The year of India Inc

What a time for IR magazine to come to India. Indeed, what a time for investor relations to come to India. In 2005 Indian companies raised more than $17 bn on overseas markets, a jump of 88 percent over 2004, according to Barclays Capital. Included in that figure was more than $4 bn raised through American depositary receipts (ADRs) and global depositary receipts (GDRs). And while Asia’s convertible bond market drooped in 2005, India’s foreign currency convertible bonds almost