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Tough times for Toyota
posted by Vivek Sharma
29 Aug 2009, 09:23, | permalink | comments
labels: companieseconomyautomobiles
It used to be said, ‘what is good for GM is good for America’. That may not be true anymore with GM just a pale shadow of its former dominant self. But, the premise that car sales are a good barometer...

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Unfair to call them Tax Defaulters
posted by Vivek Sharma
07 Aug 2009, 09:00, | permalink | comments
labels: governmentcompanies
If you haven’t already read it, the government says reputable companies like Tata Motors, Coca Cola India, Oracle Corp and Reliance Infrastructure have all defaulted on their tax liabilities. The gove...

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Retail Troubles
posted by Vivek Sharma
09 Sep 2008, 22:03, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesbranding/marketing
Just a year back, retail was the most happening sector. Big, small, flashy, sober – stores mushroomed in all shapes and sizes. After covering the big cities, the retailers spread out to new frontiers ...

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State of the car mart
posted by Vivek Sharma
02 Sep 2008, 22:29, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesautomobiles
On the surface, car sales seem to be slowing down further. Maruti’s domestic car sales fell by 10 per cent in August, the steepest fall in 30 months. Tata Motors reported a 6 per cent fall in volumes,...

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Deals in times of a crisis and new financiers
posted by Vivek Sharma
16 Jul 2008, 08:04, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesmergers/acquisitionschemicals
Dow Chemical’s $18.8 billion acquisition of its domestic rival Rohm & Haas, announced last week, is significant in many ways. It has surprised many that such big ticket deals are indeed happening ...

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The Mumbai Sea-Link project saga – III
posted by Vivek Sharma
17 Jun 2008, 20:37, | permalink | comments
labels: governmentinfrastructurecompanies

When the Maharashtra government became ‘concerned’ about the very short concession period quoted for the Mumbai Sea Link project by the winning bidder – a consortium led by Reliance Infrastructu...

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Citi writes off Pandit’s recruitment fee
posted by Vivek Sharma
14 Jun 2008, 11:41, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesglobal marketsInvesting
Many eyebrows were raised last year when Citigroup bought Old Land Partners, a one-year old hedge fund with around $4 billion under management. The price Citi paid for the purchase was an incredible $...

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Big planemaker – available for free!
posted by Vivek Sharma
27 May 2008, 08:37, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesaviation/aerospace
Imagine this. A very high profile industry, worth over $60 billion a year, and a virtual duopoly. New orders and product deliveries are at a record high. Most customers are not at the best of health, ...

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Brother Lakshmi to the rescue
posted by Vivek Sharma
22 May 2008, 21:13, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitions
Recently, this blog had detailed how the fortunes of the Mittal brothers of Ispat group have been so divergent. While elder brother Lakshmi became the unrivalled global steel czar and one of the riche...

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Selling off dull businesses
posted by Vivek Sharma
21 May 2008, 16:51, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitions
America is selling a piece of its consumer history. If you are old enough to have childhood memories of flipping through American magazines and remember being fascinated by the myriad appliances broug...

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Mumbai Trans-Harbour project gets more curious
posted by Vivek Sharma
17 May 2008, 15:19, | permalink | comments
labels: governmentinfrastructurecompanies
The ambitious Rs6,000 crore Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link project is now bound to attract even more controversy. The project was awarded to a consortium led by Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Energy, now ...

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Tata Motors puts the luxury pieces together
posted by Vivek Sharma
11 May 2008, 00:29, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesmergers/acquisitionsautomobiles

When Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, the biggest concern among analysts was how prepared is the company to manage the luxury brands. Tata Motors had absolutely no experience i...

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Buffett hit by weapons of mass destruction
posted by Vivek Sharma
07 May 2008, 08:17, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesglobal marketsInvesting

It was not so long ago when the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett described derivatives as ‘financial weapons of mass destruction’ and warned against the extraordinarily high risks hidden in those in...

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Bharti set for a big African foray?
posted by Vivek Sharma
03 May 2008, 22:32, | permalink | comments
labels: companiestelecommergers/acquisitions

Mobile telecom companies in India added more than 10 million new subscribers in just one month, in April. That is the most ever and way, way above the subscriber additions in other major markets. C...

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Kerkorian and Buffet open their wallets
posted by Vivek Sharma
02 May 2008, 22:32, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitionsInvesting

It takes real nerves to invest in American automobile stocks these days. The big three American manufacturers have been struggling for many years now and their combined losses run into tens of bill...

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Making hay while your customers suffer
posted by Vivek Sharma
29 Apr 2008, 21:49, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringaviation/aerospacemergers/acquisitions

Bottom lines of airline companies the world over have been bleeding for the last many quarters. Just as world economic growth is slowing down and may lead to some decline in business travel, fuel p...

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The Other Mittals
posted by Vivek Sharma
24 Apr 2008, 21:02, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate governance

The story of the Mittal brothers of Ispat group is quite riveting, to say the least. The eldest, Lakshmi, was sent by the patriarch to Indonesia to manage a small steel mill. Through a combination ...

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The mobile phone sales slowdown
posted by Vivek Sharma
19 Apr 2008, 21:14, | permalink | comments (1)
labels: companiestelecombranding/marketingeconomyeconomic behaviour
I was a bit startled a few months back when I read somewhere that Infosys CEO Kris Gopalakrishnan changes his mobile phone almost every week. That magazine article also mentioned that he shares this h...

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Brokerages facing rough weather
posted by Vivek Sharma
16 Apr 2008, 20:07, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesIndian stock markets

Stock broking companies were on a roll last year. Business was good as the indices broke record highs almost every other day. They expanded their branch network at a furious pace, even in small tow...

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Windfall opportunities for airlines
posted by Vivek Sharma
15 Apr 2008, 17:43, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesaviation/aerospace
These are not quite the best of times for airlines, anywhere in the world. Except for the few well established carriers with an army of extremely loyal customers, most other airline companies are blee...

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In Orchid's quest
posted by Vivek Sharma
15 Apr 2008, 17:37, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringmergers/acquisitionschemicals
This is not the first time Orchid Chemicals is in the eye of a takeover speculation storm, and it is not surprising either. It is one of the best managed among tier-II Indian companies. With revenues ...

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Death of a brand
posted by Vivek Sharma
01 Apr 2008, 16:23, | permalink | comments
labels: companiesbranding/marketingaviation/aerospace

Brands can mean different things to different people. But successful brands escape this tentative existence with well-defined identities. In fact, the reverse is true. It is the unambiguous charact...

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Corporate proxy wars in parliament
posted by Vivek Sharma
28 Mar 2008, 14:10, | permalink | comments (1)
labels: governmentcompaniescorporate governancecorruption

There is nothing wrong in members of parliament raising questions about the activities of publicly owned companies. In fact, they should do so more frequently in the interest of improving corporate...

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Moto-Split
posted by Vivek Sharma
28 Mar 2008, 14:02, | permalink | comments
labels: companiescorporate restructuringtelecom

There you go. Yet another, once-mighty, company is being split up. Motorola, once a dominant name in telecom and assorted technology-related businesses, is being split into two. Its telecom equipme...

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Yet another curious Ambani vs Ambani battle
posted by Vivek Sharma
22 Feb 2008, 05:42, | permalink | comments
labels: infrastructurecompanies

There were only two bidders in the final round for the prestigious Mumbai trans-harbour link project, which will undoubtedly become a major landmark for the city. One was Reliance Energy, the power...

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