VCCircle, an independent source of news, views and data for the investment ecosystem, will turn five in November 2010, standing testimony to the frenetic growth of India's private equity industry. VCCircle has been at the forefront playing a significant role in building the ecosystem and celebrating the spirit of entrepreneurship in the last five defining years of the Indian PE industry.
Why do we call this period (2005-10) defining and eventful for VC/PE investing in India? One, the numbers tell a story of the enormous capital infusion into India's growth engine. Since 2005, sample this, there have been more than 2,300 private equity deals in India with disclosed deal values of $51 billion. Besides, more than 300 private equity funds have set up shop in India.
Two, what is more significant is the kind of enterprises that the PE industry bet on back then. Some of those early bets seem to have paid off with many of the hitherto untapped sectors becoming mainstream today such as microfinance, hospitality and education emerging hottest themes for private equity.
Three, this period witnessed both a phenomenal boom time and suffered in the aftermath of the world's severe economic slowdown post September 2008. The industry, which was treading cautiously and guarding its fund flow on 2009, appears to have now placed its optimistic foot forward if deal value and volume data in 2010 is any indicator. The first three quarters of 2010 have seen 295 deals worth $7.2 billion being announced.
Four, the last five years have also been about the emergence of “People Capital” in Private Equity. We have seen a rise of entrepreneurial funds floated by homegrown pros with a proven track record.
VCCircle, which has archived all these trends through its daily coverage of the ecosystem over the last five years, announces "VCCircle HIGH-FIVE" to commemorate the spirit of the industry with all the stakeholders.
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AGENDA
7:00pm - 7:10pm
Welcome Remarks by Sahad P.V., Founder & Editor, VCCircle
7:10pm - 7:15pm
Introduction Note by High-5 Associate Partner HSBC
7:15pm - 10:00pm
VCCircle Unwind
(Handpicked PE/Banking Executives showcase their other side + Cocktails & Dinner)
1. Gautam Patel - Advisor, Battery Ventures (Lifestyle, Exercising, Fitness)
2. Munesh Khanna - MD, Centrum Capital Ltd. (Matchboxes collection, articles on bars)
3. Kartik Parija - MD, Zephyr Peacock (Space & Astronomy)
4. Rakesh Sony - Director, Motilal Oswal PE (Poetry)
5. Dilip Dusija - Head-PE Advisory, Axis Bank (Passion for running marathons)
6. Pradeep Tagare - Director, Intel Capital (Wine collecting & experiencing)
Cocktails & Dinner
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HSBC in India
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in India offers a full range of banking and financial services through its 50 branches and 140 ATMs across 29 cities.
HSBC is one of India's leading financial services groups, with over 32,000 employees in its banking, investment banking and capital markets, asset management, insurance, software development and global resourcing operations in the country. It is a leading custodian in India, and a leading international bank for individuals and companies with global aspirations, facilitating their needs with presence in 73 countries. The Bank is at the forefront in arranging deals for Indian companies investing overseas and foreign investments into the country. With its extensive reach across Asia, the Americas and Europe, HSBC has the capacity to offer complete banking and financial solutions to India's burgeoning economy. It has also formed a joint venture life insurance company with Canara Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce.
HSBC's network of branches is located at Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Noida, New Delhi, Nashik, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Surat, Thiruvanthapuram, Thane, Vadodara and Visakhapatnam.
The HSBC Group
HSBC Holdings plc, the parent company of the HSBC Group, is headquartered in London. The Group serves customers worldwide from over 6,100 offices in 73 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa. With assets of US$2,670bn at 31 March 2015, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.
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