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NTT Comm. acquires 74% of Netmagic – Nexus’ 5th exit in 18 months!

by Arun Prabhudesai on January 25, 2012 |

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NTT Communications Corp. Japan has acquired 75% equity in Netmagic Solutions, a leading Indian managed IT hosting services company operating seven datacenters in India. This acquisition is subject to approval from various relevant Indian authorities. The investment amount has not been disclosed in the press release sent to us. This looks like a  strategic …

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Top 5 reasons you MUST get Life Insurance!

by Kaushambi
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You might have a great investment strategy of dividing your risks and increasing returns between mutual funds, recurring deposits, shares and debentures, gold and silver and much more, but have you considered Insurance? We’re not talking about the host of insurance policies available out there on travel, automobiles and home, we’re talking about the all [...]

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Indian Funding, M&A deals of the week [10th Oct - 16th Oct 2011]

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Note: We generally publish this on Monday, however we could not publish this yesterday due to unforeseeable circumstances and so putting it up today! Here is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals for the week starting 10th October. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week [Oct 10th 2011 to …

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5 things to keep in mind while raising entrepreneurial finance!

by Kaushambi
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Whether you are in India or anywhere on the globe, raising entrepreneurial finance is quite a challenge since you have to make individuals or institutions believe in your idea, project, business and vision. Here are 5 things to keep in mind while raising entrepreneurial finance. Tap your trade creditors …

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InfoEdge proposes to invest USD 3 Mln in Zomato & USD 4.5 Mln in MeritNation!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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InfoEdge, the company behind Naukri.com has informed BSE about 2 investments that it intends to make. First investment is proposed to be in MeritNation which is group venture of naukri.com itself. The invest in amount of USD 4.5 million (Rs. 20 crore) will be a mix of equity and convertible preference shares in …

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Pune Based NextLeap Lands Series A Funding!

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Pune Based startup YournextLeap.com has landed Series A investment from Nirvana Venture Advisors. The funding amount has not been disclosed. Amit Patni from Nirvana Venture Advisors (Patni Family backed) and Rajan Mehra (of Ebay India) will be joining Next Leap board. NextLeap Funding has been on cards for couple of months now as we have [...]

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Property prices in Mumbai to touch sky high again!

by Rishabh
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A recent study by Mercer’s 2011, Cost of Living Survey claimed that New Delhi (rank 85) is India’s most expensive city followed by Mumbai (rank 95). The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seems to have been taking steps to improve Mumbai’s rank and have designed a new policy which will hike property prices in Mumbai by [...]

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Buzz: Stock market crash, 2G scam, Health Insurance Portability, Inflation & Infra bonds!

by Viral Dholakia
Indian Stock Market BSE

It has been hectic week for the investigators and government authorities what with new findings into scams and various regulatory reports coming out almost every other day, as the investigation into slew of corruption charges takes its route. On the other hand, even stock markets have reacted negatively based on same old news of …

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Now you can Trade in Foreign Stock Indices!

by Viral Dholakia
Indian stock market Nasdaq

The Indian capital market is gradually opening up to include increased number of venues for investments by domestic investors. At first, the SEBI allowed listing of gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) on the stock exchanges. This enabled a great deal of convenience for small retail traders and investors who could bet their money …

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70 percent of Foreign Investors have achieved profit targets in India!

by Arun Prabhudesai

FICCI recently released an interesting report which puts light on how Foreign Direct investors are doing in India – and the report card looks awesome. According to survey, 62 percent have reported making profits in their Indian operations. And within this group, nearly 70 percent have been successful in meeting their profitability targets. The spread [...]

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Why is Diamond better than Gold this Diwali?

by Viral Dholakia
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Diwali is round the corner and so is Dhanteras. On Dhanteras, individuals and business communities consider it auspicious to purchase gold or silver articles or at least sombre steel utensils – with the belief that new ‘dhan’ or some form of precious metal is a sign of good luck. This Dhanteras – Give Yellow …

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The world’s largest diamond exchange opens in Mumbai!

by Aseem Rastogi
Bharat Diamond Bourse

This is one thing which surprised me at least when I read the headline of the news article. Surprised because till date I didn’t know that something called a diamond exchange existed. A diamond exchange and that too the world’s largest opened for trading in Mumbai on Sunday. So how does …

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Exclusive: InstaMedia (formerly Instablogs) gets strategic investment of $ 4 Million from Times Group

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Instamedia (formerly Instablogs) can now surely be termed as one of the more successful startups to come out of India. We had heard a rumor last week that Instablogs had closed funding with Times Group, but did not have much details about it then. The rumor seems to be bang …

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Is Food going to be the next Oil?

by Rishabh
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It is quite clear that we are seeing the end of recession and have taken the high growth path. However, the acute problem we’re facing is still unknown to us: FOOD SECURITY. Yesterday, Food inflation had aggravated to 11%. Just take a look at the world around you :- ‘In 2008, …

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