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Norwest raises $12 bn venture fund biggest of this year (18 November 10:56) |
| The fund, Norwest’s 11th since its founding almost 50 years ago, will give the firm more money to fund larger companies |
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PE firms exit for profits earn brownie points (16 November 10:43) |
| For the period January-October 2008, only four PE exits worth 164 million dollars took place compared with 28 exits worth $499 million between January and October this year |
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We look for cases where we can make things work (16 November 10:42) |
| Halcyon Resources and Management Pvt. Ltd chairman and CEO Narayan K. Seshadri speaks about his investment strategy and the opportunities in distressed assets funding |
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Start-ups look to cash in on a stream of 3G services for handsets (09 November 08:56) |
| Experts say the offers would need to be ‘snacking content’ of 3-4 minutes for the ventures to work well |
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Raja Kumar Exit early if the biz isnt working and stick on with the winners (09 November 08:56) |
| Limited partners are not comfortable with PEs focusing on public markets, says managing director and chief executive of UTI Ventures Management Co. Pvt. Ltd, Raja Kumar |
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VC firms new mantra preserve your capital (02 November 09:52) |
| Avoiding risk, investing in established firms is what venture capital companies are doing to balance their portfolio |
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Making a difference with patient capital in energy healthcare (02 November 09:51) |
| Acumen Fund has invested $35 million worldwide and has a mandate of committing Rs30-50 crore every year in India |
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Helion aims to be among the top three in India (01 November 08:37) |
| In India, Helion has taken the lead in VCs turning more flexible in their approach toinvestments and dabbling in new sectors |
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VC companies facing lower returns pressure for early exits (26 October 07:53) |
| Portfolio firms are now expected to take an additional 12-18 months to reach their revenue targets |
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Market rally opens exit doors for PE companies (26 October 07:53) |
| This year, most PE exits have been through stake sales in the open market, as opposed to M&As in 2008 |
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Narayana Murthy sells 8 lakh Infosys shares to set up VC fund (22 October 08:00) |
| The Venture Capital fund will encourage and support young entrepreneurs having brilliant business ideas |
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Doing more of the same is no longer an option (19 October 09:05) |
| Baring Private Equity’s Rahul Bhasin says what gave returns in the past was underlying growth in businesses. So, if you picked your companies well and added some value, you enjoyed phenome... |
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VC activity picks up with companies raising funds (19 October 09:04) |
| VC activity is picking up slowly as economic growth accelerates and the markets rise |
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Indian cos see $77 mn VC funding in July-Sept (19 October 03:55) |
| Despite the positive sentiment returning in the VC space, investment are still low on an year-on-year basis |
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PE firms seek mega deals in education healthcare (13 October 01:56) |
| Data from VCCEdge, VCCircle’s financial research unit, shows divergent trends in these two sectors in the first nine months of 2009 |
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P2P lending companies bring funds to the poor (13 October 01:47) |
| These firms are an organized form of individual-to-individual lending and leverage the microfinance model |
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Casino project to get Rs35 cr PE funding (10 October 12:52) |
| DHPL is building the casino at a resort in the Union territory of Daman near the west coast in Maharashtra |
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Investors back social initiatives fund ventures (05 October 09:50) |
| Recession-proof nature, small size of deals and the social impact, among other factors, draw investor interest |
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Consolidation moves gain ground in PE market (05 October 09:50) |
| The aggregation or roll-up model allows firms to reach size and lends itself to a viable exit for investors |
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Start-ups hold back on offering stake to mentor companies (29 September 01:15) |
| Giving a stake at the onset of a business, particularly to VC firms, can bring constraints rather than support |
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Domestic investors emerge as show-stoppers (29 September 01:15) |
| ICICI Venture, a unit of India’s second biggest lender, has tapped domestic capital to raise $200 million (Rs960 crore) in the first tranche of a $500 million fund |
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VCs avoid new deals to conserve cash for existing portfolio firms (21 September 11:37) |
| The sluggish deal activity may not be due to fall in demand, but because venture capital firms are short of funds |
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Logistics sector gains favour among private equity investors (21 September 11:37) |
| The sector is set to benefit from the spending on infrastructure by the government as well as the private sector |
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Investment in real estate sector is a long-term play (14 September 08:59) |
| Demand is definitely picking up in the residential sector and it will be better if the interest rates are lowered |
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Firms cash in on the start-up business offer consultation (14 September 08:58) |
| These companies cater to the niche segment in return for monthly revenue-linked fees, substantial equity stake |
