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Anita Marangoly George
EVP and Deputy Head, CDPQ
Anita Marangoly George
EVP and Deputy Head, CDPQ
Anita M. George is Executive Vice-President and Deputy Head of CDPQ Global. She fills a key role in developing CDPQ’s activities in its three priority international areas: the United States/Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific. She actively participates in positioning CDPQ internationally, as well as developing and executing its globalization strategy. In addition to her role managing the international offices, Ms. George contributes to diversifying the portfolio by taking a holistic view in approaching the various markets. She sits on CDPQ’s Investment-Risk Committee.
Ms. George joined CDPQ in April 2016 as Managing Director, South Asia. She was then appointed as Executive Vice-President, Growth Markets and prior to her current role was Executive Vice-President and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Growth Markets. She has extensive knowledge of several of these markets, in addition to possessing a strong ability to develop and strengthenenduring and quality partnerships.
She has a strong track record in managing infrastructure investment portfolios on a global scale. Prior to joining CDPQ, she was Senior Director of the World Bank’s Energy and Extractive Industries Global Practice. She also held the positions of Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources of the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and Head of Siemens Financial Services in India. Her various roles have led her to work in several regions of the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
Ms. George holds a BA in Economics and Spanish from Smith College, in Massachusetts, and a Masters in Economics and an MBA in Finance from Boston University.
Navita Yadav
Global Head - Capital Markets, Vistra and MD Vistra India
Navita Yadav
Global Head - Capital Markets, Vistra and MD Vistra India
Navita Yadav is the Managing Director and Global Head of Capital Markets for Vistra Group, which is amongst the Top 3 Corporate & Fiduciary Service Providers globally.
Navita has been active in the Financial Services space for more than two decades. Her specialties include Structured Finance and Corporate Issuance services for Infrastructure and Financial services, Development of Financial products for Debt markets and Alternate asset classes for Capital Markets and Funds, Risk Management and Tech platforms, Regulatory frameworks and Policy interface, Commercial Banking and Private Banking.
Over the last two decades, Navita has consistently driven revenue growth and profitability of Capital Markets and Financial services businesses in Asia. Navita joined Vistra in 2011 and has led the Company to develop the largest integrated platform for Corporates raising funds from Indian Capital Markets and for servicing their long term borrowing programmes. Vistra in India has since grown to become the largest corporate service providers and fiduciaries in India.
Under her leadership, Assets under Administration grew from USD 40 billion to over USD 140 billion. Vistra in India preserves significant market share in fund business (~47%), Private clients (~20%) and debt markets (~18%). Vistra India also became the most innovative fiduciary company in financial services - spear heading policy interventions and development of new investment vehicles for capital markets including InVITs and services for FDI into India. She started her career with KPMG where she handled several key clients in financial services and then spent a decade contributing to all major verticals at Axis Bank.
Navita also carries valuable hands-on experience in M&A and integration of businesses across Asia and Europe. In early 2016, she led the significant acquisition in India, marking the first FDI in Corporate Services space in SE Asia. In 2017, she set up Singapore and Hong Kong capital markets businesses post which she led strategic capital markets acquisitions in Europe including the acquisition of Deutsche Bank corporate services business in Europe and the largest aircraft leasing financial services provider in Europe. Today, Navita manages Global Capital Markets businesses of Vistra across UK, US, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, India, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Neha Grover
South Asia Regional Lead - Private Equity, IFC
Neha Grover
South Asia Regional Lead - Private Equity, IFC
Neha Grover has 14 years of financial services experience focused on the private equity space. In her current role, she is the Regional Lead of IFC’s South Asia Practice of PE & VC Funds. She is responsible for evaluating and closing investments in PE & VC Funds and on developing the Funds ecosystem in South Asia.
