MNC interest in the Indian pharmaceutical market will continue to increase, feels the MD of the private equity major.

Mobile TV usage mirrors the trends of actual television-viewing, says Vamshi Reddy; 3G/4G launch will boost biz further.

Muthoot is backed by investors, such as Matrix Partners, Kotak Private Equity and Baring India Private Equity.

Scaling up is crucial, but investors must not underestimate execution challenges – be it power, road or education.

NSR is keen to explore platform play, which means becoming a true operating partner and playing an active hands-on role.

But ace venture capitalist Pramod Haque is cautious about overhyped valuations for consumer internet companies.

Gupta says that rural India provides plethora of opportunities due to increasing income, shifting consumption patterns.

Darren Massara and Amit Gupta of NewQuest Capital Partners, talk about the fund's strategy.

The PE firm has invested $150 million across six investments till now including two Tata group companies.

The company raised its first fund of $150 million in 2006, and announced a re-up of further $300 million in 2007.

Sequoia MD's say that they will stick to the core philosophy of Sequoia which is venture and growth investing.

The veteran investor is confident of raising a $200M public equity focussed fund by the year-end.

Aggarwal says that India Internet will likely embrace a Facebook ecosystem than a Google-led search ecosystem.

IDFC PE MD Raja Parthasarathy talks about Green Infra buildout plans and investor appetite in cleantech assets.

Mobile VAS player eyes Rs 300Cr IPO next year; To chase targets in email, SMS space.

Mahesh Murthy talks on the fundraising experience, investment strategy & growth potential of internet enterprises.

Nath says there is reason to believe that M&A volumes can be sustained.

India's super angel says he goes after a good team, shuns me-too concepts and looks for scalability.

JLLM's Shobhit Agarwal says market volatility and tightening of debt increases possibility of PE play in realty.