NPAs: RBI blames i-bankers for faulty project/loan appraisalsThe impairment crisis in the banks has also highlighted certain basic deficiencies with regard to the appraisal of long-term projects with ...
Avendus-KKR deal reopens old trend: i-banks diversificationWhat was notable about them, however, was that these maverick i-bankers cut deals for cash-rich large business houses.
- Suits & Sayings: Wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors
Desi companies are left holding the lemon, and the canny videshi one then uses its cash power to win really juicy contracts. Desi IT, pleas...
I-bankers queue up to join boutique banking outfitsAshok Mittal, Pankaj Kalra and Prahlad Rao are among the dozen or so heavyweight i-bankers who have moved from larger firms to smaller outf...
- BSE appoints panel to select i-bankers for IPO
BSE has appointed a panel to select investment bankers for its public issue, which is slated to hit the markets in the first half of next y...
Investment bankers use the downturn to prepare next big move; unwind with familiesIn Mumbai, there are at least a dozen top i-bankers who have moved out of high-profile roles over the past few months & are waiting for the...
- NBCC effect, norms for I-bankers to be relaxed
Investment bankers have sought dilution of norms governing their appointment for managing share sales in state-controlled firms, saying the...
- Carlyle hopes to break jinx with new India buyout boss
Private equity investments in India doubled to $8 billion in 2010, from a year earlier. But there were hardly any buyouts.
- I-bankers agree to underwrite Tata Steel's follow-on issue
Bankers have agreed to underwrite, or buy the unsubscribed part of a Rs 3,477-crore equity issue by Tata Steel.
- I-bankers to manage ONGC's FPO for ‘free’
I-bankers will arrange ONGC's Rs 12,500-crore follow-on share sale for an aggregate fee of one rupee, said people familiar with the bids.
- M&As, PE deals fuel churn among i-bankers
A renewed surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and private equity deals in India is leading to a churn of senior personnel within the i...
- Small is in for i-bankers as big-ticket deals disappear
There were 82 PE deals worth $1.4 b between Oct 2008 & Feb 2009 against 282 deals worth $8.6 b in the corresponding year-ago period.
- Global credit crisis shrinks i-bankers' pay packets
The global financial crisis has created a situation that investment bankers may not have imagined in their wildest of dreams.
- I-bankers tap HNIs for IPO success
I-bankers are now seeking informal commitments from high net worth and institutional investors to ensure their participation. Stocks to wat...
- Nomura-Enam deal's off: I-bankers
The much-hyped deal ran into rough weather as the Japanese major was reluctant to shell out more than $400 million for the Indian entity.
- Wall St i-bankers are here
After years of ruling the world of M&As and big-ticket transactions, the K-Club of Mumbai comprising Kothari, Kotak and Kampani is now givi...
- It's raining dollars for I-bankers
Global investment banks entering India are pushing up salaries to multi-million dollar levels.