:07:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1382952?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1382955?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 I mentioned in my last post that mobile is bridging the digital not to mention analog divide in India, with almost half as many new mobile accounts being opened just last January as there are Internet users in the entire country. And there are... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 15:33:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1382955?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1382760?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 By Sarah LacyLast time I was in India I wrote about the amazing business model innovation that had allowed telecom operators to make money on a paltry $6 a month per average user. That compares to a desired average monthly payment of $50 or more in t... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1382760?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 By Patrick WatsonOn Thursday (3/11/2010) Direxion added six new funds to its menu, giving investors leveraged and inverse opportunities in the BRIC countries, India, and the semiconductor sector. This was Direxion s second batch of new ETFs this y... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:58:04 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382525?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The Boys (India and China) are on the hunt to secure coal reserves, and they're scaring South AfricaSouth Africa makes coal a national priority Securing coal for domestic energy needs must be a national priority, Barbara Hogan, the Public Enterpr... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:06:28 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1382130?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1382257?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Mobile social networks have tremendous potential to flourish in developing countries where mobile phone usage trumps internet connectivity. SMS based social networks like SMSGupshup have gained considerable traction in Asia because of this. For examp... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:02:26 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/tech-crunch/1382257?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381680?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Global private equity house Apollo Management LP may assume control of about seven to eight investments of Citi Property Investors (CPI) in India, on which it is currently holding due diligence. Apollo is in advanced negotiations to take over Citigro... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:40:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381680?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381681?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Rabo Equity Advisors, an Indian food and agribusiness-focused private equity firm, is investing $10 million in The Global Green Company Ltd, a group company of diversified Avantha Group. The investment is made through Rabo s $120 million India Agri... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:24:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381681?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381557?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Russian equities have outperformed the S&P 500 by 3% in the last month, so the timing of a new ETF from State Street aimed at the Russian economy seems especially good. SPDR S&P Russia (RBL), which competes directly with the popular Market Vectors Ru... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:21:08 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1381557?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381682?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Nine Rivers Capital Limited (NRC), an SME-focussed private equity firm, has invested $7 million in New Delhi-based Global AgriSystem Private Limited (GAPL).Alongside the investors, the promoters of GAPL have also participated in this funding round. C... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:43:24 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381682?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Shareholder activism continues to hit overseas listed firms with predominantly India operations. After the cases of Hiranandanis-led Hirco and Trikona Trinity Capital both listed on AIM, LSE-listed Infrastructure India Plc (IIP) is now facing an extr... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:27:20 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381683?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381684?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Concurrent India Infrastructure Ltd, a Mumbai-based company engaged in construction, power and engineering, is acquiring a majority stake in Kazi Aviation & Travel Services for an undisclosed sum. Kazi, a Chennai-based company, is in the business of ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381684?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381472?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) may help with the funding for Bharti Airtel's $9 billion acquisition of Zain's African assets, a senior SingTel executive said on Friday.SingTel, which owns 32 percent of Bharti, said the acquisition would be fi... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381472?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381686?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) may help with the funding for Bharti Airtel's $9 billion acquisition of Zain's African assets, a senior SingTel executive said on Friday.SingTel, Southeast Asia's largest telecoms firm that owns 32 percent of Bh... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:51:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381686?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381473?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 The Alternative Investment Market (AIM), the junior market of London Stock Exchange, saw the lowest level of fund-raising last year in its 15-year history. This was pretty much in line with the state of IPO markets all over the world. Marcus Stuttard... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:28:30 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381473?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381474?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Danish Co ISS Buys Majority Stake In SDB Cisco - Integrated Service Solutions (ISS), a Denmark-based facility management company, is acquiring a majority stake in security services firm SDB Cisco for around Rs 150 crore. Chennai-based SDB Cisco is a... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:02:14 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/vc-circle/1381474?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1380522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31 Some late hour buying pulled the Indian markets high into the positive territory from what was otherwise looking like a lacklustre close to the day. Strength was seen in stocks from the IT and banking sectors. However, auto and FMCG stocks continued ... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:01:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/india-stock-blog/1380522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=31