Azim Premji, Narayan Murthy manage wealth with family offices

Being rich is not always fun, especially if it involves managing the family wealth and spotting the right financial investments. At least, that has been the experience of Amit Patni, one of the......

There's something in a name, say private equity players

When it comes to choosing a name for a new fund, private equity managers in India rarely heed the famous quote of the Bard of Avon, 'What's in a name?'It seems that fund managers who have launched......

iGate Patni to hire about 5,000 in 2012

IT firm iGate-Patni plans to hire about 5,000 persons next year, as it consolidates its business post the acquisition of Indian firm Patni Computer, with most of them being freshers."We will be......

Corporate honchos' sons set to make a mark

Conrad Hilton, the world's best-known innkeeper, wrote in his book Be My Guest, "I was 23. I had been working for 11 years.So far, I had earned a partnership in a store in the town in which I was......