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New entrants eye small investments as big funds keep away (07 September 10:39) |
| The growth of funds targeting small-ticket investments is linked to the kind of corpus they manage |
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Slowdown fails to deter technology start-ups (07 September 10:29) |
| Venture capital firms say the number of people approaching them for funding has gone up this year |
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August turns scary for private equity deals (01 September 12:43) |
| When there was a spurt in activity in May and June this year, each recording at least 20 PE deals with a value of around $650 million for each month, it seemed the tide was turning |
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VCs wake up to risks in microfinance funding (01 September 12:42) |
| High cash inflow may bring problems such as over-indebtedness and lack of due diligence in disbursal of loans |
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PE deals slide in first half (26 August 10:15) |
| However, investments gained momentum in the second quarter, after the general election produced a stable government, rising 53.2% quarter-on-quarter |
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IT product firms new attraction for VCs (26 August 12:29) |
| Investments in this segment increased 50% over the previous year though the number of deals fell |
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IPO Plans Tussle on between PE portfolio firms (25 August 12:36) |
| PE firms are expecting their portfolio firms to consider share sales, but the latter say they aren’t ready yet |
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Domestic institutions to emerge as major limited partner class (25 August 12:35) |
| Ramesh Venkat,, chief executive officer of Reliance Equity Advisors, in an interview, spoke about the fund-raising process and opportunities in the Indian PE market |
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Compensation levels decline as investors push for more returns (17 August 11:02) |
| There are pressures and, in some cases, demands from limited partners to moderate the excesses in pay |
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Start-ups find it hard to garner early-stage funding (17 August 11:02) |
| Early-stage funding refers to investments in fledgling firms that are yet to generate revenues and, in some cases, even customers. |
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Directory services companies generate interest among VCs (10 August 09:46) |
| Investors feel the segment is generating interest because of the limited media channels allowing businesses to target specific areas |
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Few general partners actually made money for investors (10 August 09:44) |
| Wang, who leads Asia investing of Adams Street from its Singapore office, said he is looking at buying secondary stakes in Indian funds at attractive valuations |
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Start-ups find it tough to woo mobile millions (04 August 12:38) |
| The next challenge after coming up with discerning offerings say promoters is finding consumers |
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The plan is to develop a logistics business (04 August 12:38) |
| Rajesh Ranavat managing director of Fung Capital spoke to VCCircle a €˜Mint€™ content partner on the firm€™s investment strategy in India |
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VC exits in first half lowest since 2007 (30 July 10:01) |
| Companies are waiting for valuations to improve and for merger and acquisition and IPO activities to pick up |
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Ad market has kept print relevant as a medium (27 July 08:54) |
| The key point here is that every media house is scared that the advertisement revenue from a single advertiser should not be so dominant that they start influencing the media |
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An incubator that takes care of everything (27 July 08:54) |
| Its plan includes commercializing 12 ideas and it is looking at forming companies for at least half of them |
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Trident Capital cuts investment plans in India by 60 (26 July 09:24) |
| The move was prompted by the firm€™s ability to raise just $400 million in 2008 for its seventh fund far lower than expectations of $600-800 million |
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Lightspeed leads funding for ItzCash (22 July 10:53) |
| The funds will be used by ItzCash Card to expand into the retail payment space besides ramping up the product portfolio |
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Debt funds from VCs for infrastructure financing soon (21 July 11:54) |
| Currently, there are 129 foreign venture funds and 132 domestic funds operating in India |
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Clean tech biggest investment opportunity of the century (21 July 01:15) |
| The debate may be around what is causing climate change but everybody agrees that there will be a change signs are there |
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Nine portfolio companies of three VC firms to tap market (20 July 11:20) |
| The duration of investments is critical in the investment business as returns from an IPO or an acquisition depend on the stage when an investor funded the company |
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Clean tech, biggest investment opportunity of the century (20 July 06:48) |
| The debate may be around what is causing climate change, but everybody agrees that there will be a change, signs are there |
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VC investment in Indian firms falls on global slowdown (15 July 09:06) |
| Venture capitalists are optimistic that the economic environment will improve in the coming months |
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43 foreign venture funds await RBI approval (15 July 12:27) |
| Ten applications have been pending since 2005 and 11 more since 2006 |
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