Universal Music Group (UMG), the Dutch -American music corporation with headquarters in the Netherlands and in Santa Monica, CA, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire a 30% stake in Excel Entertainment, an Indian film and digital content studio. UMG will pay $90 million for the stake, a deal that...
India’s Startups to Benefit from Chinese Crackdown
In an interview with Bloomberg, partner at March Capital Sumant Mandal said, "China’s market is of a size and scale that’s unmatched. But the risk-reward structure around China has changed, and investors from the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Middle East are now looking to balance their portfolios by re-routing...
Dramatic Changes Predicted at Future of Asia Conference
According to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council's (LAWAC) Future of Asia Conference that took place on September 15 and 16, "Asia is a continent where the stakes are rising rapidly - both in economic promise and expansion of individuals' horizons, but also in environmental and security challenges." 57 speakers,...