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Are wives more resilient than their husbands in business leadership?
Malavika Hegde of Cafe Coffee Day joins a small league of wives who have gone on to rewrite the future of their companies after the untimely demise of their husbands. What accounts for their tenacity?
 "Are wives more resilient than their husbands in business leadership?")
Coffee Day appoints late founder V G Siddhartha's wife as CEO
Daughter of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, she was earlier non-exec director at the firm; has been named at a time when the company's growth continues to decline
 "Coffee Day appoints late founder V G Siddhartha's wife as CEO")
Coffee Day Enterprises seeks more time to submit quarterly earnings
After the demise of VG Siddhartha, the conglomerate is facing liquidity crunch owing to higher interest outgo towards servicing debt.
 "Coffee Day Enterprises seeks more time to submit quarterly earnings")
Coffee Day Enterprises to sell brokerage business to Shriram Trust
Shriram Ownership Trust is the promoter of Shriram Capital, which is the holding company for its NBFC and insurance businesses.
CCD sees better working capital flows but no moratorium on loan repayments
In September, CDEL decided to sell the Global Village Tech Park to private equity major Blackstone and realty firm Salarpuria Sattva Group for Rs 2,700 crore
 "CCD sees better working capital flows but no moratorium on loan repayments")
CCD promoter's death led to liquidity crisis, impacting Q2 results: Sical
The company has reported a pre-tax loss of Rs 43.19 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, compared with a Rs 7.77-crore profit before tax during the same quarter last year
 "CCD promoter's death led to liquidity crisis, impacting Q2 results: Sical")
CCD ropes in former CBI DIG to probe Siddhartha's letter, scrutinise books
Audit firm EY which was earlier given the task opted out owing to certain conflict of interest
 "CCD ropes in former CBI DIG to probe Siddhartha's letter, scrutinise books")
A lot can happen over coffee
CCD's biggest achievement has been to get a predominantly tea-drinking country (especially the North & West) to take to coffee with such gusto
 "A lot can happen over coffee")
Coffee Day to expand board, Siddhartha's wife to be non-executive chairman
After the resignation of Sulakshana Raghavan last week, the board is planning to induct two independent directors soon
 "Coffee Day to expand board, Siddhartha's wife to be non-executive chairman")
Coffee Day board appoints EY for audit; to choose strategic advisor soon
In its last board meet held on July 31, the board had roped in law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas as its legal counsel to advise on related matters
 "Coffee Day board appoints EY for audit; to choose strategic advisor soon")
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
 "V G Siddhartha's death: Wrong to project us as villains, say PE leaders")
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
 "Failure a tremendous experience, increases probability of success: Nilekani")
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
 "CCD crisis: Without failure, you can't have big success, says Vinod Khosla")
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
 "CCD crisis: Sical to deleverage firm, subsidiaries after Siddhartha's death")
The interests of the Revenue
Private sector must be a partner of the Revenue, not an enemy
 "The interests of the Revenue")
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
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
 "CCD crisis: Business failures should not be taboo, says Nirmala Sitharaman")
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
 "Coffee king Siddhartha's death exposes India's mounting debt crisis")