Prior to joining IFC, Neha was Principal and India CFO at Baring Private Equity Partners India where she covered various sectors for evaluating investments, finance, fundraising and structuring. Neha was named in the ’40 under 40’ list of Alternate Investment Professionals in India and also in the ‘India’s Top 100 Women In Finance’ by Association of International Wealth Management of India. She has also served on the Board of companies like BPEP India and Sphaera Pharma India.
She is an all-India rank-holding Chartered Accountant, a Company Secretary, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow.
Angad Banga
Chief Operating Officer, The Caravel Group
Angad Banga
Chief Operating Officer, The Caravel Group
Mr. Angad Banga is the Chief Operating Officer of The Caravel Group.
Angad joined Caravel as an Executive Director at the Groups’ inception in 2013, before being promoted to his current role in 2016. The Caravel Group Limited, headquartered in Hong Kong, is a diversified global conglomerate primarily focused on providing leading Maritime Services (including ship management, owning and operating) in addition to Investment Management activities across all sectors (including both public and private opportunities). The Group is also engaged in the trading and logistics of industrial dry bulk raw materials.
As the COO of the Caravel Group, Angad has direct operational and managerial oversight for the Group’s Asset Management, Investment, Finance & Operations and Administrative functions. In this capacity, Angad also has responsibility for corporate planning across the firm, which includes strategic investments, balance sheet and treasury management, business development and corporate finance activities. In addition, Angad is also a key member of the Group’s Management, Investment, Risk and Credit Committees.
Angad also serves on the Board of Directors of Fleet Management Limited (a Caravel Group company), Mandarin Shipping Limited, a Hong Kong-based shipping investment company, as well as serving as a Director on several other Caravel Group’s direct private equity investments.
Prior to joining Caravel, Angad was a Principal with KKR, one of the world’s leading global investment firms across multiple alternative asset classes. Based in Hong Kong, Angad was principally focused on investing in Leveraged Buy-out (LBO) transactions across the Asia-Pacific region. In addition to this, Angad also ran the Asian Leveraged Finance business for KKR Capital Markets Asia, where he helped finance some of the largest, most complex and highly structured private equity acquisitions in Asia. Angad was a key team member of many notable investments by KKR Asia during his tenure.
Angad began his career as an Analyst in the Syndicated & Leveraged Finance team at JPMorgan in Hong Kong where he provided advice to and raised capital for Private Equity firms and high growth and leveraged companies in Asia Pacific.
Angad is a Member of the Hong Kong Maritime and Port Board (HKMPB), a Government organization established to steer the future direction of the development of the port and maritime industry in Hong Kong and both a Member of both the Promotion and External Relations and Sub-Committee and the Maritime and Port Development Committee of the HKMPB. In addition, Angad serves on the Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA), one of the world’s largest Shipowner Associations, and as the Chairman of the Marine Sub-Committee of the HKSOA.
Angad is on the Board of Visitors of The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College.
In 2015, Angad was named as the “Young Person of the Year” by Seatrade Asia.
Angad graduated with an AB with Honors in Economics from Dartmouth College, in the USA.
Sachin Jain
Global CIO and CISO, Evalueserve
Sachin Jain
Global CIO and CISO, Evalueserve
Sachin Jain is the Global CIO and CISO of Evalueserve. He has been with Evalueserve since its inception in December 2000. He carries more than 24 years of experience in IT and ITES industry. He is a science graduate with an MBA and an ISB Alumni.
He has championed conceptualization and roll out of cloud, mobility, automation, analytics as part of digital strategy which transformed both Information Technology and business operations including development of new business models.
At Evalueserve, he is providing executive leadership as head of Global IT and Information Security. He is responsible for all aspects of strategic IT planning, and Information security worldwide as an integral component of business plan.
He is a passionate learner in the areas of business and technology. He likes to explore and experiment with modern technologies which bring business value to the table. Outside work, Fitness, Sports and Music are the areas of interest for Sachin.
