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Don't hope for a structural change

There is little hope that issues that affect the subjects will reach the rulers. Clearly, practical people should not expect the government to do anything other than minor tinkering

Coffee tycoon Siddhartha repaid all loans, had no dues: Tata Capital

According to Tata Capital, it had a maximum exposure of Rs 165 crore to Caf Coffee Day (CCD) group in FY2017-18, and that the entire amount had been repaid by March 2019

Siddhartha refused trappings of power

When word got around in the MEA that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the couple.

V G Siddhartha's death: Wrong to project us as villains, say PE leaders

They say the notion that PE investors leverage bait-and-switch to lure promoters and entrepreneurs into lose-lose situations through debt products is misleading

Failure a tremendous experience, increases probability of success: Nilekani

Vinod Khosla was of the view that more money an entrepreneur raises initially, the less likely he or she is going to succeed

CCD crisis: Without failure, you can't have big success, says Vinod Khosla

He says that there are a lot of start-ups in India now than five years ago

As govt arms itself with more powers, citizens need strong safeguards

Ordinary people must be reassured that statutory protections will work without having to appeal that the law hears them, writes T N Ninan.

Coffee Day board not to take up results for June quarter next week

Siddhartha's body was recovered from a river near Mangalore on Wednesday after he went missing earlier this week

CCD crisis: Sical to deleverage firm, subsidiaries after Siddhartha's death

Tanglin Retail Reality Developments, part of the group, has a 50.2 per cent stake in the logistics and supply chain solutions company

The interests of the Revenue

Private sector must be a partner of the Revenue, not an enemy

Complex holdings may hit fundraising plans of Coffee Day Enterprises

A complex holding structure and unrelated businesses clubbed under one roof could have been the reasons that prompted investors to shun the stock, experts say

CCD crisis: Business failures should not be taboo, says Nirmala Sitharaman

Parliament approves changes in IBC, providing greater clarity over distribution of proceeds of auction of loan-defaulting companies

Business failures shouldn't be a taboo: Sitharaman on CCD founder's death

Sitharaman said that businessmen should get honourable exit or resolution to the problem in letter and spirit of the IBC

'Inquisition': Siddhartha's death fuels India Inc's anger against crackdown

A letter attributed to Cafe Coffee Day founder V.G. Siddhartha blames tax authorities for 'harassment'.

Coffee king Siddhartha's death exposes India's mounting debt crisis

Siddhartha's death marks a tragic turn for an admired member of India's business elite and an executive closely connected to the highest echelons of the political sphere

V G Siddhartha's death an eye-opener on how weak an Indian entrepreneur is

The government, staring at a fiscal hole equal to an entire percentage point of GDP, isn't likely to let up on squeezing Indian business

Debt profile worsens for V G Siddhartha's unlisted private companies

The financials of six privately held companies associated with Siddhartha show an increase in debt and falling ability to meet short-term obligations

CCD board to probe Siddhartha's transactions, plans to monetise assets

Appoints S V Ranganath interim chairman

Family, friends bid farewell to V G Siddhartha, the coffee tycoon

Crowds thronged to pay homage to the billionaire entrepreneur at the Wenlock Hospital in Chikkamagaluru

Buybacks of shares least preferred mode of exit for private equities

In 2018, the most popular mode of exit for PEs was strategic sale through merger & acquisition