The CCD Saga
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'Siddhartha has assets at least 10 times his debt'
No trace of Café Coffee Day's VG Siddhartha yet; three-tier search operations are on in Mangaluru, a city left puzzled with his disappearance
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The debt that did Siddhartha in
Café Coffee Day needed to deleverage fast or else paying interest costs could have become a challenge
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Café Coffee Day: House of debt and pledges
Increased levels of borrowing and encumbered shares had taken VG Siddhartha's Coffee Day group to the brink
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India Inc reacts to VG Siddhartha's disappearance
The Café Coffee Day founder has gone missing in a shocking case; entrepreneurs say it points to systemic issues in corporate India
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Statement from VG Siddhartha's driver, who was the last to see him
In a report filed at the Kankanady police station, a copy of which is with Forbes India, driver Basavaraj Patil says that Siddhartha asked him not to get out of the car, and wait for him to come back
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Cafe Coffee Day: Growth in recent years
In the past five years, the café chain founded by VG Siddhartha has been on a growth trajectory
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VG Siddhartha and Cafe Coffee Day: A timeline of highlights
Siddhartha incorporated Coffee Day Global Ltd in 1993, and the company has come a long way since. A look at its journey
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Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha goes missing, shares slump
The entrepreneur reportedly wrote to staff that he had fought to keep the business going in the face of immense pressure from creditors, but has now given up
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Mindtree: Mind on target
Why Mindtree is an attractive prospect for those in the fray to buy out Café Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha's stake in the company
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Mindtree shares on the block: Coffee Day's VG Siddhartha confirms
The Bengaluru mid-tier IT company makes for an attractive target, with its focus on digital services and faster-than-the-industry growth
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Cafe Coffee Day: An empire grown on beans
VG Siddhartha built Café Coffee Day into one of India's largest chains and took it public in October 2015. Its lukewarm stock market debut has done little to deter the coffee baron or his investors