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Apple gets to bite into Indian retail as policy hurdles are removed

After many months of patient negotiation, two Cabinet decisions last week may finally see the iconic brand set up shop in the country

Answers to the Strategist quiz 628

Answers to the Strategist quiz 628

The Strategist Quiz 629

The Strategist Quiz 629

Yogi Adityanath presents a picture of half accomplishments, half letdowns

When he took charge, he was largely known as a rabble-rouser with little experience of administration

Meet Bimal Jalan, the go-to advisor across the political spectrum

One of the reasons Jalan can afford to be forthright is that he has seen it all in his 78 years

Modi's approach to economic advice is quite distinct from Manmohan, Atal

The set-up in Modi 1.0 and 2.0 is geared to sector-specific guidance rather than macro-economic counsel

Key deals last week: Sequoia Capital India, Ribbit Capital LP and more

There were 19 deals worth $0.33 billion and 3 exit in the last six days ended August 28, 2019

Macquarie targets $675-mn bet on green, tech assets to ramp up investment

The fund's anchor investors are Belgian private investment firm Verlinvest SA, a New York headquartered single-family office, a global fund of funds and a Middle East single-family office

Unhappy with surcharge, private market investors bat for tax parity

Last Friday, the Union finance minister had cancelled the enhanced surcharge levied on long-term and short-term capital gain for FPIs, and for domestic portfolio investors

Punjab Renewable Energy raises private equity investment from Shell

With this follow-on investment by Shell, the company's Series-B round stands fully subscribed and closed with an investment of Rs 55 crore

Brookfield in talks with Aditya Birla to buy its Real Estate Fund 1 assets

Bankers have approached the private equity firm, others to take over seven investments of the fund

And then there were 2: India's three-horse telecom race is set to change

Why today's three-horse race might become a duopoly

The long and politically tortuous journey to fight plastic menace

To fight the menace, India would do well to encourage the use of biodegradable raw material instead of petroleum products for packaging

The Strategist Quiz 628

The Strategist Quiz 628

Answers to the Strategist quiz 627

Answers to the Strategist quiz 627

The 'invisible observer': Ravinder Takkar takes charge of Vodafone Idea

The leadership overhaul is being seen as a test - will Vodafone Idea be able to compete in the turbulent telecom market in India?

Private equity-backed stocks do better in a volatile market

Interestingly, PE-backed companies which went public over the last 12 months have done better than those which got listed earlier

Key deals last week: Nexus India Capital, Sabre Capital India and more

There were 16 PE deals worth $297.87 million

Brookfield, Piramal Capital look to cash in on buyout opportunities in NBFC

KKR was also in talks to acquire majority stake in Aadhar Housing Finance, a unit of Wadhawan Global Capital

Changing optics of telecom war: RJio, Airtel compete for broadband biz

Going beyond the hype of the Jio launch, this means that the two rivals could be neck-and-neck in terms of acquisition of FTTH subscribers if their plans fructify