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India

Good groundwork

September 1, 2006

GMR Group was founded just 30 years ago by G M Rao. Through its energy, transportation and charitable initiatives, Suzy Bibko discovers that it is helping create a stronger India – and building a sound family business infrastructure at the same time

Suzy Bibko is editor of Families in Business.

Asia: Investing in India

September 1, 2006

Families in Business talks with Gopal Patwardhan, managing partner at Duke Equity Partners, about helping Indian family business grow, and what the future holds for this fast growing economy

FIB What is your background?

GP I have been in the early stage/venture capital field for the last nine years, but my exposure and interest in entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship goes back much further.

Asia: Polar opposites

September 1, 2006

Indian family businesses are some of the most optimistic in the world, while UK family family businesses are the least. Anuj Chande, Vishesh Chandiok and Howard Hackney take a close look at what the future holds for family businesses in each country

Anuj Chande is an International Business Partner at Grant Thornton UK; Vishesh Chandiok is Country Director International Business at Grant Thornton India; Howard Hackney is Head of Family Business at Grant Thornton UK.

Asia: Eastern promise

September 1, 2006

Everyone’s talking about India. The world’s largest democracy has forced itself on to the agenda of every business in the western world. So is it the new ‘promised land’ or just the latest conference topic in town, asks Richard Willsher

Richard Willsher is a finance and business writer with a background in international investment banking. www.richardwillsher.com

Everyone's talking about India. The world's largest democracy has forced itself on to the agenda of every business in the western world. So is it the new 'promised land' or just the latest conference topic in town, asks Richard Willsher

Adding spice to UK business

May 1, 2006

Three of the top 20 entries in the recently published Sunday Times Rich List are Indian families. Melanie Stern reports on how Asian family businesses have brought a certain flair and determination to the UK economy – a good reason to celebrate

Melanie stern is section editor of Families in Business.

The great Indian tiger hunt

January 1, 2006

India’s burgeoning middle-class, skilled workforce and low cost structure make it a potentially attractive investment arena for HNWIs and family offices. But local expertise is critical for investors to identify opportunities and maximise a company’s performance, writes George Malim

George Malim is a freelance journalist based in London. malim@blueyonder.co.uk

India's burgeoning middle-class, skilled workforce and low cost structure make it a potentially attractive investment arena for HNWIs and family offices. But local expertise is critical for investors to identify opportunities and maximise a company's performance, writes George Malim

Whither Asia's hedge funds

November 1, 2005

On November 29 Campden Publishing will host a group of 12 hedge fund managers and private investors at its Asian Hedge Fund and Boutique Managers conference. Jackson Chan of Sail Advisors, a key participant, reports on Asia’s hedge fund industry

Jackson Chan is with Sail Advisors Limited (Sail), a subsidiary of Search Investment Group, an alternative asset management firm based in Hong Kong.

Passage to India

September 1, 2005

Fuelled by smart globalisation of business and investment interests, the explosion in family wealth across India and the Far East has private banks salivating and eager to set up shop in this fruitful and burgeoning new territory, finds Melanie Stern

Melanie Stern is section editor of Families in Business

The changing face of family business in India

February 1, 2002

A new generation of skilled entrepreneurs and the instability of industry within the public sector brought about a serious rethinking regarding the potential of privately-owned businesses in India

The centre of the Indian social identity is the family. In many cases, the family not only tells you who you are but also what you do. Thus, family businesses are not merely economic structures; for most business community individuals, the business is the source of their social identity. Furthermore, the family and the business are not treated separately. The boundaries of essentially two different systems, family and business – with distinctive rules governing their respective behaviours – overlap within the business house.

Diamond polishing in India

February 1, 2002

The survival, integrity and growth instincts of family firms have helped the Indian diamond polishing industry expand into a major industry dominated by family-owned and managed firms

The diamond cutting and polishing industry presents a remarkable case in the field of family business in India. It provides an interesting landscape to view and investigate, as its distinguishing characteristics include unique features and approaches to management practised by the family firms that dominate the scene.

Indian industrial scene