Shivani Shinde &Amp; Arijit Barman

Stories by Shivani Shinde &Amp; Arijit Barman

Fortis-Khazanah tussle: 5-mth brewing of a bonanza

Fortis-Khazanah tussle: 5-mth brewing of a bonanza

Rediff.com   27 Jul 2010

A cross-border takeover thriller that not only saw corporate action but also diplomatic dealings and slugfests among bankers.

Shriram Group may take over Vishal's retail arm

Shriram Group may take over Vishal's retail arm

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2010

The Chennai-based Shriram Group is likely to take over the cash-strapped front-end retail company of Vishal Retail Ltd, after leading private equity investor Texas Pacific Group takes charge of its wholesale division. This will be subject to approval from all stakeholders and regulators.

Essar may get Rs 3,493 cr windfall from Vodafone

Essar may get Rs 3,493 cr windfall from Vodafone

Rediff.com   16 Jul 2010

The Ruias of the Essar Group will now be getting around $750 million (about Rs 3,493 crore) more from their telecom joint venture partner, Vodafone Group, over and above the fair market price if they exercise the "put" option for their 33.02 per cent stake.

ICICI-KKR talks on Firstsource stake hit a hurdle

ICICI-KKR talks on Firstsource stake hit a hurdle

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2010

Firstsource raised $275 million (around Rs 1,265 crore) through foreign currency convertible bonds in 2007 to fund the acquisition of MedAssist.

India's 1st intelligent city takes root near Pune

India's 1st intelligent city takes root near Pune

Rediff.com   8 Jul 2010

Lavasa, Wipro, Cisco combine to launch something new in urban living.

US holiday saves IT-BPO firms from bandh backlash

US holiday saves IT-BPO firms from bandh backlash

Rediff.com   6 Jul 2010

The US celebrates its independence day on July 4. But since it was Sunday, the American government had declared Monday as a holiday.

M S Banga on life as a fund manager

M S Banga on life as a fund manager

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Banga has hung up his Unilever boots and moved on to private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) as an operating partner.

BP oil spill may hit Indian IT firms

BP oil spill may hit Indian IT firms

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Shares of Indian software majors have plunged into red on news that BP would cut its spend on information technology.

Firms feel heat on lower IT spends, euro crisis

Firms feel heat on lower IT spends, euro crisis

Rediff.com   2 Jul 2010

Research firm Gartner today reported that worldwide IT spending will touch $3.350 trillion--an increase of 3.9 per cent from 2009. However, it simultaneously lowered its outlook for the IT industry from the first quarter of this calendar year, when it had forecast worldwide IT spending to grow 5.3 per cent. This is primarily due to the devaluation of the euro versus US dollar since the beginning of the year.

Red Hat CEO on India's most ambitious project

Red Hat CEO on India's most ambitious project

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

Whitehurst talks about India expansion plans, its latest offering in cloud computing and India's most ambitious project Aadhaar.

New Aussie govt brings cheer to Indian miners

New Aussie govt brings cheer to Indian miners

Rediff.com   1 Jul 2010

A new government has taken office in Australia, which has said it will review its predecessor's controversial proposal for a 40 per cent super-profit tax on mining revenues.

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

IL&FS, Maytas set for global play with Binladin

Rediff.com   28 Jun 2010

JV formed for Saudi infra projects, focus on contracts from other countries as well.

Global giants in race for Maharashtra cement unit

Global giants in race for Maharashtra cement unit

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

At least four global cement majors, Lafarge, CRH, Heidelberg Cement and Intalicementi, are in the race to buy a little-known cement company in Maharashtra Murli Industries with a total capacity of 2.9 million tonnes.

Hiring back as attrition soars to prick IT firms

Hiring back as attrition soars to prick IT firms

Rediff.com   19 Jun 2010

With the economy giving positive signals, hiring is back. However, so is attrition, with disgruntled employees demanding more or moving to greener pastures to make up for lost time and money.

Gold adds shine to PE portfolio

Gold adds shine to PE portfolio

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

Low delinquency rates, huge demand attract investors to the unique gold financing sector.

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Gas deal may steal the show at Reliance AGM

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Reliance Industries' annual general meeting on Friday will be unique in many ways. It's the first AGM after the Supreme Court judgment on K-G gas, the first after the truce between Mukesh and Anil Ambani and the first after the company's big-bang return to telecom.

Mukesh plans $5-bn telecom revolution 2.0

Mukesh plans $5-bn telecom revolution 2.0

Rediff.com   14 Jun 2010

RIL, RCom working on partnership blueprint.

Edelweiss, Lanco lead race for Axis' PE arm

Edelweiss, Lanco lead race for Axis' PE arm

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2010

Infrastructure conglomerate Lanco Group and leading financial services firm Edelweiss Capital have emerged frontrunners in the race for Axis Bank's private equity arm. According to two people familiar with the developments, Lanco and Edelweiss have made the most aggressive financial bids among all the non-binding ones that have come in so far. The bids, they said, were in the range of Rs 30-45 crore.

 TCS, Wipro shortlisted for UID project

TCS, Wipro shortlisted for UID project

Rediff.com   28 May 2010

Domestic information technology services majors Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro Technologies and Tech Mahindra and global players like IBM and Japan-based NEC are among the 10 shortlisted companies for the Nandan Nilekani-headed Unique Identification Authority of India biometrics job.

Aditya Birla Group revs up power plans

Aditya Birla Group revs up power plans

Rediff.com   26 May 2010

Three years after exiting the power business, the Rs 1.4-lakh crore Aditya Birla Group is planning a powerful comeback into the sector and is eyeing a major acquisition in Tamil Nadu, two people with direct knowledge of the deal told Business Standard.