Jun 21, 2017 - Constellation Alpha raises $144 million in Nasdaq IPO

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Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk When most people hear the word innovation, they think about Uber, Airbnb and Amazon - disruptive companies that upended entire industries with a radical new way to do business. But Wharton operations, information and decisions practice professor David Robertson argues that this view is too narrow a definition of innovation, and one that is not useful to most companies. In his book, The Power of Little Ideas: A Low-Risk, High-Reward Approach to Innovation, Robertson talks about a more practical way companies can innovate: by focusing on complementary actions around a key product. The first step is really the step of answering, "Who are we as a company? What are our crown jewels? What are those things that we did yesterday that we're going to do today and that we are going to do tomorrow? The things that made our company great, that our customers still depend on us for? What's our [Lego] brick?" Continued here Advertisers of the day On behalf of SAP India: Get GST-Ready in just a few weeks shivkhera: Optimize Performance and Move Up to the Next Level : Programs by Mr. Shiv Khera   Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails (B2B Decision-Makers, B2C Decision-Makers, TradeBriefs Premium). Constellation Alpha raises $144 million in Nasdaq IPO The Nasdaq IPO values Constellation Alpha, an India-focused acquisition firm, at $184 million Advt: Lending solutions for all your long-term business needs No company starts big. They grow over time. Standard Chartered will be your companion in this growth journey, giving you solutions that fit your needs at every stage (Know More) Advt: Work for the best employer - Yourself Advantages - Best B2B audience in India, no hard-selling or up-front costs involved, access to our content repository and air-tight agreements with instant gratification. Sebi to exempt private equity funds from IPO lock-in Currently, the entire pre-IPO shareholding of PE investors cannot be sold for one year after listing HDFC to raise Rs775 crore via bond issue to augment long-term funds Home loans firm HDFC Ltd will raise Rs775 crore will issue bonds on private placement basis as part of its plans for arranging long-term capital Private equity investment in India shot up 64% to $963 million in May: report There were 67 private equity deals worth $963 million in May 2017 as against 74 such transactions worth $587 million in the same month in 2016, says a Grant Thornton report Canara Bank to sell 8.9% in CARE for nearly Rs400 crore Inviting bids from merchant bankers, Canara Bank sets floor price at Rs1,500 per share PE investment shoots up 64 per cent to $963 million in May: Thornton According to assurance, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton, there were 67 PE deals worth USD 963 million in May this year, while in the same month last year. Slew of reforms in offing as Sebi board meets today NSEL scam, corporate governance and probe into the NSE co-location issue among others to be discussed by Sebi board on Wednesday Uco Bank may need up to Rs 4,300 crore capital in next two financial years ICRA projected that out of the total capital requirement, Rs 1,800-3,000 crore has to be equity capital and the balance to be raised in additional tier 1 capital. Is RBI's hawkish stance hurting India's growth prospects? ETAuto.com brings the latest Policy news, online Policy information, views & updates. Get online news from the Indian Policy industry. Barclays, former executives charged over Qatar fundraising Barclays and four former executives were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud regarding the bank’s 2008 capital raising from Qatar, following a five-year investigation Adani Group signs MoU with top Chinese firm to invest $300 million Adani Group has signed an MoU with one of China’s largest private companies East Hope Group to invest $300 million in manufacturing units of an Indian port Uber’s sins are the sharing economy’s cross to bear The cooperative model that new-era digital start-ups like Uber and Airbnb are using can not preclude rules of business Gartner Says the Banking and Securities Industry in India To Grow 8.6 Percent in 2017 Analyst Take: The Indian banking sector has undergone a transformation. Banks are gradually lowering the number of branches and increasing capability in terms of their existing infrastructure, said Moutusi Sau, principal research analyst at GST to extend pain borne by auto firms from note ban, BS-III shocks While note ban hit auto sales in December quarter, offloading BS-III inventory led to lower profits in March quarter, and now GST threatens to disrupt business Paytm said to seek RBI licence to offer money market fund Paytm seeking an RBI licence for a money market fund, where users can store cash and earn interest, puts it competition with ICICI Bank, SBI Why the Indian Insolvency and Bankruptcy code will not solve the problem of bad loans For capital-starved lenders, at the receiving end of $37 