Rishi Mehra
CEO, Wishfin
Rishi Mehra
CEO, Wishfin- Experienced Professional with 15+ years of experience emphasizing Product innovation and customer Service in Information Technology and Consumer Finance industry
- Post Grad in E Business ( MBA) FROM Durham University
- Proven track record of successfully spearheading two starts up (boot strapped), scaled to 3000 employees and E-Bita positive business and sold to listed companies.
- Angel investor & mentor in 3-4 platforms
Serial entrepreneur with Expertise in both Technology and Fintech.
Anil Talreja
Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Anil Talreja
Partner, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
Anil is a Partner with the Deloitte Tax group. He has over twenty years of experience in the taxation department and has been seconded to the London office of Deloitte where he has obtained international work experience.
Anil has worked with the Deloitte M&A Tax and Global Oil and Gas Tax team whilst on secondment in London. He specialises in matters under the direct tax laws which have been in force in India, including international taxation. He has also been involved in conducting tax due diligence and tax structuring assignments of various clients including listed companies in India and has been providing tax structuring advise to several upstream companies in India with regard to their outbound investments.
Vaibhav Kakkar
Partner, L&L Partners
Vaibhav Kakkar
Partner, L&L Partners
Vaibhav Kakkar is a Partner in the Corporate and Regulatory Practices Team of Luthra & Luthra Law Offices, New Delhi and has over eleven years of experience. He has a unique mix of extensive regulatory and transactional expertise, and specializes in structuring transactions (especially cross-border), and advising on foreign investment/exchange laws, company law, securities laws, TMT laws and gaming laws.
As part of his profile, he has advised several global corporations on appropriate strategies in relation to investments in India and domestic and multinational clients on significant and complex corporate matters including cross border mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity transactions.
He has also taken the lead in drafting and negotiating the entire spectrum of definitive agreements and commercial contracts in relation to the same. He has in-depth experience with industry-specific legal and regulatory issues in sectors including (retail, real estate, telecommunications, gaming, hospitals, pharma, education mutual funds, education and the financial sector (banking and non-banking). He regularly advises and works with the Government on policy issues relating to company law, exchange control, and is key member of the Firm’s advocacy and policy development team.
On the transactional side, he has advised on many notable joint ventures including Tata Boeing, Tata-Starbucks, DLF-Pramerica Mutual Fund and Khazanah-IDFC road venture. He has advised clients including DLF, Moser Baer Group and Devyani International in raising capital totalling nearly USD 600 million from top-flight PE and financial investors.
Raja Lahiri
Partner - Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton India LLP
Raja Lahiri
Partner - Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton India LLP
Raja leads the Private Equity Advisory Initiative for the Firm and covers sectors like Technology, Media and Financial Services Sector within Corporate Finance. Raja focuses on various aspects of deal making starting from deal origination and ideation, preliminary deal analysis, due diligence (financial and commercial), valuation, deal negotiation and advise on deal agreements. He also advises clients on post deal integration matters and ideation of exits for Private Equity Funds. Raja has advised and led more than 240+ deals over the past decade of transaction advisory experience and has worked with corporates (India and multinational) as well as leading Private Equity Funds.
Raja spent close to 20 years in one of the large accounting and advisory firms and had co-founded the transaction advisory practice.
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, founded on a century of legal achievement, is one of India’s leading full service law firms. Our mission is to enable business by providing solutions as trusted advisors through excellence, responsiveness, innovation, and collaboration.
We are one of India’s most well recognised firms, and are known globally for our integrated approach. We are one of India’s most well recognised firms, and are known globally for our integrated approach. Our 520 lawyers including 111 partners provide exceptional services across practice areas which include General
Corporate, Merger & Acquisition, Private Equity, Banking & Finance, Insolvency & Bankruptcy, Competition Law, Dispute Resolution, Projects & Project Finance, Capital Markets, Tax, Intellectual Property and Venture Capital.
We are at the forefront of global and Indian M&A and private equity transactions, cutting edge high risk litigation and advice on strategically important matters across a spectrum of practices and industries for our multi-jurisdictional clients.
