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| India's Ybrant Digital to
buy US$283 million business from Experian |
 Ybrant
Digital, India's leading global digital marketing
company announced today that it has entered
into an agreement to purchase PriceGrabber,
LowerMyBills, and ClassesUSA.com from the
global information services company Experian
for US$283 million (INR 1500 crores). This
will add over 300 employees to Ybrant's business
and nearly double its current revenues. 
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| 204 Connect
network launches with India-based theme |
 204
Connect, a new business network, was launched
on 26th April 2012 at the Luton Hoo Hotel
in Hertfordshire, with 'Doing Business with
India' as its theme. Supported by HSBC and
the Land Rover Experience (based on the Luton
Hoo Estate), the launch was attended by senior
executives from the bank, local businesses
and Indian companies. Rita Hunt gave the Confederation
of Indian Industries' (CII) welcome address
to the new group.
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| European Centre for Asian
Business Research established |
The National Asian Business Association, formed
in 2011 to build a national voice for Asian
business in the UK, has launched its European
Centre for Asian Business Research (EC-ABR)
for the UK's 50,000 Asian & BME owned
businesses in England that contribute £6.5
billion to the national turnover. Asian business
owners have expressed concern that they seem
to be side-lined by policy makers in the public
and private sector.
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| India Inc launches 'Power
People: UK India Rainmakers' |
 India
Inc has opened its 'Power People: UK India
Rainmakers' Top 100 list for nominations.
The aim is to recognise and celebrate the
contribution being made by individuals in
the UK who have continued to enhance the UK-India
business relationship. Last year alone saw
UK-India bilateral trade grow by 20% bringing
the total to £13 billion.
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| Asian entrepreneurs
storm the Real Business Hot 100 list |
 Asian
entrepreneurs have stormed Real Business magazine's
Hot 100 list of high-performance companies
published on 5th April 2012. Topping the list
is Rajiv Bhatia's Alternergy whose solar firmaments
company has seen a 130% four-year compound
sales growth to reach a £20 million
turnover. Dr Rami Ranger's Sun Mark Ltd -
which retails British food brands overseas
- attained the number 50 slot with a turnover
of £109 million.
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| RationalFX
celebrates its 7th year in business |
 Rajesh
Agrawal, Founder Chairman & CEO and Sales
Director and Co-Founder Paresh Davdra of Rational
FX invited 150 guests, to a reception at The
Mayfair Hotel in London on Thursday 22nd March
2012 to celebrate the seventh year of their
business. RationalFX is one of the UK's fastest
growing foreign exchange companies with transfers
in excess of $2Billion.
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| Komli Media
Acquires Admax, South East Asia's Premier
Media Network |
 Komli
Media, Asia Pacific's leading media technology
company, today announced its acquisition of
Admax Network, South East Asia's largest digital
media network.. The online advertising market
in South East Asia is estimated to be worth
approximately US$ 250 - 300 million, and growing
at 30-40% per year.
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| MITIE launches
£10 million fund to back entrepreneurial
start-ups |
 MITIE
plc, the FTSE 250 listed strategic outsourcing
and energy services company, has announced
its intention to back entrepreneurial start-ups
in facilities management, energy and property
sectors with a £10 million fund, Executive
Board Director and back office support. The
company is to host a 'MITIE Millions' "Dragons
Den" style pitching event on 28th May
2012 in London. Closing date for applications
is 30th April.
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| Bloomsbury
Publishing to set up in India |
 Bloomsbury
today (14th February 2012) announced that
it is setting up a new business in India to
take advantage of the country's rapidly increasing
population where 50 million buy English books
every year. It believes that India is an excellent
market for its diverse product range.
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| Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) in India up 25% in
2011 |
 Foreign
investors see India as an attractive investment
option according to Ernst & Young’s
2012 Indian Attractiveness Survey. The overall
number of FDI projects increased by 25% to
864 (valued at US$ 50,813 million) in the
11 months to November, up from 691 projects
(at US$ 44,874 million) in 2010.
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| Top Mega
Trends in India to 2020 |
 India
will be at the core of global business and
commercial activity with projections for the
largest working-age and youngest population
in 2020. India will also be home to 864 million
middle class households by then, which will
spur demand for white goods This is just one
of the mega trends predicted in a web briefing
session by Frost & Sullivan, hosted by
Sarwant Singh.
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| UK BUSINESS
NEWS 2012 |
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'Battle
of the StartUps' at Tech Hub (05/12)
India's
Ybrant Digital to buy US$283 million business
from Experian (05/12)
Asian
entrepreneur launches 'Battle of the Start-ups'
(05/12)
204
Connect network launches with India-based
theme (04/12)
European
Centre for Asian Business Research established
(04/12)
India
Inc launches 'Power People: UK India Rainmakers'
(04/12)
Piramal
Healtcare acquires molecular imaging development
portfolio of Bayer Pharma (04/12)
Abdul
Kalam inaugurates Mahindra Research Facility
(04/12)
Asian
entrepreneurs storm the Real Business Hot
100 list (04/12)
Tradenext
launches in London (03/12)
RationalFX
celebrates its 7th year in business
(03/12)
Komli
Media Acquires Admax, South East Asia's
Premier Media Network (03/12)
MITIE
launches £10 million fund to back
entrepreneurial start-ups (02/12)
Indian
firm looks set to snap up stricken Peacocks
business (02/12)
Bloomsbury
Publishing to set up in India (02/12)
Analjit
Singh becomes Chairman of Vodafone India
(02/12)
Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) in India up 25%
in 2011 (01/12)
Landmark
decision in India gives foreign investors
greater tax certainty (01/12)
Top
Mega Trends in India to 2020 (01/12)
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