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1. Indian Hospitals Lure Private Equity as Demand Surges
  
  Explore BusinessWeek May 27 2012 Acquisition
  
  Private equity funds such as Sequoia Capital LLC and Advent International Corp. are ... “If you want to deploy capital in India, health care is a nice area to be in,” Abhay Pandey, a managing director at Sequoia’s India unit, said in ...
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  Mentions: Frost & Sullivan Bloomberg Sequoia Capital India
2. AT&T Embraces Startup Speed-Dating to Spur Innovation
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Apr 2 2012
  
  The two companies are cozying up to startups in California, Israel, Europe and India, seeking to cultivate mobile ... are holding monthly calls with venture capitalists from Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Andreessen Horowitz ...
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  Mentions: Microsoft Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Apple Inc.
3. Easier E-Books with Inkling
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Feb 16 2012
  
  “There are literally tens of thousands of people in India and the Philippines and other parts ... building on previous investments from venture capital firms including Sequoia Capital. Habitat puts Inkling in competition with Apple, MacInnis ...
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  Mentions: Adobe Apple Inc. Bloomberg
4. Ferrell’s Funny Or Die Site Trades on Comic’s A-List Reach: Tech
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jan 3 2012
  
  Funny Or Die, the comedy website founded by Will Ferrell, is pointing the way for Web-based entertainment companies by combining the scrappiness of an Internet startup with A-list talent that attracts viewers.
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  Mentions: Apple Inc. Walt Disney Bloomberg
5. SKS to Add Financial Services to Microfinance as Founder Quits
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Nov 24 2011
  
  SKS Microfinance Ltd., an Indian lender to the poor backed by Sequoia Capital, plans to branch out into financial services including life insurance targeting the country’s rural regions after its founder quit.
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  Mentions: Reserve Bank of India Vinod Khosla Muhammad Yunus
6. Bessemer Is Said to Be Raising as Much as $1.5 Billion for Fund
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Mar 4 2011 Acquisition
  
  Bessemer Venture Partners, a century-old investment firm in Larchmont, New York, is aiming to raise as much as $1.5 billion for a fund to back technology startups, said two people familiar with knowledge of the deal.
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  Mentions: Battery Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Bessemer
7. LinkedIn Said to Hire Banks to Advise on 2011 U.S. Ipo
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jan 6 2011 Social Networking
  
  He said the company was seeing rapid growth in Brazil, India, China, Italy and Spain. In 2008, LinkedIn raised $76 million in financing from investors, including Bain Capital Ventures. The company’s other backers include Sequoia Capital, which funded Google Inc.
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  Mentions: PayPal Goldman Sachs DoubleClick
8. No Passage Out of India for Private Equity
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Dec 2 2010
  
  No Passage Out of India for Private EquityBusinessWeek"Today nobody wants to invest in the sector because of the uncertainty over regulation," says Sumir Chadha, managing director of Sequoia Capital India. ...and more »
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  Mentions: Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank Bloomberg
9. Kayak Software, Owned by Sequoia, Accel, Files for IPO
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Nov 17 2010
  
  Kayak Software Corp., the Norwalk, Connecticut-based provider of online travel information, filed for an initial public offering worth as much as $50 million.
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  Mentions: Morgan Stanley Bloomberg Sequoia Capital India
10. Suicides spark scrutiny of Indian microfinance
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Oct 19 2010
  
  Suicides spark scrutiny of Indian microfinanceBusinessWeekIts backers include venture capital funds Sequoia Capital and Sandstone Capital, George Soros and Infosys chief mentor Narayana Murthy, considered an august ...and more »
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  Mentions: Reserve Bank of India Infosys Muhammad Yunus
11. SKS' Former CEO, Management Had Conflicts, Akula Says
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Oct 12 2010
  
  SKS' Former CEO, Management Had Conflicts, Akula SaysBusinessWeekSKS, India's largest micro-finance lender, replaced Gurumani with MR Rao on Oct. 4, four years before the end of Gurumani's term. ...and more »
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  Mentions: Bloomberg Sandstone Capital Bombay Stock Exchange
12. SKS Microfinance Shares Jump in Mumbai
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Aug 16 2010
  
  SKS Microfinance Ltd., the Indian lender backed by George Soros, rose as much as 18 percent in its Mumbai trading debut as investors bet on rising demand for credit in the worlds largest market for small loans.
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  Mentions: Kotak Mahindra Morgan Stanley Grameen Bank
13. SKS Microfinance Said to Raise Maximum Sought in IPO
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Aug 3 2010
  
