The new models of internet commerce in the retail space are inviting the US VC industry back.

CCC's investment portfolio focusses on carbon finance, private equity and property and energy infrastructure.

In the first quarter of 2010, there were eight acquisitions by Indian firms in the US.

The fund is looking at replicating some of its successful affordable insurance models in Asia and Africa in India.

Multiples, which achieved a first close of $250 million, has seen a lot of interest from institutional investors.

General Atlantic spreads wings to cover infra, domestic consumption themes.

An interview with Mark G Heesen, President, National Venture Capital Association.

Marcus brushes aside the shareholder activism dampener as specific to just a few companies and not a wide phenomenon.

Banking & Financial service, oil &gas and infrastructure to lead the pack in M&A deals.

Harshal Shah talks about RTVL’s new sector focus, performance of portfolio firms and exit strategy for Yatra.com.

Bala Deshpande of NEA feels that risk factors have become more addressable in the current phase of dealmaking.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma of One97 says the idea is to have a core business and then everything that surrounds it.

MK Sinha of IDFC Project Equity believes that infra assets generate consistent returns irrespective of cycles.

Rajesh Srivathsa says two of the fund's portfolio firms, Tyfone and Ziva, are ready to raise up to $10 million.

Venetia Kontogouris, MD, Trident Capital says that two of her Indian portfolio companies will go public in two years.

Altamount is looking at expanding the assets under management to Rs 1,000 crore by the end of the fiscal.

Till November 2009, Intel Capital has invested above $200 million.

Reva will be a small part of the biz which will be dominated by revenues from licensed manufacturing and technology.

Canaan's Menlo Park-based general partner Deepak Kamra says VC firms are moving to a single fund structure.

Halcyon is raising a maiden $200 mn distressed assets fund and expects a first close of $100 mn by March 2010.