Pioneer Investcorp is a public listed company traded on the BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) in India, with stock code: PIOINV. The company has a small but highly experienced and professional team led by Gaurang Gandhi, Founder and Managing Director. The company has built strong client relationhips in all service areas. The company is poised to benefit strongly from the strong economic growth in India in the coming years. Its base in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, further helps in participating activley in capital markets advisory services. Continue reading
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Frank Quattrone leading Silicon Valley Tech Deals
Frank Quattrone has re-emerged as the top investment banker in the Silicon Valley after coming out from the legal tangles and two court cases in the past years (one trial resulted in hung jury and the other resulted in a conviction, which was overturned by a higher court). Over the last 2 years, as Wall Street giants like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley reduced focus from early stage tech ventures to focus on main stream cash flow businesses, Frank Quattrone was well placed with his vast executive network in Silicon Valley to capture the market by offering his tech business selling expertise and services to tech companies wanting to sell out or raise growth capital.
It is estimated that Frank Quattrone now advises about 20 companies through his company Qatalyst Group, from giant Google to National Semiconductor, and smaller start ups. He was involved in the deals, including EMC’s purchase of Data Domain. The Qatalyst Group is beleievd to be at no. 3, behind Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, on technology deals above $1 billion so far this year. That’s very going indeed by someone who was almost written off a few years ago.
Dhirubhai Ambani
Dhirubhai Ambani is the founder of Reliance Industries Ltd, which is today the largest private sector company in India, and one of the largest contributors to income tax to the Govt of India.
Today the Reliance group has multiple companies that are run by his two sons: Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, who have different management styles but very capable and effective in their own ways.
Dhirubhai Ambani was a keen observer, constant learner, and he took calculated risks. Some of them went right, and some did not. He was pragmatic in solving problems and he understood people very well. He believed in new technology, youth and speed.
Above all, he was a generous person with a good heart. Dec 28 is his birthday. Thank you Dhirubhai for everything. Your advice and guidance is really appreciated!
Commodities Are The Best Investment Today: Jim Rogers
23 Nov, 2010: Korea tension: Commodities are the thing to invest in, says Jim Rogers
In an interview with ET Now, Jim Rogers, Chairman, Rogers Holding, talks about the correction in global markets besides giving his views on commodities and India. Excerpts:
Q1: Global markets are correcting and everyone is saying it is because of Korea. Would you endorse that thought?
First of all, global markets should be correcting about this time because they have been pretty strong recently and there is always some reason to correct. This time, it looks like it might be Korea. Whenever you have threat of war, usually everything goes down at first, then you have to figure out what to invest in after the initial collapse. In my view, the thing to invest in is commodities because if there is going to be war, it is always good for commodities and if there is no war, then commodities will rally like everything else. Continue reading
Crude Oil Futures Set To Trade on Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX)
Financial Technologies (FT) Group’s Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) has received final approval from Singapore authorities to operate as an international commodity and currency derivatives exchange there.
SMX is the first pan-Asian multi-product commodity and currency derivatives exchange. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) granted ‘Approved Exchange’ status to SMX to operate out of Singapore as a regulated and licensed exchange, a company release said here. SMX has announced four products, which will be traded when the exchange goes live:
- Gold futures contract with physical delivery
- West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil
- Brent-Euro Crude Oil and
- Euro-US Dollar futures contracts
“SMX will create a new generation international commodity and derivative trading platform at par with best global exchanges in New York and London,” Financial Technologies Group CEO and SMX’s Vice Chairman, Jignesh Shah said. SMX is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Financial Technologies Group.