Ascent Capital is a leading independent private equity firm. Focused on growth capital we propel the ambitions of passionate Indian entrepreneurs, while unlocking superior returns for our investors. Our demonstrated track record of successful investments, led by an experienced management team, positions our funds among top performers in India.
Ascent Capital currently advises and manages ITVUS (Fund I), Ascent India Fund (Fund II) and Ascent India Fund III.
 
Approach
Ascent Capital follows an entrepreneur-centric investment approach. We actively seek out promising Indian companies driven by visionary leadership. Our constant endeavour is to complement the strengths of the teams we back. Placing complete confidence in the ability of our partner entrepreneurs to build and manage their companies, we play an active role in scaling the enterprise.

Identifying tomorrow's leaders
We leverage our expertise and market insight to spot emerging opportunities with dynamic growth trajectories. We have, time and again, demonstrated our ability to recognize and support companies that have transformed into industry leaders.

Long-term outlook
We believe in long-term partnerships. This commitment brings stability to our investing relationships and provides our companies a strong platform to deliver outstanding growth. Our ambitions are fully aligned with those of our partner entrepreneurs.

Looking beyond funding
From raising additional capital, attracting senior management talent, maintaining high standards of corporate governance, preparing companies for successful IPOs to providing advice on inorganic growth plans, we leverage our experience and network to drive the success of every company we back.

Focus Sectors
We prefer to invest in:
* Sectors that address domestic demand driven by a fast growing consumer market. Services sectors that benefit from India's infrastructure boom.
* Sectors that leverage India's outsourcing strengths in services and manufacturing.

Veda is a leading mid-market investment bank. Founded in 2004, Veda has closed over 45 Transactions, handled deals aggregating to over $800mn and expanded its presence to Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.             

Veda provides advisory services to companies and entrepreneurs in the areas of
  - Fund raising (venture capital/private equity & debt syndication)
  - Mergers & Acquisitions

What Differentiates Veda

  - Relationship Oriented Approach: The firm continued association as a trusted advisor to several clients, stands testimony to its approach to transactions
  - Diversity in Industry Coverage: Veda has concluded transactions in several domains, including IT/ITeS, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Retail, Healthcare, Agriculture, to name a few.
  - Wide Reach: Veda has successfully closed transactions with a wide range of investors and best in breed corporates. The firm has advised on several cross-border transactions, each resulting in strong local businesses partnering with large global players.

TVS Capital Funds Limited was founded in September 2007, by Gopal Srinivasan of TVS Group, who brings over twenty five years of entrepreneurial and operational experience. TCF limited works closely with enterpreneurs with management capability and capital during the investment horizon.

TVS Capital Funds Ltd manages the TVS Shriram Growth Fund which has more than INR 1,100 Cr AUM domestic rupee fund across two Schemes - 1A and 1B. The Fund is established with a vision to develop and nurture India's mid-cap businesses into world class companies. The fund is targeting investments across consumer driven opportunities such as food & agro, retail, healthcare, education, FMCG, media & entertainment, facilities management and so on. The fund has completely deployed Fund 1A and investment in Fund 1B is going on in full swing. TVS Shriram Growth Fund is registered with SEBI under the Venture Capital Funds regulations.

The sponsors of the fund are the TVS Group and Shriram Group. TVS and Shriram Groups bring a proven business culture, infrastructure, and a wide network of relationships across several sectors and geographical regions to the nextgen entrepreneurs of India. TVS Group and Shriram Group bring a vast ecosystem of relationships and strong connections with the SME community, which are leveraged to identify attractive investment opportunities. In addition, the senior partners in their individual capacities bring many relationships in industry, the banking eco-system, and with industry, functional and domain experts amongst others. This network not only enables us to source proprietary deals, it also enables us to add value to portfolio companies.

Times Private Treaties, since its inception in early 2005, has partnered with potential, emerging and established brands in an endeavor to boost the entrepreneurial spirit. The unique model of Times Private Treaties (TPT) is designed to share risk, accelerate growth and augment the brand value proposition.

Times Private Treaties is a division within the BCCL Group that offers advertising currency in exchange for equity. The reach of the BCCL Group media vehicles enables advertisers to secure a greater share of voice, share of mind and consequently market share, thus increasing their enterprise value.
The Times Private Treaties innovative business proposition was recognized as one of the seven finalists at the INMA World Congress, Miami Innovative Business Model contest 2009. The TPT model aims to create a sound platform for an entrepreneur to whom brand building is a key aspect of growing business.
Our current portfolio includes over 200 investee companies like the Future Group, MCX, Aegon Religare, India Infoline, Lavasa, Videocon Industries, Jaypee Group, Matrix Communications, Lodha group, Provogue, Allied Digital, Zicom, Thyrocare and many more.

o3 Capital is a mid-market investment bank, providing financial and strategic advice to clients. The company is built on two core businesses – Corporate Finance and Alternate Asset Management.

o3 Capital serves a wide range of clients including cutting-edge start-ups, established market leaders, private equity houses and large global corporate entities, across select verticals - Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials, Financial services, Technology and Digital. o3 Capital has successfully consummated 110+transactions in the last 9 years aggregating to over USD 4.5 bn in transaction value.

o3 Capital is a mid-market investment bank, providing financial and strategic advice to clients. The company is built on two core businesses – Corporate Finance and Alternate Asset Management.

o3 Capital serves a wide range of clients including cutting-edge start-ups, established market leaders, private equity houses and large global corporate entities, across select verticals - Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials, Financial services, Technology and Digital. o3 Capital has successfully consummated 110+transactions in the last 9 years aggregating to over USD 4.5 bn in transaction value.

John Distilleries Limited (JDL), is the fourth largest Alcoholic Beverage Company in India with an annual turnover of Rs.350 crores in FY 08-09 and an estimated Rs.500 crores turnover and volume of 10 million 9 litre cases in FY 09-10.

JDL has had four notable successes. The first is the company flagship brand, Original Choice that is the preferred choice of whisky, brandy and rum consumers in the economy segment especially in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh with exports to UAE and Africa.  The second  is a close to pan India manufacturing and supply footprint with three own bottling units located in Karnataka, Goa and Chattisgarh and primary distillation unit in Maharastra along with ten Contract Bottling Units. The third is a reverse production integration which includes captive malt production at Cumcolin, Goa and ENA production at Chitali, Maharashtra. Finally, JDL has also set up Chateau de Banyan Ltd, a premium wine division offering the Big Banyan wine label- an Indian wine with international standards, which has found good consumer acceptance.

John Distilleries also has four primary challenges to overcome to achieve its ambition to become India's leading Alcoholic Beverage Company. First, the flagship brand, Original Choice is concentrated in the southern markets of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The second is a high dependency on Original Choice. The third is the competitive positioning of Original Choice in the economy segment, which is price sensitive. The fourth is a debt of Rs. 170 crores with an annual interest Rs.19 crores. Therefore JDL has developed a clear vision, mission and blueprint for profitable growth in a financially prudent manner.