Why private capital in India is ready for a resetDespite the recent downtrend, Indian private capital markets have come of age. At more than US$50 billion a year, private equity (PE) and v...
12 Mar, 2023, 06.20 PM IST
Doss games raises Rs 2.5 cr in pre seed fundingDoss gives an immersive no-code platform on mobile to a large number of GenZs creators to build and share metaverses with their communities...
07 Dec, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Fund managers help portfolio companies with Covid-related crisis managementTop private equity and venture capital companies including Carlyle, KKR, Zephyr Peacock and Tata Capital have in the last few months create...
26 Sep, 2020, 10.50 AM IST
Stakeholder capitalism: The squishy idea made more relevant by Covid-19We need economic growth and business investment for job creation. We also need formal, not informal jobs. Businesses need to ensure that jo...
21 Sep, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
Board of Directors: The importance of good corporate governance in family run businessesGovernance of an enterprise encompasses several aspects such as the composition and role of the Board of directors, decision making process...
01 Aug, 2020, 11.14 AM IST
Post-crisis, India should increase its integration with the global economyIn the absence of American leadership, India and other developing countries need to champion the cause of WTO and global trade.
20 Jun, 2020, 11.59 AM IST
Time to press the reset button to survive the Covid-19 crisisThis can be an opportunity for the government in India to implement the long-awaited measures in the areas of infrastructure development, l...
13 Apr, 2020, 11.52 AM IST
Focus on home, world does not need another China-size exporter of low-cost goodsThe policy prescriptions are well known to Indian policy makers -improve infrastructure, reduce red tape and reform education. There are so...
04 Nov, 2016, 09.57 AM IST
Startups rope in senior non-technology executives for functional rolesStartups are willing to pay top dollars to rope in senior non-technology executives who can complement the big ticket technology hires.
04 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Ease of doing business: Private equity funds and venture capitalists need clarity on tax and corporate lawsIndia has overhauled regulatory approvals needed for starting new business ventures; but that still is not good enough in global matrices.
19 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Distressed by a falling rupee, private equity funds in India look for a way out of the mazePE funds have made exits worth Rs 38,000 crore in the first seven months of this year compared with Rs 28,000 crore in 2014.
24 Sep, 2015, 05.12 PM IST
ET Startup Awards 2015: How to negotiate a winning termIt’s not entirely unimaginable that startups, even with mentors guiding them, can end up signing contracts that could haunt them for 7-8 ye...
17 Jun, 2015, 05.48 AM IST
Zephyr charts $50-million Sri Lanka planSri Lanka’s economy grew at annual growth of 6.4% in the last decade, which is making companies sit up and take notice of the small Island ...
12 Apr, 2014, 12.16 PM IST
- Zephyr to invest $5 mn in Hyderabad start-up 'Aizant Drug'
In its first investment in the drug development space, private equity fund Zephyr Peacock India will invest $5 million in Aizant Drug Resea...
17 Jan, 2011, 02.29 AM IST
- PE firms poaching experienced talent
Poaching talent from within is emerging as a fast-growing trend in the Indian private equity industry as more new funds are set up.
28 Dec, 2010, 05.13 AM IST
- PE firm Zephyr invests in Miles Software
New York-based PE firm Zephyr Peacock, which has around $1 billion under management globally, has invested in Miles Software, an IT company...
06 Jun, 2008, 01.49 AM IST
- India-focused PEs raise $2b till July
With roughly $2 billion already raised in seven months, 2007 is turning out to be an excellent year for India-focused private equity (PE) f...
16 Aug, 2007, 12.55 AM IST