Capital Ideas
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Budget 2022 Nirmal Jain: Focus should be on growth and more importantly on creating jobs
From government priorities of economic growth and job revival, to inflationary concerns across the globe and how it will affect emerging markets, and why new age investors with low risk appetite should stay clear of investing in startups, Nirmal Jain, founder and chairman, IIFL Group talks to Pooja Sarkar on Budget 2022 and a lot more
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Bain & Co: Indian M&A near an all-time high, with first-time buyers driving deal volumes
The past two years have seen more first-time buyers than ever before. First-time buyers account for more than 80 percent of deals in the past two years, up from less than 70 percent in 2017—2019. Bain & Co, in its report 'M&A: Acquiring to Transform,' highlights that companies are using M&A as a tool to transform their businesses for a post-Covid world. Karan Singh, managing partner of Bain & Company's India offices and also a leader in the Healthcare and Mergers & Acquisitions practices, talks to Forbes India on Forbes India on key insights from the report
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How the pandemic highlights the need for public healthcare infrastructure: Quadria Capital
Founded in 2012 by Abrar Mir and Dr Amit Varma, Quadria Capital invests around 40 percent capital in the Indian market while the remaining is for the Southeast Asian market, and now manages assets of nearly $2.1 billion. Varma talks about the fund's investments, upcoming exits of its vintage fund and why the pandemic is an open lesson on need for public healthcare infrastructure
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Ather Energy in expansion mode: Cofounders Tarun Mehta, Swapnil Jain on 450X's early success and plans ahead
The Ather 450X has caught the imagination of consumers looking for a high-performance, connected two-wheeler in India's fast-changing electric vehicle market. With a new factory, the success of the new scooter, and expansion into several cities this year, Bengaluru's Ather Energy is ready to move into serious production mode. 'Positive unit economics' have kicked in too, Ather's cofounders, CEO Tarun Mehta and CTO Swapnil Jain elaborate on everything going on at the EV maker
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Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma: Dream of building a global Indian company energises during the harsh reality of Covid
Paytm's 42-year old founder, billionaire Vijay Shekhar Sharma spoke to Forbes India recently about his plans to get to breakeven and make his company a one-stop-shop for every financial need of millions of consumers and merchants in India. He spoke about coping with the harsh reality of Covid, how his venture has changed over the last few years, the need for experienced people, the aspiration for a publicly listed global Indian company and how he stays motivated. Here are edited excerpts from the interview
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BCG's Rajah Augustinraj, Dell Foundation's Geeta Goel: Unlocking the gig economy's potential in India
Rajah Augustinraj, principal at BCG and lead author of the report, and Geeta Goel, country director at Michael and Susan Dell Foundation, discuss their report on gig economy workers in India on this episode of the Capital Ideas podcast. What are the dynamics, pain points and opportunities for action in the emerging sector—that has the potential to serve up to 90 million jobs, roughly 30 percent of India's non-farm workforce; add up to 1.25 percent to India's GDP in the long-run, and create millions of new jobs across all sectors of India's economy
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Rashesh Shah, Chairman and CEO, Edelweiss: Long term structural reforms key to growth
Rashesh Shah, chairman and CEO of Edelweiss Group believes that the government needs to increase its spending through direct investments in projects and putting cash in the hands of people in the form of tax cuts or by reducing GST on products. Shah says that it is important to create a bigger four-year disinvestment target rather than yearly ones and create more avenues for asset sales. With nominal GDP expected to grow by 15-16 percent during FY22, Shah expects that it will provide the government with the window to increase its expenditures
