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Vivek Sinha

Vivek Sinha is Executive Editor with VCCircle.

For a few dollars less

BY Vivek Sinha

Much of the debate on poor returns generated by Indian GPs surrounds either high entry or poor exit valuations, underplaying the role of currency risk management in the matrix.

9 April 2013 - 10:39am

in: General

Tags: Vivek Sinha, Sergio Leone, GPs, IRR, LPs

Expect no price war, but watch out for disruption in Indian skies

BY Vivek Sinha

AirAsia’s entry as a domestic carrier should infuse dynamism in air fares, but more importantly, may revive little known airports where you can land in your next holiday.

22 March 2013 - 10:41am

in: Transportation

Tags: Vivek Sinha, Spice Jet, Indigo, easyJet, Ryanair, AirAsia

Startups can opt to skip the conventional funding cycle, but should they?

BY Vivek Sinha

Listing on a junior exchange may not mean getting banished for life, but a smaller listing platform means missing out on high quality investor base.

29 January 2013 - 7:19pm

in: Finance

Tags: startups, SME exchange

FDI conundrum and the game of matryoshka dolls in Indian e-commerce space

BY Vivek Sinha

The smokescreen surrounding the policies, such as selective clamp on e-tailing, and the loopholes that allow e-com firms to stay on the right side of the law while making a mockery of it, needs to go.

16 January 2013 - 5:38pm

in: TMT

Tags: FDI, E-commerce

Haves and have-nots for venture capital funding in India

BY Vivek Sinha

If Indian startup ecosystem has to grow beyond a handful of success stories more VC funding needs to flow to those who do not sport Ivy League badges.

7 January 2013 - 2:23pm

in: Alternative Investment

Tags: startup, Venture Capital, IIT, IIM

Buffett ratio tells us India is currently a great long-term buy; Do PE firms agree?

BY Vivek Sinha

Even as both could be clubbed as long-term investors, what works for Warren Buffett may or may not work for PE firms.

18 July 2012 - 1:55pm

in: Alternative Investment

Tags: Buffett ratio, Warren Buffett, Private equity, GDP, GNP

We need real hostile takeovers, green-mailers please excuse!

BY Vivek Sinha

History of hostile takeovers in India sports a sepia tint and the crop of half a dozen new ones have dried up, but things may yet change.