  SKS Microfinance Ltd., the Indian lender backed by George Soros, will raise the maximum 16.3 billion rupees ($353 million) sought in an initial public offering, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.
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  Mentions: Reserve Bank of India Kotak Mahindra Morgan Stanley
14. SKS launches India's first microfinance IPO
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jul 29 2010
  
  SKS launches India's first microfinance IPOBusinessWeekDemand for microfinance funds in India in 2008 exceeded supply by $47.1 billion. The backers of SKS include venture capital funds Sequoia Capital and ...and more »
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  Mentions: Airtel Nokia Infosys
15. SKS Microfinance IPO Seeks as Much as $347 Million
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jul 26 2010
  
  SKS Microfinance Ltd., the Indian lender backed by Sequoia Capital and George Soros, raised its initial public offering to as much as 16.3 billion rupees ($347 million) after six quarters of gains by the key equity index.
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  Mentions: Reserve Bank of India Kotak Mahindra Financial Express
16. SKS to Sell Shares July 28-July 30, Document Shows
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jul 12 2010
  
  SKS to Sell Shares July 28-July 30, Document ShowsBusinessWeekUS venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, one of Google Inc. and Yahoo! Inc.'s early investors, plans to sell less than a third of a holding accumulated ...and more »
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  Mentions: Bloomberg Sequoia Capital India N.R. Narayana Murthy
17. Threat of Microfinance Defaults Rise in India as SKS Plans IPO
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jun 14 2010
  
  Threat of Microfinance Defaults Rise in India as SKS Plans IPOBusinessWeek“The market is only 15 percent to 20 percent penetrated today,” Sumir Chadha, managing director of Sequoia Capital India, said in a May 6 interview. ...and more »
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  Mentions: Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank Bloomberg
18. A Microfinance IPO in India
  
  Explore BusinessWeek May 6 2010
  
  A Microfinance IPO in IndiaBusinessWeekAmong its backers are venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and Catamaran Management Services, a fund run by NR Narayana Murthy, co-founder of outsourcing ...
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  Mentions: Infosys Kotak Mahindra Muhammad Yunus
19. Alcatel-Lucent Pushes Mobile Wallets
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Mar 26 2010 Mobile
  
  Alcatel-Lucent Pushes Mobile WalletsBusinessWeek (blog)India's Comviva Technologies, which is backed by the Bharti Group, Sequoia Capital, and Cisco Systems, has launched a hosted end-to-end service called ...and more »
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20. Indian Microfinance Firm to Raise $250 Million in IPO
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Mar 26 2010 Acquisition
  
  SKS Microfinance Ltd., the Indian lender backed by Sequoia Capital, plans to raise about $250 million in the first initial public offering by a financier for the nation’s poorest people.
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  Mentions: Reserve Bank of India Bloomberg Sequoia Capital India
21. India's Sensex Advances, Posts Best Weekly Gain in Nine Months
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Mar 19 2010
  
  India's Sensex Advances, Posts Best Weekly Gain in Nine MonthsBusinessWeekThe financial services provider backed by Sequoia Capital split its shares into five and will offer stakeholders one free share for every share held after ...and more »
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  Mentions: Apple Inc. Bloomberg Pranab Mukherjee
22. IYogi Karma Needs Work on PC Fix-It Service: Rich Jaroslovsky
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Mar 11 2010
  
  IYogi Karma Needs Work on PC Fix-It Service: Rich JaroslovskyBusinessWeekBased in Gurgaon, India, it has attracted funding from international investors such as Canaan Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, provides set-up support ...and more »
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  Mentions: Microsoft Draper Fisher Jurvetson Hewlett Packard
23. Manappuram General Said to Plan $50 Million Share Sale in India
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Feb 25 2010 Acquisition
  
  Manappuram General Said to Plan $50 Million Share Sale in IndiaBusinessWeek26 (Bloomberg) -- Manappuram General Finance & Leasing Ltd., an Indian financial services provider backed by Sequoia Capital, plans to raise about $50 ...and more »
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  Mentions: Bloomberg Sequoia Capital India National Stock Exchange
24. Manappuram to Raise Funds, Add Outlets in India
  
  Explore BusinessWeek Jan 18 2010
  
  Manappuram to Raise Funds, Add Outlets in IndiaBusinessWeek18 (Bloomberg) -- Manappuram General Finance & Leasing Ltd., an Indian financial services provider backed by Sequoia Capital, plans to raise 3 billion ...and more »
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  Mentions: Bloomberg Sequoia Capital India Google
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