Aswath Damodaran
TMT
CPPIB doubles down on Paytm IPO with Rs1,280 cr bid
The Rs18,300 crore initial public offering (IPO) of Paytm’s parent company One97 Communications Ltd, the biggest such share sale to ......
Finance
Bidding war never good for the winner: Valuation guru Aswath Damodaran
India Inc has seen several bidding wars of late, as several potential buyers fight for companies in sectors such as ......
Others
Facebook and Twitter: Hedging the bets
I am not a big user of social media. I have a Facebook page, which I don’t visit often, never ......
Others
Race to the top: The duel between Alphabet and Apple
Apple and Alphabet, the two companies jockeying for the prize of “largest market cap company in the world” are both ......
Others
The compressed tech life cycle: the investor challenge
Much of what we learn and practice as investors represent models and methods developed in a different age, one where ......
Others
The compressed tech life cycle: the managerial challenge
In my last two posts, I first looked at Yahoo, in the context of the challenges associated with turning around ......
Others
Aging in dog years? The short, glorious life of a successful tech company
The corporate aging theme is one that I have returned to repeatedly in my posts, and I have looked at ......
Others
Divergence in the drug businesses: pharmaceuticals and biotechnology
In the last two weeks, I have started writing about , the epic fall of Valeant and the unraveling of ......
Others
The ride sharing business: playing pundit
This is the third and final post in a series of three on the ride sharing business. In the first, ......
General
Putting a price tag on scandal: sturm und drang at Volkswagen
My Vale missteps illuminated for me some of the risks of going where it is darkest, but I will not ......