I have been a regular speaker in the Institute of Directors (IOD India) forum for more than a decade now. I share my experiences with Board members (present and prospective) on Financial Governance and Reporting. My opening remarks generally was to the effect that Financial Governance cannot be based on Regulatory prescriptions. Director should be thinking beyond regulations and focus on effectiveness. While this paradigm is still highly relevant, a fresh spate of actions fro

My regular days work involves advising corporate clients and their owners on strategy - with specific emphasis on corporate finance. this takes form of advice on mergers, acquisitions, reorganisation or capital raise (venture capital / private equity / et al). One of my long standing entreprenuer client with interest in outsourcing / software as a service was discussing a competitors ability to attract private equity capital and the reasons why he could not!!! I have been exp