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Ajit Kumar
Managing Director, Evolvence India Fund
Ajit Kumar
Managing Director, Evolvence India Fund
Ajit Kumar leads Evolvence India Fund, an India focused diversified and differentiated PE Fund sponsored by New York Life Insurance/Gold Point Partners and Evolvence Asset Management. He is responsible for the core operations of the fund, from deal origination to exit as well as investor relations and regulatory compliance. During his investment career spread over 25 years he has been involved in Private Equity investments in more than 175 funds, direct and co-investments across various themes and strategies, sectors and geographies. He represents EIF in the Advisory Boards, Investment Committees and board of the various investments. He holds a MBA from London Business School.
Sujeet Govindaraju
Director - Business Management, CPPIB
Sujeet Govindaraju
Director - Business Management, CPPIB
Responsible for deal sourcing across investment teams, relationship management with strategic partners and general management of CPPIB’s India office
Worked previously at McKinsey & Company in USA and India on a range of corporate and organisational strategy projects including
-Construction of greenfield city in India where McKinsey created the socio economic master plan of the city including infrastructure phasing and financing
-Smart city strategy of a tier 1 city in India including infrastructure financing
-Solar PV strategy for a leading developer, silicon manufacturer and a utility in US
-Setting up an operational risk department for a leading oil and gas company
MBA, Harvard Business School
Aditya Mohan
Senior Investment Officer for Asia, Triodos Investment Management
Aditya Mohan
Senior Investment Officer for Asia, Triodos Investment Management
Aditya has a decade’s experience in finance and investing. He is currently Senior Investment Officer for Asia at Triodos Investment Management where he oversees a portfolio of equity and debt investments with a focus on financial institutions and agri-enterprises. Triodos has an AUM of about USD 1 bln in Emerging Markets across multiple funds and current investments include direct equity & debt, fund investments and co-investments. Aditya also serves as a Board Member / shareholder representative at some of Triodos’ portfolio companies in India and South East Asia. He was earlier associated with BlueOrchard Finance, a Swiss asset manager, where he managed a debt portfolio of financial institutions in Asia. Aditya began his career in finance as a Product Manager with Ujjivan, a small-finance bank in Bangalore, India. He holds a Masters in Business Administration from Erasmus University, Rotterdam.
Sainath Ramanathan
Director - Private Equity, ICICI Venture
Sainath Ramanathan
Director - Private Equity, ICICI Venture
Sainath has 19 years of experience in Private Equity investing and Management Consulting across sectors.
Prior to joining ICICI Venture in July 2014, Sainath worked as Chief Operating Officer of a consumer technology startup – Qwik Entertainment India Limited, setting up India’s first cable based Video on Demand service.
In 2006, Sainath joined 3i India as part of its founding team. From 2006 – 12, he was part of the Growth Capital business of 3i in India.
Sainath has made several successful investments across sectors including Consumer, Media & Entertainment, Healthcare, Ports and Business Services.
Sainath began his career in Management Consulting, first at Accenture and then at the Monitor Group. He worked with several Indian and International clients across sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, oil and gas, auto etc. advising across multiple disciplines from strategy, operations to M&A.
Sainath holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad) and a B.A. (Honours) Economics from Hansraj College, Delhi University.
Sanjay Kaushik
Managing Director, Netrika
Sanjay Kaushik
Managing Director, Netrika
The Managing Director of Netrika Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Sanjay Kaushik is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 26 years of experience across the fields of Fraud Risk Management, Due Diligence, Risk Assessment, Investigations, and Corporate Security Consulting. As a veteran domain expert, he has been involved in devising Anti-counterfeit Strategies for leading global businesses and was the Chief Operating Officer at one of the largest global risk consulting firms before co-founding Netrika.
