Aditi Divekar And Dev Chatterjee

Stories by Aditi Divekar And Dev Chatterjee

Satyam fine is a wake-up call for independent directors

Satyam fine is a wake-up call for independent directors

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2014

Corporate lawyers say the fine on independent directors will make them more cautious and some will be wary of taking assignments from companies with low corporate governance standards.

Banks link fresh funds to Mallya's ouster from boards

Banks link fresh funds to Mallya's ouster from boards

Rediff.com   3 Dec 2014

Kolkata-based United Bank of India, which had earlier declared Kingfisher Airlines and its four directors, including Mallya as wilful defaulters, on Tuesday identified UBHL, the guarantor of the grounded Kingfisher Airlines, also a wilful defaulter.

5 lessons PE funds have learnt in India

5 lessons PE funds have learnt in India

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2014

Experts say it's not only important to get due-diligence done by an independent firm but it needs to be cross-checked, too.

Tech Mahindra looking at bigger deals: Vineet Nayyar

Tech Mahindra looking at bigger deals: Vineet Nayyar

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

Essentially, the focus will be on cracking big deals.

India Inc sells assets abroad to cut debt

India Inc sells assets abroad to cut debt

Rediff.com   30 Oct 2014

Bankers say it's a question of survival for debt-heavy companies.

Samvat 2070: Investors who made blockbuster gains from markets

Samvat 2070: Investors who made blockbuster gains from markets

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2014

Samvat 2070 was a great year for top Indian conglomerates in the stock markets.

China slowdown cheers some but worries many in India Inc

China slowdown cheers some but worries many in India Inc

Rediff.com   24 Oct 2014

China has cast a long shadow on India's economy.

TCS, Infosys back in the game with strong Q2 results

TCS, Infosys back in the game with strong Q2 results

Rediff.com   17 Oct 2014

The Ebitda margin, too, was lower than the expected 29.1 per cent.

Tata Steel in talks to sell European units

Tata Steel in talks to sell European units

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2014

The company agrees to discussions for long-product division with Swiss group Klesch.

Twists and turns in M&M's incredible journey

Twists and turns in M&M's incredible journey

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2014

On Reva, Mahindra says electric cars are an innovation that can disrupt the automobile sector.

Projects rocked by policy paralysis get rolling again

Projects rocked by policy paralysis get rolling again

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2014

Revivals nearly double q-o-q to 36 in September, highest in 3 years

Ambani's pipeline firm sees its losses zoom

Ambani's pipeline firm sees its losses zoom

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2014

But earnings of main private holding firm get a booster dose from RIL dividend

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

India Inc beats Chinese peers on valuation ratios

Rediff.com   19 Sep 2014

Top companies in China are valued at 7.7 times the trailing 12-month earnings against a P/E ratio of 18.6 times for Nifty 50 companies.

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

40 Years Ago... And now: L&T, graveyard of corporate raiders

Rediff.com   17 Sep 2014

Engineering conglomerate fended off three corporate raids but emerged stronger.

40 years ago.. and now: How the Mahindra Group survived crisis

40 years ago.. and now: How the Mahindra Group survived crisis

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2014

From selling 14,000 Jeeps in 1973, we slipped to selling just 7,000 vehicles within just three-and-a-half years by 1976.

Reliance raises stake in Jio to 99%

Reliance raises stake in Jio to 99%

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2014

According to documents accessed by Business Standard, RIL increased its direct stake in Jio to 98.9 per cent as on March this year by pumping more capital into the company.

Companies see rise in m-cap as CEOs enter second innings

Companies see rise in m-cap as CEOs enter second innings

Rediff.com   14 Sep 2014

Riding on a stock market boom since 2009, India Inc's chief executives have been able to salvage a lot of lost pride in their second innings.

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

SC order on coal blocks: Rs 2-lakh-crore investments at stake

Rediff.com   26 Aug 2014

CEOs fear any change in status of the mines will mean disruption in production, loss of investment and increased production cost for user industries.

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

We have cut costs to strengthen margins: Novelis

Rediff.com   22 Aug 2014

Hindalco has done very well with Rs 900 crore (Rs 9 billion) of ebidta in June quarter.

Aditya Birla Group looks to exit Aroon Purie's Living Media

Aditya Birla Group looks to exit Aroon Purie's Living Media

Rediff.com   18 Aug 2014

BofA-ML mandated to find buyer for 27.5% stake in media group's holding firm