Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Ruchita Saxena In Bangalore

Stories by Raghuvir Badrinath &Amp; Ruchita Saxena 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.

India to become hub for sanitaryware

India to become hub for sanitaryware

Rediff.com   1 Aug 2007

International brands like Roca, Kohler and H&R Johnson plan to expand their scale of operations in India. The expansion will be either through brownfield expansion of their joint venture partners or through setting up greenfield ventures.

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.

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

Lever, Nirma end 16-year-old row

Lever, Nirma end 16-year-old row

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2007

Reach out-of-court settlement on trademark violation.

Foreign buyouts a boost for FMCG firms

Foreign buyouts a boost for FMCG firms

Rediff.com   20 Jun 2007

In the last two years, a clutch of home-grown fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies sought growth by acquiring companies overseas.

Services next big idea for consumer goods firms

Services next big idea for consumer goods firms

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2007

South-based CavinKare announced plans to expand its salon brand, Green Trends, from the current 35 to 70 by the end of 2007 and 140 by end-2008.

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.

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.

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.

Wachovia set to diversify in India

Wachovia set to diversify in India

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2007

Wachovia, one of the largest banks in the US, with an asset base of more than $700 billion, is set to diversify in India.