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What unicorns' coming of age means for big business and retail investors

While foreign investors like Japan's Softbank, China's Alibaba, and the US' Sequoia are big players in the start-up space, India doesn't have a serious VC sector with risk appetite, writes T N Ninan

With conglomerates reluctant, PEs may be better source of capital for banks

PEs have deep pockets with the ability to recapitalise the bank as and when needed

South Korea set to crack down on chaebols that made it an export powerhouse

South Korea is pushing for its most significant reform of corporate governance since President Moon Jae-in took office, a move that could add transparency to top decision-making at large conglomerates

The problem of scale

There is room for consolidation in India, but we need to guard against concentration of power

No global offers, but highest domestic pay up 35% in IIM-A's PGPX placement

Attracts domestic maximum earning potential (MEP) of Rs 81 lakh as against Rs 60 lakh last year

Is it a good time to be a family-owned business in India? Views differ

Conglomerates in Asia are in decline, says Bain. Family businesses are thriving, says Credit Suisse. What's up?

Can conglomerates in India and Southeast Asia reinvent themselves?

The study found that unless these conglomerates, in India and Southeast Asia, do not renew themselves, they might face the bleak fate of their Western counterparts

The end of conglomerates?

Standalone companies in high-growth areas have raced ahead in the past decade