Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Anil Urs In Bangalore

Stories by Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Anil Urs In Bangalore

RIL in race for HUL Brookefields

RIL in race for HUL Brookefields

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2007

Reliance Industries and Nitesh Estates, a Bangalore-based real estate developer, are in the shortlist to buy Hindustan Unilever's Brookefields property in Bangalore.

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Bangalore realty to see Rs 2000 cr PE investment

Rediff.com   8 Aug 2007

Companies like Brigade Group, Shriram Properties, Confident Group and Skyline Builders are in the final stages of completing the paper work of tying up these investments.

Cafe Coffee Day to expand across India

Cafe Coffee Day to expand across India

Rediff.com   3 Aug 2007

Forget Starbucks coming into India. Witness the expansion of Caf Coffee Day, which is set to mushroom across the country.

Google joins hands with Band of Angels

Google joins hands with Band of Angels

Rediff.com   25 Jul 2007

The company, which has been acquiring mature companies across the world, is doing something different in India taking the angel investing route in an effort to tap ideas and talent pool.

India-focused PE funds raise $3 bn in 6 months

India-focused PE funds raise $3 bn in 6 months

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Blue-chip names such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Google, JP Morgan Asset Management are taking strategic bets in the Indian market.

Beedi manufacturers, gold merchants turning VCs

Beedi manufacturers, gold merchants turning VCs

Rediff.com   24 Jul 2007

Even as venture capitalists and private equity players are combing the Indian landscape for deals, here comes competition from least expected of sources.

StanChart, IL&FS to raise $1 bn core fund

StanChart, IL&FS to raise $1 bn core fund

Rediff.com   17 Jul 2007

Standard Chartered and IL&FS Investment Managers are close to signing an agreement to raise a $1 billion India-focused infrastructure private equity fund.

Mall space supply to be 60mn. sqft by 2008

Mall space supply to be 60mn. sqft by 2008

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2007

The real estate sector in India has responded well to the growth of the organised retail sector and this has led to a phenomenal rise in supply of space for organised retail operations year after year.

Biocon preparing ground for overseas listing

Biocon preparing ground for overseas listing

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2007

Bangalore-based company aims to raise around Rs 300 crore

Danone, Avesthagen in functional food JV

Danone, Avesthagen in functional food JV

Rediff.com   12 Jun 2007

Danone, a $14 billion biscuits, beverages and dairy major, through its investments in Avesthagen and in partnership with it, will develop a series of plant-based active ingredients for functional foods with nutritional benefits.

Private equity bets on core sector projects

Private equity bets on core sector projects

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

India's infrastructure sectors, for long shunned by investors due to long gestation periods and hazy policies, have finally become attractive.

Godrej Properties to build Bangalore residencies

Godrej Properties to build Bangalore residencies

Rediff.com   22 May 2007

Godrej Properties, the real estate arm of the Godrej group, has initiated two projects worth Rs 850 crore in Bangalore.

Sun never sets for Scott McNealy

Sun never sets for Scott McNealy

Rediff.com   21 May 2007

Scott McNealy, who is leading Sun Microsystems' two-pronged battle against Microsoft on the operating systems front and IBM on the infrastructure segment, is not a man to give up.

Bangalore IT majors eye Mysore option

Bangalore IT majors eye Mysore option

Rediff.com   15 May 2007

During the last few years, Mysore has been witnessing unprecedented growth in real estate, with a large number of housing co-operative societies having secured land for development of residential colonies.

AOL, Yahoo! to slug it out in India

AOL, Yahoo! to slug it out in India

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2007

While AOL Chief Operating Officer Ron Grant is himself coming down to Bangalore to officially kick off the Indian face on Thursday, Yahoo!'s soft-spoken co-founder David Filo is set to announce a series of India-specific products tomorrow.

The gentle giant of Infosys

The gentle giant of Infosys

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2007

Kris is gentle but firm, consultative yet decisive, and thoughtful yet action-oriented

Garnett & Helfrich puts India plans on hold

Garnett & Helfrich puts India plans on hold

Rediff.com   19 Apr 2007

Garnett & Helfrich, a US-based specialist venture buyout firm, has reversed its decision to set up a dedicated office in India.

Kingfisher Airlines to raise $150 mn

Kingfisher Airlines to raise $150 mn

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2007

The company, owned by the UB Group, had been relying on internal group reserves and debt to manage its operations over the past two years and this infusion is expected to fuel its sustained growth.

GE Finance eyes realty, aviation in asset push

GE Finance eyes realty, aviation in asset push

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2007

GE Commercial Finance, which has an asset base of more than $230 billion globally, is planning to increase its exposure in the Indian market.

AOL set for India roll out

AOL set for India roll out

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

America Online (AOL), the largest Internet service provider in the US, is set to launch its India portal over the next couple of months.