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In this issue of Forbes India we bring you coverage of the latest happenings at Flipkart. The ecommerce major has just raised $1.4 billion from marquee investors—Tencent Holdings, eBay Inc and Microsoft. A significant deal is also in the works where Flipkart may acquire rival Snapdeal. At the centre of all this is its recently-appointed CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy. This issue also brings you the Forbes Midas List 2017, the ranking of the world’s top 100 venture capitalists.

An All-Round Legal Eagle

Zulfiquar Memon is part of the team defending the Tatas in their courtroom battle against Cyrus mistry, but he also has a mind for the quirky cases.

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Foreign Brands In India​​​​​​​: ‘We Want To Bring Amsterdam's Eclectic Fashion To India'

Dutch fashion label Scotch & Soda CEO Dirk-Jan Stoppelenburg says the brand draws inspiration from everything, even poems and rumours, and that India remains a crucial market for the company.

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‘We See A Huge Opportunity In India's Affluent Population'

BBC Worldwide, which recently launched the Sony BBC Earth channel, is confident that there is an untapped market for factual entertainment in the country.

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'The Japanese Market is Shrinking and India is Growing'

The joint venture will extend the current value of business to newer avenues, say Max’s Analjit Singh and Toppan’s Shingo Kaneko.

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Flipkart: Big Battle Ready

It is game on at Flipkart. India’s most-valued startup is out to prove its critics wrong and stay ahead of the deep-pocketed global giant Amazon. And its leaders, and 8,000-plus team, believe they can innovate to grow even stronger as India’s ecommerce story heads into uncharted territory.

10+ mins

Will Joshua Kushner's $2.7 Billion Business Off Obamacare Survive?

At a very young age, Joshua Kushner has built one of America’s ascendant venture firms and a $2.7 billion business off Obamacare. Now, his brother, Jared, sits at the centre of a Trump White House that’s endangering the whole operation.

10+ mins

Power Player

The VC firm Founders Fund is known for a contrarian approach embodied in its polarising founding partner Peter Thiel. Now Brian Singerman, a games buff from outside the fund’s PayPal mafia origins, is taking it to new heights—as long as Thiel’s controversial politics does not get in the way.

10+ mins

Mercedez Benz Is Back To Regain Its Leadership Position

By reimagining the way it operates in India, through new launches, creative financial solutions and improved customer perception, Mercedes-Benz is back on top of the country’s luxury car market.

9 mins

Slow, Steady And Growing

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund has delivered consistent returns thanks to Neelesh Surana’s philosophy of spotting quality stocks and holding on to them for extended periods.

7 mins

The Contrarian Investors

Early-stage fund India Quotient has created a niche for itself by bucking popular trends and embracing risk.

6 mins

‘The Biggest Impediment To Cloud Adoption Is Cultural'

The migration from traditional, on-premise hardware and services to the cloud isn’t easy for legacy companies, but it’s increasingly important, says Phil Hassey, CEO, capioIT.

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On The Digital Highway

Zensar, given its relatively small size, is at an advantage as IT firms adapt to a new wave of changes. Aiding the tech firm’s reboot is its aggressive CEO and a PE investor.

7 mins

How Twinkle Khanna's New- Found Fame Helped Her Hit Midlife Crisis Out Of The Orbit

Twinkle Khanna on the impact of words, battling gnat infestations, and how she almost became a stand-up comic.

10+ mins

Mcqueen For A Day

Ever dream of being an endurance race-car driver without spending millions? ChumpCar and 24 Hours of LeMons let amateur gearheads play the stock car market at 120 mph.

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