We have a pan India presence, with offices in seven cities across India – New Delhi, Mumbai, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata.
Our practice areas:
• General Corporate
• Banking and Finance
• Insolvency & Bankruptcy
• Competition Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Projects and Project Finance
• Capital Markets
• Tax
• Intellectual Property
• Venture Capital
Brescon & Allied Partners LLP
MISSION
Help businesses tap their inherent potential to overcome adversities by the application of intellect, creativity, rigour and empathy.
OVERVIEW
Brescon, founded by Nirmal Gangwal, is India’s first and largest independent special situation advisor, with an established track record of over 20 years. Our reputation as an advisor of choice stems from our acumen in offering innovative solutions together with our strong relationship with the leading banks, international investors, private equity funds, special situations funds, and regulatory authorities.
We provide strategic and tactical orientation with solutions across entire business life cycle viz special situation advisory, turnaround advisory, strategic advisory (M&A and recapitalization) and distress advisory.
We are independent and not encumbered by any potential conflicts of interest.
Brescon, with the help of its large pool of experienced professionals with diverse skill sets, has executed transactions over USD 15Bn for more than 100 corporate clients with deal size varying from USD 20Mn to USD 2.5Bn, across a broad range of industry sectors. Brescon’s association with the prominent corporates including but not limited to infrastructure, steel, power transmission and distribution, textiles, real estate and education, as advisors, stems from its extensive experience, commendable track record of creating value for its stakeholders and close to 100% success rate in transactions handled.
Some of the firsts to its credit include:
First case referred in restructuring space – viz., under Corporate Debt Restructuring Forum formed by RBI
First case advised for exit from the CDR forum
First to structure a debt settlement based on rights on future built-up of the project properties
First to structure “Risk Return Matrix” (multiple options to lenders with differential terms) to meet varying perspective of the lenders on risks & returns of the borrower
First to provide advice in the context of early separation plan for over 500 workers on a self-liquidation basis
OUR OFFERING
We offer full service Investment Banking Services, with our core areas being Debt Resolution, Recapitalisation, Divestment Advisory, M & A Advisory, Structured Finance and Corporate Restructuring.
AD FACTOR
Market leader: Adfactors PR is India’s largest PR firm by revenue. The Holmes Report, in its global rankings 2018, ranked us amongst the top ten Asian PR firms and among the top 75 in the world.
Multi-specialist firm: We are a multi-specialist firm. Our principal practice areas are Corporate Reputation, Financial Communications, Issues and Crisis Communications, Public Affairs and Marketing Communications. In most practices and sector verticals, the firm enjoys a market leading position. The key sectors that we serve include Banking & Financial Services, Energy & Natural Resources, Auto & Engineering, Infrastructure & Construction, IT & ITeS, Pharma & Healthcare as well as Travel, Hospitality & Leisure.
Diverse clientele: We work for over 300 retained clients including some of the most reputed Corporations and Financial Institutions, both Indian and multi-national. We also work for number of Government bodies and Public Sector undertakings. Some of our strategic clients include State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Citibank, Standard Chartered, Tata Group, Godrej Group, Mahindra Group, Larsen & Toubro, CISCO and many more.
Expertise and Experience in Financial Services: Adfactors PR has an unmatched bandwidth of senior consultants with expertise in financial services sector and capital markets. A team of over 15 senior consultants who have previously served as Editors, Bankers, Asset Managers, Financial Analysts and as marketing professionals in the BFSI sector. We work with over 75 Banks and Financial Institutions on a retained basis.
Most awarded firm in India: Adfactors PR is India’s most awarded PR firm for each of the last three years. In 2016 we won every single ‘Agency of the Year’ award for PR firms in India. The firm was recognized as the Holmes Report Asia-Pac Financial Consultancy of the Year in 2013 and 2015. In 2015, we were also recognized as the Global Financial Communications Consultancy of the Year.
