In a move to become conglomerate with holding company having stakes in different businesses, the tech giant ‘GOOGLE’ announced that it would rebrand itself as Alphabet – the holding company and push all its operating...
Indian Automobile Sector: A Mileage Way Ahead
The automotive industry is a critical component of economic growth. The Indian auto industry is one of the largest in the world with an annual production of 23.37 million vehicles in FY 2014-15. The automobile industry...
High-level Committee to Look at More Changes in Companies Act
Another round of amendments to Companies Act 2013 are in the pipeline after the government eased a host of provisions of the comprehensive law enacted by the previous UPA government that was seen by many...
Jagran Prakashan Buys Radio City
In order to consolidate its position in the growing media space, Jagran Prakashan (JPL) bought Music Broadcast (MBPL), which operates popular Radio City FM stations. Foraying into the radio business, Jagran...
The Zen And Art Of Demerger
Demergers were an American invention of the 1920’s and became common since the 1950’s. The corporate demerger is one of the several ways through which a firm may divest a division and improve its focus. A...
Bartronics Acquires Stake In Systems America
Bartronics Asia Pte. Ltd. (BAPL) wholly owned subsidiary of Bartronics India Ltd. had acquired 51 per cent stake in Systems America Inc. (SYAI), is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, US and listed in the OTC...
Diversification: When & How far should one go..!
Introduction Diversification today most executives and boards realize how difficult it is to add value to businesses that aren’t connected to each other in some way. Yet too many executives still believe that...
Optimal Exit Strategy for a Business Owner
Exit Planning is a process involving developing and planning an optimum time to exit a business with the objective to achieve the maximum return out of the accumulated wealth made over the tenure of the business. I...
Strategy in Uncertain Times
The economic shock of 2008 and the Great Recession that followed did not just create profound uncertainty over the direction of the global economy. They also shook the confidence of many business leaders in their...