The New Lure

Sudhir Chowdhary, BV Mahalakshmi
Posted: 2008-04-21 00:57:49+05:30 IST
Updated: Apr 21, 2008 at 0057 hrs IST

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stage with significant opportunities that surround it in the form of rapid globalisation, respect for intellectual capital and the need for smart and low cost innovations. One should also note that most of the private equity money that is floating in India is foreign money—global PE funds accounted for almost 70% of investments in Indian life sciences sector in terms of value last year. Investors are also willing to look outward for investments that add value to their portfolio companies in the long run. It is quite likely that we may see a sizeable number of outbound transactions happening from India in the private equity space. Indian companies need to display capabilities of building unique, significant and sustainable commercial value to get onto the PE bandwagon....