Over the course of his career, Sanjay has assisted several top companies across multiple industries about acquisitions at a global level. This includes advising private equity groups on acquisitions and investments in emerging markets, and leading reviews and due diligence for target companies and their executive teams. He has also created a complete framework around the due diligence process and policies and has implemented technology-driven solutions to optimize the program. Armed with his expertise in forensic investigation, Sanjay has also advised a diverse set of global clients on fraud risk management and governance issues.
Sanjay has been trained and certified at the Transport Asset Protection Association (TAPA) and has helped a number of leading corporates establish their supply chains across international borders. He is a key member of several industry bodies and institutions such as the Council of International Investigators (CII), World Association of Detectives, APDI (Association of Private Detectives of India), FICCI CASCADE, and ASIS International. He is also the General Secretary of the Association of Certified Professional Investigators (ACPI) and a founder member of the Indian Association of Professional Background Screeners (IAPBS), in addition to being an Associate Member of ACFE (Associate Certified Fraud Examiner). Additionally, he has held the position of the Chairman of the Law Enforcement Council of ASIS India and is an ex-Chairman for Loss Prevention Council of ASIS India, Delhi Chapter #207.
For his demonstrated expertise in the field, Sanjay has been named the ‘Fraud Investigator of the Year 2017’ by Wealth & Finance International, UK. He has also received the prestigious ‘Investigation Professional of the Year’ Award at the 7th Security Leadership Summit in 2012, conferred by the ex-President of India, Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil.
Alok Saigal
Sr. Managing Partner (Wealth Management), Edelweiss Financial Services
Alok Saigal
Sr. Managing Partner (Wealth Management), Edelweiss Financial Services
As a Senior Managing Partner at Edelweiss Wealth Management, Alok Saigal has been with the firm since 2014 and presently heads the Ultra HNI and Family Office businesses. He has founded and built a highly successful Family Office practice from scratch at Edelweiss and is credited with creating India’s only distinct business vertical that caters to the needs of UHNI Family Offices and creating substantial impact in the marketplace.
In the last 5 years with Edelweiss, Alok has essayed various leadership roles including leading the Product Advisory team. In recent times, Alok has contributed to the successful equity raise at EGIA (Edelweiss Global Investment Advisory) and has been a key member of several strategic initiatives at EGIA.
Alok has completed his Master’s in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics and has a total experience of over 17 years in Private Banking, Investment Management and Corporate Banking. Prior to Edelweiss, Alok was with HDFC Bank, handling funding and investment for large Indian Corporates.
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.
Karan Kalra
Founder, Bombay Law Chambers
Karan Kalra
Founder, Bombay Law Chambers
Karan is the founder of Bombay Law Chambers and has over 15 years of experience in the legal industry, having worked in house as well as with one of Indian most prestigious law firm Nishith Desai Associates, where along with being a leader of the M&A and PE practices, he also led the banking and financial services vertical.
His practice focuses largely on domestic and cross border venture capital and private equity transactions, M&As, JVs and structured finance along with providing regulatory and general corporate advice. Karan works across sectors and has domain expertise in financial services, technology, e-commerce, healthcare, renewables and core manufacturing. Further, Karan also has the experience working with one of the largest private banks in India, working across various verticals.
Karan completed his B.SL. LL.B. from Symbiosis Law School, Pune and has also pursued a masters from Northwestern University – Pritzer School of Law and Kellogg School of Management. He is eligible to practice law both in India and New York, USA.
Karan has regularly been recognised by various legal directories such as IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and the Financial Times - RSG Consulting Survey.
Akshay Bhat
Partner Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Akshay Bhat
Partner Corporate/M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Akshay Bhat is a partner in the general corporate practice of Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, with experience in mergers and acquisitions, and private equity and venture capital investments.
In over 15 years of professional experience, Akshay has acted on a number of investment, acquisition and exit transactions as well as joint ventures, in a variety of sectors. He has represented several investment funds on their investments in India, ranging from seed investments to investments in listed companies. Having advised on transactions spanning the full life cycle of companies, Akshay is well versed with the legal and commercial dynamics that play out in transactions.
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
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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