M&As become big for PE-backed firms

Consolidation seems to the key word among private equity (PE) backed companies. In the first few months of 2011, about 20 merger & acquisition (M&A) deals worth $150 million took place.Last year,......

MFI governance issues under lenders' lens

Call it the SKS effect. Stung by the controversy over the sudden sacking of the Managing Director at India's largest microfinance institution, SKS Microfinance, lenders have decided to raise......

Tips to make big gains from small companies

Looking for multibaggers? Try PE-backed listed firms. Anil Raut's hunt for multibagger stocks led him to small market capitalisation companies that are backed by private equity. His logic: If a PE......

VCs, PE investors go slower in 2008

Global economic slowdown hit them too in 2008, but private equity and venture capital investors -- who usually help shape new business ideas -- are looking to bounce back in 2009 by capitalising on......