” …To have real success and roots in a society, there has to be a local champion and hence we believe in identifying a local entrepreneur. Also, when we invest we don’t try to take 51% or 80% or majority equity stake…we would very often be the largest shareholder with 30-40% equity share, but we […]
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The regulatory landscape continues to evolve with the change being the only constant. Its been a legislative journey from the “command and control” mindset that prevailed at the time of “Licence Raj” to a more modem regulatory regime with the objective to enhance consumer welfare through sustaining competition in the marketplace. In this globalized era,
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Sun-Ranbaxy USD 4 billion merger completed The two firms have received a nod from the Competition Commission for sale of seven brands to Emcure Pharma to comply with the fair trade watchdog’s conditional nod for their merger. In an order issued yesterday, CCI approved the deal with Emcure, which would purchase the ‘divestment products’ that
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What is Antitrust Law? With their potential for multimillion dollar damage awards as well as their potential for restructuring entire industries (such as the telecommunications or petro-chemical industries), antitrust cases are complex high-stakes cases that often make front page news. Antitrust law was responsible for the breakup of the Standard Oil Company into numerous competitors
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Competition Concerns – A Viewpoint : Exclusive distribution agreements tend to reduce intra-brand competition while refusing access to the market at large. Certain Branding agreements do not operate with the objective of restricting competition unless the supplier’s market position enables him to prevent other competitors from selling (as elaborated in EU Vertical Guidelines). Vertical agreements
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Can BSNL be competitive in a space dominated by private players? Yes, according to a recent Pitroda committee report which says: “Bold initiatives and hard decisions can once again position BSNL as the dominant player in telecom – by profit, revenue, market share, technology, services and social relevance.” According to the report, these ‘bold initiatives’
Market Perspective A major strategy rethink for low to mid-tier products is now in order for the world’s biggest phone maker and top seller in India, analysts say, particularly as Samsung is also losing share to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) at the higher-end. Samsung -holding Standard Essential Patents( SEPs) Samsung owns SEPs related to various mobile
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eCourt also directed DLF to file a fresh undertaking that in the event of dismissal of the appeal it will pay such amount as directed by the court. In terms of the new law, its time for Real Estate Companies to change terms of selling Flats. All Standard Agreements will be held to be One
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CCI based its decision on Exclusive purchasing and non-compete obligations – Therefore, if a Honda consumer needs to repair or service his car, he will have to avail the services provided by Honda’s authorized dealers irrespective of the brand of car he owns. Therefore, the competitive constraints which a Honda car owner faces is in
Changing Sentiment towards online retail – e-commerce – firms have raised more than $2 bn. Some questions – Are the valuations rising too fast? Is the gushing money going to convert into improving the fundamentals of e-commerce or will the bubble fail to deliver as per rosy projections? Will the e-tailers make profits and to