Madhav A Chanchani
TMT
Indian tech startups enter Unicorn Club with billion dollar valuation; many more in queue
2013 was a year of reckoning for the Indian startup ecosystem, especially in terms of validation of many business models ......
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How DSG Consumer Partners is bringing in early stage investment model to the Indian consumer sector
When Deepak Shahdadpuri was having a meal at french café Suzette in Nariman Point in early 2012, he found the ......
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PE firms get creative with unconventional deals in India
Indian private equity deal-making historically has been largely about growth capital investments to back first-generation entrepreneurs or established business houses ......
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Indian GPs have a perception problem, they send contradictory messages to global LPs: Markus Ableitinger of Capital Dynamics
Switzerland-headquartered Capital Dynamics, which invests in private equity and clean energy infrastructure, has $19 billion in assets under management across ......
Consumer
AV Birla Group's investment arm part exits V-Mart at nearly 5x
Naman Finance & Investment Pvt Ltd, an investment entity of the $40 billion Aditya Birla Group, has made a partial ......
Consumer
Cartica Capital makes second consumer bet, buys 5% in Page Industries for $51M
Emerging markets-focused investment firm Cartica Capital has picked up 5 per cent stake through bulk deals in Page Industries, a ......
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Private cos not the best investment strategy for PE; public investing is very interesting in India: Sumir Chadha of WestBridge Capital
WestBridge Capital Partners recently increased its corpus to $825 million from $500 million, increasing the dry powder available with WestBridge ......
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WestBridge adds $325M to Crossover Fund, sitting on $500M dry powder
WestBridge Capital Partners expects to continue its aggressive investment pace after adding another $325 million to its public markets focused ......
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Nikhil Vora's Sixth Sense Ventures targets final close in three months
Nikhil Vora, former IDFC Securities' managing director and co-head of research, expects to close his maiden venture capital fund in ......
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Series-A funding to perk up; consumer internet emerges hot favourite: VCCircle VC Survey 2014
The ghost of Series-A crunch could be exorcised this year with half of India’s top venture capital fund managers indicating ......