India’s flirtation with the dollar could be risky
The liquidity glut notwithstanding, the government’s plan to raise dollar debt will come at a price
V Keshavdev - February 06, 2021
"Banks and NBFCs are approaching us to take over real estate projects and are willing to take 40-50% haircut"
An exclusive roundtable with India's leading private wealth advisors at Outlook Business Upper Crest
N Mahalakshmi - November 13, 2020
Kishore Biyani's quest for scale has let him down
The maverick retail pioneer bet it all on his overarching ambition
N Mahalakshmi - July 30, 2020
Tulsi Tanti built his empire on 'soojh-boojh', loans and one other secret ingredient
Through thick, thin and terrible, the Suzlon Energy promoter has displayed the ability to charm banks and retain control
Krishna Gopalan - July 17, 2020
Equity has gone with the wind, but debt is eternal at Suzlon
Founder Tulsi Tanti has found it hard to shake off the sins of commission committed during 2005-08
N Mahalakshmi - July 18, 2020
Binge borrowing
Corporate India is borrowing foreign currency in leaps and bounds, and the pile is inching to half of country’s external debt
May 09, 2020
Telecom companies face crushing debt thanks to irregular policies
The next inescapable step for the telecom department might be a demand notice running into multi-billion dollars to the country’s largest corporation Reliance Industries
N Mahalakshmi - January 28, 2020
How KKR India reached a debt end
The marquee private equity firm’s strategy of lending to growth companies and risky turnarounds has backfired badly, denting its reputation as a savvy financier
Krishna Gopalan - January 24, 2020
Throwing good money after bad
The story of how the chase for high yield ended up hurting KKR India's debt portfolio
N Mahalakshmi - January 27, 2020
Talwalkars’ ‘crash diet’
One of the earliest fitness companies in India is struggling with a ‘debt-flab’ accumulated over the past few years. What sent things on a nosedive?
Shruti Venkatesh - January 21, 2020
