Treasure hunt ; Despite regulatory risks, the education space is seeing corporate- style business models emerge as private players pour in funds for big returns.

-- In March this year, private equity fund Sequoia Capital Indiainvested Rs 25 crore in the Hyderabad-based K12 Techno Serviceswhich offers a range of services to schools. Earlier, in July lastyear, Sequoia, along with the Hyderabad-based SONG InvestmentAdvisors, had pumped Rs 75 crore into the same company.

-- Again in March, HDFC invested an undisclosed amount in KaizenPrivate Equity, the country's first education-focused PE fund. InFebruary, HDFC put another large, undisclosed amount into CareerLauncher, which runs the Indus World School chain.

-- Also in February, Tree House, which runs a chain of nurseryschools in Mumbai, filed IPO prospectus with SEBI …