Several PE managers now prefer Sanskrit names for their funds over typical foreign names
Early this week, Sebi notified AIF regulations for private equity, hedge funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds, among others.
Other fashion formats such as 'Central' mall chain, 'Brand Factory' and 'Fashion at Big Bazaar' remain under Future Group and eye expansion
Among the top realty fund managers in India; has also ventured into retail, credit among various other sectors and is investing in dozens of firms
The notification allows farmers to directly sell fresh produce to consumers, rather than through agriculture produce marketing committees.
Raheja-owned retailer Shoppers Stop has gone off the beaten track. At a time, when bigger players such as Pantaloon and Aditya Birla Retail are either shutting stores or looking at halting expansion to preserve cash and check losses, Shoppers Stop is moving ahead with its expansion plans.
Real estate major Parsvnath Developers may soon be able to reduce a significant chunk of its debt, thanks to certain corporate giants showing interest in buying a prime piece of property it owns in the national capital.
Borrow at 4% interest a month; some resort to bulk sales, offer 10-20% discounts
Bombay Realty, a unit of the Wadia group, recently launched a residential project in Mumbai. The company is looking at more projects in Mumbai and Bangalore. Managing Director Jeh Wadia talks about the company's strategy.
If the talks materialise, this would mark Hyundai's foray into the LNG terminal construction space in India.
The retail arm of the Tatas is closing stores in its loss-making value fashion format, Fashion Yatra, and is reworking its operations in Sisley brand.
India's largest FMCG company expects a rent of Rs 200-250 a sq ft or a capital value of Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) from the prime Mumbai property.
The poster boys of Indian private equity are getting a reality check. If last year many of them branched out independently with their entrepreneurial PE shops, many are scaling down or biting the dust a year down the line.
Automotive designer Dilip Chhabria is planning to raise about Rs 100 crore to fund a new super-luxury car project for DC Design that he promotes, banking sources said on Tuesday.
Amid the perception of gloom and doom in the Indian property market, here's something to cheer about. The real estate industry has given 1.21 times, or 20 per cent, average returns to private equity (PE) investors in the past four years, compared to the global average of 0.8 times.
PE firm goes in for image makeover, appoints advisory group.
After the UPA regime's move to suspend its decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the industry is turning nervous about the prospects of single-brand retail as well.
After the UPA regime's move to suspend its decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the industry is turning nervous about the prospects of single-brand retail as well.
The UK's largest retailer, with revenues of 67 billion pounds, is currently focusing on its existing franchise agreement with the Tata-run Trent.
America's Walmart is likely to be the first overseas chain to enter the $590-billion Indian retail sector, as the the world's biggest retail giant is extending its parternship with Sunil Mittal's Bharti Enterprises.