Despite the policy brouhaha, private equity players are still gung-ho about the transport and logistics industry. The last two months have witnessed almost seven PE deals worth more than $100 million in this space. […]
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Despite the policy brouhaha, private equity players are still gung-ho about the transport and logistics industry. The last two months have witnessed almost seven PE deals worth more than $100 million in this space. […] Along with foreign companies venturing into the Indian market, Indian companies are too becoming more forceful globally and extending their footprints outside the country. And thus, private equity firms are showing keen interest in the hospitality sector. Sourav Goswami cited, … […] Funds raised through the private equity route outpaced those raised through public issues during January-March 2007. Fewer issues getting the go-ahead from market regulator Sebi and volatility on the bourses are said to be the main reasons for the trend. … […] As expected, the RBI has further liberalised the regime for overseas investments by India Inc in its latest credit policy: corporates are now allowed to make FDIs up to 300% of their net worth; limits for overseas portfolio investments … […] In the first quarter of 2007, venture capitalists invested $7.1 billion into 778 deals, the highest quarterly dollar amount since the fourth quarter of 2001, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on … […] Increasing enthusiasms for globalization coupled with government initiatives for further liberalisation of its regulatory environment towards private investments, have inspired 40 US Venture Capitalists (VCs) and Private Equity holders (PEs) to raise capital to the extent of US$ 400mn to place it heavily in start ups companies in India, according to joint study undertaken by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Ernst & Young. […] A fear has set in among property investors who are offloading their apartments at a discounted rate from what builders are quoting. With property prices in correction mode, do private equity players think that it is the right time to strike deals in India? […] The government has decided to go with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and refuse FII status to foreign direct investment (FDI) received by real estate companies through private placement of equity. […] About 25 venture capital investments from the US will be made in Indian companies in every quarter of 2007, according to a recent VC market study. […] Venture capital investments in the country registered a near 4 per cent increase in the first quarter of 2007 calendar as investors pumped in $130 million (about Rs 560 crore) through 20 deals. More than half this amount was pumped in information technology and related sectors, an industry study release said on Tuesday. […] |