In its first in-depth research report 'Build Well To Live Well,' the Miami, Florida-based Global Wellness Institute analyzed the global and regional wellness, lifestyle, real estate, and communities market. Real estate and communities that intentionally put people’s health at the center of design, creation, and redevelopment are the next frontier...
Japan's Uniqlo to Debut in India
Based in Japan, Fast Retailing Co., Asia's largest clothing chain that owns the Uniqlo brand applied for approval to open stores in India. The brand’s international store count surpassed the number of locations in Japan two years ago. In India it will compete with Spanish clothing retailer Zara, Swedish clothing-retail...
IBM Grows in India, While Shrinking in China & USA
While its revenue shrank globally, India was one of the fastest growing geographies for IBM in 2017. IBM India’s revenue grew by 8.6% in reported currency for the year. Mexico, Spain, France, Canada, and Brazil also reported growth. China declined by 10% in constant currency. Many other geographies declined too,...
India Registered 379 M&A Transactions in 2017
In 2017, India’s mergers and acquisitions activity reached the second highest annual deal value since 2001, according to London based deals tracker Mergermarket, with 379 deals worth $54.7 billion. This is only slightly less than the peak registered in 2016, which saw 421 deals worth $59.7 billion. Telecommunications, technology, and financial services...
AngelList Launches Syndicate Services for India
San Francisco-based AngelList, a crowdfunding platform and start-up community, launched ‘Syndicates for India’— a way for investors in India to invest alongside experienced angels and venture investor funds that invest in India’s vibrant tech ecosystem. For investors, syndicates are a private single-deal investment vehicles that let an investor invest in...
Mauritius Continues to Be Largest Channel for FDI to India
Based on a census that it undertook, a report by India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India, said, "Mauritius was the largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in India (21.8 percent share at market value) followed by the U.S.A., the U.K., Singapore and Japan, while Singapore (19.7 percent)...