In our effort to make sense of the IT Services business beyond the visa debate that is pervasive on the airwaves, we wanted to look at a notable powIn our effort to make sense of the IT Services business beyond the visa debate that is pervasive on the airwaves, we wanted to look at a […]
Open will launch its platform in August and offer digital banking, bookkeeping, invoicing and other services to micro-entrepreneurs. PayU India CEO Amrish Rau and managing director Jitendra Gupta have together invested $250,000 in Bengaluru-based fintech startup Open, which is set to offer digital banking, bookkeeping, invoicing and other services to micro-entrepreneurs. The capital will be used for branding and expansion of the 12-member […]
Continuing with the initiative of covering the Consumer Sector on a quarterly basis, Merisis Advisors presents – “Consumer Spotlight Q3 FY 2016”. The Newsletter provides commentary on the M&A and Private Equity Perspective on the Consumer Sector in India for Q3 FY2016. We studied some interesting trends, useful to both the consumer companies as well as […]
Late-stage money for many startups in the country is drying up, with Series B and C funding down about 25-30 per cent over last year, according to investment banking firm Merisis Advisors. Investors are now instead looking at more early-stage (seed and Series A) investments. “Many of the start-ups have a long gestation period and […]
Online shopping platform ShopClues.com is looking to invest close to $50 million in either buying stakes or acquiring as many as eight start-ups to accelerate expansion in India’s fast-growing e-commerce market. The company, which is in the market to raise fresh funds, has kept aside close to $20-25 million in cash for the investments. The […]
Continuing with the initiative of covering the Consumer Sector on a quarterly basis, Merisis Advisors presents – “Consumer Spotlight Q2 FY 2017”. The Newsletter provides commentary on the M&A and Private Equity Perspective on the Consumer Sector in India for Q2 FY 2017. We studied some interesting trends, useful to both the consumer companies as […]
VC investors have chosen to protect their capital through downside protection clauses such as so-called liquidation preference (LP), which comes into play when a firm gets sold. Photo: iStockPhoto Mumbai: Venture Capital (VC) funds have invested billions of dollars in Indian start-ups in the last two years, often at seemingly outlandish valuations. But as valuations […]
As you are probably aware, Merisis Advisors has a dedicated team focused on fund raising and M&A in the Consumer Sector. Merisis Advisors “Consumer Spotlight” newsletter provides commentary on the M&A and Private Equity perspective on the Consumer Sector in India for Q2 FY2016. We studied some interesting trends, useful to both the consumer companies […]
We get asked this question all the time – so let me try and answer this in as objectively as I can. An investment banker is one who brings cross-functional expertise and experience of working with numerous companies on their problems & strategies to the entire process of fund-raising and M&A. He takes up the […]
As many as 890 funding deals are expected to be signed in the telecom, media and technology space (TMT) in India this year, up from 515 deals last year, a Merisis Advisors report says. According to the report, a bulk of these deals (580) is expected to be in the under $1 million category while […]
