Nowadays whenever you go to a decent restaurant, the first thing you notice on your table is a bottle of Himalayan or Qua or some other premium bottle of natural mineral water! If you pick up the bottle and see... Read More.
Even after 50 years of independence, India still displays a unique portrait of overflowing godowns and decaying food on the one hand, while a significant part of the country's population goes hungry. India currently ranks a low 66th among 105... Read More.
It is definitely a golden era for the Saudi healthcare industry with the government planning to increase its public healthcare spending manifold. The government has already allocated USD 65bn specifically for the development of healthcare in the country, which represents... Read More.
Recently when I purchased a new car, the service executive at the shop asked me to sign a blank customer feedback form, that too before I got the delivery of the car! Being a research analyst and knowing the importance... Read More.
‘Spending the 31st night at home for the first time since the last 10 years' - This was the latest Facebook update of one of my friends who works with a mid-sized investment banking boutique firm in Mumbai. The poor guy had... Read More.
For quite some time now financial experts have been predicting that the M&A scenario in India will significantly improve. Investment bankers have already run the ‘India growth’ story ragged and investment banks are again on a hiring spree expecting an... Read More.
The first quarter of 2011 saw a decline of more than 60% in the number of M&A deals as compared to the earlier quarter (Q4 2010) as high valuations and increasing uncertainty about macroeconomic factors such as fiscal deficit, interest... Read More.
Some time back there was this interesting quote in the newspapers: “Onion Rs 65/kg, Petrol Rs 65/litre, Beer Rs 65!”, where in for the first time need, comfort and luxury demanded the same market price. That is assuming onions are... Read More.
With the recovery in stock markets and overall economy, calendar year 2010 saw investment bankers smiling all the way to the bank as Indian M&A activity increased by nearly 80% over the last year and by more than 100% over... Read More.
Recently while doing a study to gauge the investment attractiveness of certain Indian states for a global auto manufacturing company I realized that the biggest hurdle was that most of these states were facing a severe energy deficit. In fact... Read More.