Key strengths: Our principal differentiators are domain knowledge, a sound understanding of Indian complexities, acknowledged capability in engaging media and other influencers, and a large bench of senior consultants. The firm is acknowledged for managing issues, crisis and complex media situations.
National program delivery: A truly national platform for delivering integrated communication programs right upto the farthest districts of India. We have a network of offices in 14 key states and resident representatives in all the other State capitals of India.
International capability: We have our offices in Dubai, Singapore and Sri Lanka. We work with partner firms for global campaigns in about 60 markets in the world.
New age competencies: Adfactors PR has sound capability in new age competencies like data analytics, video and rich media solutions, experiential PR & events, digital media monitoring and influencer engagement.
TransUnion CIBIL Limited
We are India’s leading credit information company with one of the largest collections of consumer information.
We aim to be more than just a credit reporting agency. We are a sophisticated, global risk information provider striving to use information for good. For consumers, we provide information and tools for gaining a clear understanding of their credit history and financial reputation, and guarding against the theft of personal information and potential fraud.
For businesses, we provide powerful information solutions, backed by professional service and current, comprehensive data, for making better, more informed decisions.
Our solutions help build credit economies worldwide
TransUnion has been operating internationally for over 30 years in over 30 countries. We connect businesses and consumers through data, technology and analytics, to help build credit economies worldwide. We’re a leader in risk and information solutions within the markets we serve.
Our technology and analytics platform expansion enables rapid and effective transfer of our most advanced global solutions (CreditVision®, IDVisionSM, DecisionEdge® and our newest groundbreaking PramaSM suite) across regions, while offering local solutions to meet the unique needs of our clients. We offer specialized solutions to serve a broad variety of industries, such as financial services, insurance, retail, telco, and government, to help businesses operate, compete and grow within each vertical. Our consumer empowerment solutions continue to expand outside the U.S., currently offering consumer products in India, Hong Kong, South Africa and Canada through direct and indirect channels.
As a global risk information provider, we strive to use Information for GoodSM to help communities everywhere achieve great things. It's our mission to help people around the world access the opportunities that lead to a higher quality of life, by helping organizations optimize their risk-based decisions, and enabling consumers to understand and manage their personal information. Our mindset is global, but every day we act on a local level to ensure we continuously provide the means to improve and strengthen societies all over the world.
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Indium Capital
Indium Capital is an Investment Bank focusing on Fund-Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions and Growth Strategy Advisory. We provide end-to-end services across our focus sectors: Healthcare, Consumer Brands & Technology. Indium has had significant depth of experience in these sectors, with expertise across all segments of Healthcare Delivery (hospitals, medical devices, diagnostics chains and single speciality centers), Consumer Brands (apparel, accessories, foods and other retail brands) & Technology (edu-tech, fin-tech, health-tech, etc.).
The Indium team comes from a diverse background with experience across Corporate Finance, Business Consulting & Strategy; and in the past have advised on multiple M&A and Fundraising transactions with total transaction value of over US$ 3 billion.
AZB & Partners
AZB & Partners is one of the prominent Indian law firms in India. It was founded in 2004 with a clear purpose to provide reliable, practical and full-service advice to clients based on an in-depth knowledge of the legal, regulatory and commercial environment within which our clients operate and a full understanding of their overall business objectives. The firm now has 6 offices across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, and Pune, with a driven team of 450+ lawyers.
The firm has been involved in advising in the field of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and general corporate, regulatory practice and securities laws, private equity, capital markets, funds practice, banking and finance, infrastructure and project finance, real estate, media and entertainment, employment, insurance, intellectual property, taxation, aviation, competition law, and litigation and arbitration.
The Firm has received wide national and international acclaim within the legal sphere, some of which include ‘Ranked No.1’ by RSG Top 40 India law firm ranking, 2017; ‘Best Law Firm of the Year – India’ by Corporate USA Today – Law Awards 2018; ‘Law Firm for the Year 2017-18’, and ‘Best Overall Law Firm – 2017-18’ by India Business Law Journal.
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