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Cybersecurity firm raises Series A investment from Z3 partners

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Loknath Das

Goldman-backed cyber security startup firm Cyfirma has raised an undisclosed amount under Series A investment from an early growth private equity fund Z3 Partners. With this investment, Z3Partners joins Goldman Sachs and Zodius Capital as a shareholder of Cyfirma. The Company has raised $8 million till date including the current round. With this investment, Z3Partners joins Goldman Sachs and Zodius Capital as a shareholder of Cyfirma. The Company has raised $8 million till date including the current round, the company said. The Singapore-based company said that it will use the…

Digital media to garner 65% of ad investment in India this year: GroupM

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Loknath Das65%, Ad, Digital, garner, In, India, investment, Media, of, This, to, Year

Print still relevant to advertisers wanting to build credible brands Advertising investment in India is set to soar to ₹91,641 crore this year, representing an estimated growth of 10.7 per cent for 2020, according to GroupM, the media investment group of WPP, in its advertising expenditure (adex) forecasts for 2020. Even with an overall slowdown in the global economy, Indian media spends are expected to be between low to moderate in H1, with robust growth anticipated in H2 2020. India is the eight-largest market globally and is the largest contributor to…

The State of Sustainable Investing in 2020

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Loknath DasIn, Investing, of, State, Sustainable, The

During the past decade, governments across the world have promulgated more than 500 new measures that seek to promote the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in making investment decisions. A comprehensive report from global public accounting and consulting firm KPMG International explores these three broad issues related to sustainable investing and its impact on the alternative investment industry: the rate of progress in implementing sustainable investing, the barriers to more rapid progress, and responses to these barriers.1 Study Participants The KPMG report was produced in collaboration with CREATE-Research, “an independent research…

Investment Cell to provide information on tax policies, incentive schemes to entrepreneurs

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Loknath Dascell, incentive, information, investment, On, policies, provide, schemes, Tax, to

NEW DELHI: The proposed Investment Clearance Cell in the Budget will link all central government ministries and state departments to provide information on land banks, incentive schemes and taxation policies to entrepreneurs, a top government official said. Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra said the cell will help an entrepreneur to take a well informed decision to set up manufacturing facility in the country. “The idea is to bring all central government ministries and state governments linked to it physically as well as through IT,” he told…

What You Can Learn From An Unusual Investment

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020 Loknath Dasan, Can, From, Learn, Unusual, What, You

Company X is a good case study of how my idea generation process works and over time translates into new ideas for the partnership. The company was a spin-off from a healthcare company, one that I have followed for almost 15 years. The business being spun-off was the global Veterinary Distribution business which distributes drugs and supplies to veterinarians. It wasn’t a normal spin-off, but rather it was a combination of a spin-off with a merger with another company, a rapidly growing young company that provided Software as a Service…

Altria stock craters after $4.1 billion hit from Juul investment, blames growing legal risk

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Loknath Das$4.1, After, Altria, Billion, Blames, craters, From, Growing, Hit, investment, Juul, Legal, Stock

Altria stock cratered as much as 7% Thursday after the tobacco company posted a fourth-quarter loss and took a $4.1 billion hit on its investment in e-cigarette company Juul, which faces mounting litigation and scrutiny over a surge in teen vaping. The Richmond, Virginia-based Marlboro maker said the impairment charge was due to the increased number of legal cases against Juul and the expectation that litigation will grow. Since the end of October, there has been an 80% increase in the number of legal cases pending against Juul, Altria said. Its…