http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:30:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/business/deal-done-pearson-buys-out-educomp-stake-in-indiacan-692360.html#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:55:12 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=692360 British education and publishing conglomerate Pearson has finally bought out Educomp’s 50 percent shareholding in the vocational training company, IndiaCan, for an undisclosed amount, thereby scaling up its India operations.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/deal-done-pearson-buys-out-educomp-stake-in-indiacan-692360.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/indiacan-to-indiacant-how-educomp-pays-for-its-over-ambition-685579.html#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 05:15:35 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=685579 The sheer scale of Educomp's ambition to become the number one player in every single educational segment imaginable was stymied by an equally sheer shortage of capital and management bandwidth to devote across all the businesses.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/indiacan-to-indiacant-how-educomp-pays-for-its-over-ambition-685579.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/educomp-denies-cutting-staff-shares-up-366587.html#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 08:10:34 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=366587 Educomp solutions, a listed education company, is on a massive restructuring spree as it has dismissed five percent, or 750 employees.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/educomp-denies-cutting-staff-shares-up-366587.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/buy-day-suzlon-wipro-ranbaxy-and-raymond-325653.html#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 06:02:28 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=325653 Here are your intra day picks for the day from various market experts and brokerage houses.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/buy-day-suzlon-wipro-ranbaxy-and-raymond-325653.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/charteducomp-zooms-on-rs-410-cr-deal-but-exposure-to-fccbs-a-concern-141813.html#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:18:07 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=141813 Educomp Solutions has received a sanction towards the buy out of its receivable from one of the leading public sector banks. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/charteducomp-zooms-on-rs-410-cr-deal-but-exposure-to-fccbs-a-concern-141813.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/scam-hit-cos-on-forbes-best-under-a-billion-india-list-88878.html#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:51:21 +0000 FP Editors http://www.firstpost.com/?p=88878 On paper, the Indian companies seem sound. These companies might be performing well financially for now, but some of them are tainted by scandals and corporate governance issues. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/scam-hit-cos-on-forbes-best-under-a-billion-india-list-88878.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/investing/bpcl-to-gain-from-petrol-hike-educomp-fears-fall-85166.html#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:43:53 +0000 Shishir Asthana http://www.firstpost.com/?p=85166 The hike in the price of petrol will be beneficial for BPCL, while a slowdown in buying volume of Educomp may lead to its decline.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/investing/bpcl-to-gain-from-petrol-hike-educomp-fears-fall-85166.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/thud-edu-shares-everonn-and-educomp-hit-the-skids-75278.html#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:06:41 +0000 Shishir Asthana http://www.firstpost.com/?p=75278 While Everon hit the lower circuit, Educomp fell as it had to defer its fund-raising plans. The bigger problem is the sector is getting de-rated. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/thud-edu-shares-everonn-and-educomp-hit-the-skids-75278.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/educomp-defers-proposal-to-raise-250-mn-shares-down-75205.html#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:29:14 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=75205 Education services provider Educomp Solutions on Friday said it has deferred a proposal to raise up to $250 million through a share sale due to poor market conditions. The company had in May announced plans for a share sale but had given no timeframe. India’s stock market has been volatile this year with the benchmark [...]]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/educomp-defers-proposal-to-raise-250-mn-shares-down-75205.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/investing-blogs/satyam-unitech-how-fund-managers-greed-let-them-down-74340.html#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 08:46:42 +0000 Arjun Parthasarathy http://www.firstpost.com/?p=74340 In the pursuit of short-term performance, big institutional investors and fund managers get into bed with bad managements. This is value-destroying]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/investing-blogs/satyam-unitech-how-fund-managers-greed-let-them-down-74340.html/feed 0