billion of unpaid debt, waiting for even 56 days without a resolution isn't an option. India, Russia may join hands for providing nuclear energy to third country India has entered into civilian nuclear partnerships arrangements with both Dhaka and Colombo. Russia is building Bangladesh's maiden nuclear power plant in Roopur. Next for Amazon: more food companies or a clothing brand, analysts say After Amazon's big deal to buy Whole Foods, some on Wall Street are chattering about the e-commerce giant's next target. Rethinking Retail: Shift from static to agile The world around us moves at a relentless pace. Change is constant and while it can sometimes be scary, it isn't going away. Constant flux is the new normal and India's retail industry must evolve Telecom minister to meet operators in Delhi Hyderabad, Jun 20 () Telecom minister Manoj Sinha will meet promoters of service providers on Thursday in New Delhi to take stock of the concerns and challenges of the sector under financial stress, an industry body official said today. Hike becomes first messenger app in India to launch mobile payments Kavin Mittal firm becomes first IM service provider with in-app payment option, ahead of WhatsApp Anatomy of a scam: how phone frauds harvest millions from us A review of guilty pleas by phone scammers holds many lessons for ordinary people 5 reasons why Nokia is poised for a comeback in the Indian smartphone market Nokia might have finally got its timing, pricing, specs and strategy right. And could well recover some of its lost ground. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 launched in India: Key features, price and specifications Samsung has launched its flagship Galaxy Tab S3 at an event in Bengaluru. The tablet is priced at Rs 47,990 and will be available in Black and Silver colours. The tablet will be available across retail stores starting today. Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab S3 during the Mobile world Congress (MWC) earlier this year. Caught in the rain, soft drinks and ice-cream companies see sales slip Officials of soft drink companies and ice-cream marketers said the sales are down about 5% so far in June compared to the same time last year. Synthite group to foray into personal care segment "We are aiming at Rs 200 crore revenue from these products in the next two years," said Vishal Menon, chief development officer, Synthite. International Yoga Day 2017: Baba Ramdev to launch 10000 Patanjali wellness centres globally to popularise Yoga Ramdev-led home-grown FMCG major Patanjali Ayurved which posted a turnover of Rs 10,561 crore in the last fiscal now aims to increase its sales 10-fold in the next five years. Bajaj Corp plans to raise Rs1,000 crore FMCG firm Bajaj Corp has plans to raise Rs 1,000 crore from market by issuing equity shares and securities Get ready to shop till you drop Text: Sagar Malviya|ET Bureau Another retail wave is set to hit India as 50 mid-rung global retailers are planning to enter India and are eyeing untapped market within the next six months . Retail Wave Retail Wave : 50 global retailers to enter India in 6 months Text: Sagar Malviya|ET Bureau Another retail wave is set to hit India as 50 mid-rung global retailers are planning to enter India and are eyeing untapped market within the next six months . Retail Wave Dairies seek global tech pacts to launch value-added products India is the world's largest milk producer, accounting for nearly one-fifth of global milk production, followed by the United States, China, Pakistan and Brazil. Former Infosys US Head Sandeep Dadlani To Join Snickers Maker Mr Dadlani will drive food giant Mars' digital transformation agenda. Reckitt in HC against latest price cap on Itchguard Reckitt claimed before a bench of Justices Sanjeev Sachdeva and A K Chawla that there were infirmities in how the government fixed the price ceiling o.. Myntra expects to see five-fold jump in sales during upcoming sale The company is also experimenting with offline retail with its popular private label Roadster Hike Messenger launches payment services Partners with YES Bank; to integrate with UPI platform to enable transfers between bank a/cs Amazon India sees immense opportunity in Yoga Fashion Yoga products under sports category have seen a growth of over 225% year- on- year. Flipkart joins hands with Fever 104 FM to solve Bengaluru's traffic problem Through this partnership, Fever 104 FM will remain official partner for the Gridlock Hackathon which started on 7th June and is ending on 2nd July. Amazon.in partners with ClearTax to make sellers GST ready ClearTax Biz and Cleartax Biz+, two softwares launched by ClearTax, will be available for free for the first two months to the sellers after they sign.. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives India Business Brief | India Retail News | India Food Brief | India Telecom Brief | India Finance Brief | India Software Brief | India Digital Brief | India Ecommerce Brief | India Franchise Brief | India HR Brief | India Logistics Brief | India Construction Brief About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India