Investment firm DE Shaw is close to providing Rs 100 crore debt to Amar Ujala Publications, a Hindi language newspaper publishing company, reports Mint. The funds will be taken in as debt, and can be convertible into equity. ... Go to Full Article

Some of my partners claim to be bicyclists but until they have one of these setups, I’m not buying it. Go to Full Article

Netflix has just launched a set-top box to help the migration of it’s 8.2m DVD rental subs to delivery via the web. This can only be sensible - clearly the DVD isn’t going to be with us forever. Plus the box is being well received ... Go to Full Article

Exclusive: Textual Analytics Solutions(TAS), a Bangalore-based text mining company that promises to make the life of information intermediaries easier, has landed funding of $250000 from Mumbai Angels and Harsh Saksaria (whose Mumbai ... Go to Full Article

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Educomp Solutions Ltd, the publicly listed IT-based learning company, continues with its aquisitive led growth. The Delhi-based company has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Learning.com, a US-based provider of web-delivered curriculum ... Go to Full Article

The Union Station Master shouted these words on October 6, 1943, when 200 rabbis marched on Washington, DC in the only rally ever held there in support of the victims of the Holocaust. FDR refused to meet the 200 protesters, ... Go to Full Article

Capital International, the UK based buyout arm of the US based Capital Group, has closed a $2.25 billion emerging markets private equity fund to invest in countries like India, China, Russia and the markets in Latin America. ... Go to Full Article

As India emerges as one of the top destinations for M&A practice in the world, there is a severe catfight going on for talent in the investment banking business. Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which acquired ABN Amro Bank last year, ... Go to Full Article

I haven't written about the One Laptop Per Child project before, since I've picked it as a failure in the making from the get-go. Now that it's wandering around gut shot and waiting to fall down, it may be worth... Go to Full Article

Last month I wrote something called Incrementalism and the New New Thing that got quite a bit of conversation flowing. While largely an observation about Valley dynamics and a malaise I feel about Web 2.0, the fact is that it’sa lot ... Go to Full Article

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Indian broking houses are now looking at overseas markets for expansion. Close on the heels of Religare’s acquisition of London’s oldest stock broking firm Hichens, Harrison & Co for £55 million, there is one more deal brewing in the UK ... Go to Full Article

In one of the largest M&A deals in the Indian broking space, HSBC has announced that it would acquire a 73.21 per cent stake of IL&FS Investsmart in an all-cash deal for $261 million (Rs 1070 crore). IL&FS Investsmart is co-promoted by ... Go to Full Article

This morning started with Israel’s Cleantech meetup, and continued with Day 1 of the IVA conference. Definitely a busy day for an “ex-VC” like me. Tim_elephant Opening keynote by US VC Tim Draper, of DFJ. ... Go to Full Article