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Answers to the Strategist quiz #615
Answers to the Strategist quiz #615
The Strategist Quiz #616
The Strategist Quiz #616
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Key deals last week: Ather Energy, Shell Foundation, Das Capital, and more
There were 16 PE deals worth $121.96 million with 3 private equity exit in the last seven days ended May 29, 2019
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PE funds betting on malls for higher rental yield, rising consumption
PE funds seem to be betting on the attractive rental yields and appreciation in asset prices
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Ola to Urban Ladder: More hits than misses in Ratan Tata's start-up bets
Tata has invested in 43 start-ups; only 2 have failed
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Dedicated Freight Corridor gets a new deadline, it's a race against time
DFC may finally see the light of day with the Narendra Modi government planning to complete it by December 2021, ahead of India's 75th Independence day in 2022
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Garment exports show early signs of revival after two years of decline
After falling for two years in a row, garment exports are showing early signs of a revival. But it will take more than just government support to sustain it
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Iron ore prices rally globally, but in India trade policies scuttle miners
As it would happen, Indian merchant exporters could not take advantage of the catastrophic rupture of Vale-owned tailings dam linked to a major iron ore mine in Brazil's Minas Gerais in January
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Investors find new formula in pharma as focus shifts from US generics
Eroded US generics margins have translated into a changing focus from the earlier trend
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Key deals last week: GIC's $568-mn infusion in The Indian Hotels, and more
There were 10 PE deals worth $608.21 million with 1 private equity exit in the last seven days ended May 22, 2019
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HDFC Capital in talks with developers for affordable housing platform
HDFC Capital has floated at least five platforms for affordable housing with developers such as Mahindra Lifespaces, Tribeca and Rustomjee
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Kishore Biyani's Future Consumer to raise Rs 280 cr from IFC, Verlinvest
IFC, the World Bank's investment arm, said it would invest up to Rs 210 crore in FCL in the form of Compulsorily Convertible Debentures
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Reimagining environmental governance would require a greater political will
The NDA proposed key changes to the Environmental Impact Assessment notification in the last month of its term
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How much can oil prices impact India's import bill in post-sanctions era?
There are compelling reasons for India not to worry too much about oil prices in the post-sanctions regime
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ITC's Puri will have to walk the tightrope in achieving Deveshwar's goals
To take the Rs 49,000 crore ITC to the top slot in the highly competitive FMCG business will require some aggression
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Answers to the Strategist quiz #613
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The Strategist Quiz # 614
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Television begins to look beyond cricket
From football and wrestling to golf and kabaddi, broadcasters are investing in an array of sports. Will the big crowds and money follow?
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The great Indian soap trick
There are three takeouts from the TAM data, each with some interesting subtext
Pinterest is the most mobile social network
Tumblr referrals drive the highest revenue per visit from mobile devices, 39 per cent more than Facebook, finds an Adobe report
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