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The looming LBO risk

 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 … […]

Venture Capital Investment Surpasses $7 Billion in Q1 2007; Reaches Highest Quarterly Level in Five Years

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 … […]

Vedanta Acquires 51% Stake In India's Sesa Goa

Vedanta Resources PLC said it acquired a 51% stake in India's biggest private-sector iron-ore producer and exporter, Sesa Goa Ltd., as it seeks to diversify and tap into the strong demand for iron ore in China.

Vedanta, a metals and mining company listed and based in London but which has the bulk of its assets in India, acquired the stake from Japan's Mitsui & Co. It paid $981 million.

Jet taps PEs for Rs 450 cr to fly Lite

 India’s largest private airline Jet Airways is in negotiations with private equity players Blackstone, TPG Capital and Temasek for raising Rs 400-450 crore. The company is raising money for meeting the operational expenses of running the loss-making Air Sahara, which … […]

Khaleej Finance's India equity fund 'a success'

Khaleej Finance and Investment (KFI) and its regional partners have announced the success of its Indian Private Equity Fund.

They said the fund has attracted interest from many institutional and individual investors, both regionally and internationally.

The firm revealed ICICI … […]

LVMH to Take 20 Pct in India's Hidesign – Report

France's LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton is in talks to buy 20 percent in Indian leather goods maker Hidesign, the Economic Times said on Tuesday.

LVMH will position the Indian brand as an affordable product in overseas markets like Japan, … […]

Tata Power acquires Coastal Gujarat Power

Tata Power Company Ltd on Monday  announced that  the acquisition of the Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) formed for Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP). A formal execution of the documents took place between Power Finance … […]

$400mn invested in Indian start-ups by US VCs & PEs

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. […]

TPG, Citigroup in race for Sharekhan

The bulls are on a rampage and the tiger is roaring, Sharekhan the retail broking arm of SSKI with 120 branches across 150 cities wants to expand its business and wants a strategic financial investor.

NDTV has learnt that the … […]

Siemens acquires India's iMetrex technologies for undisclosed amount

Siemens AG said it has acquired a 77 pct stake in India's iMetrex Technologies Ltd for an undisclosed amount in order to expand its building technologies operations.

Siemens also said it has an option to acquire the remaining 23 pct stake in the company within the next five years.

In the fiscal year to end-March, 2007, iMetrex had sales of 28 mln eur.Source : Forex TV