India faces a yin and yang situation with regard to its stressed assets problem. With bad loans in the ballpark of $200 billion, the situation appears grim. But the worst may be over, with the ratio of non-performing assets (NPA) declining at the fag end of 2018 and projected to shrink further this year.
Three years after the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code -- the country’s bankruptcy law -- came into effect, more than 2,000 cases have been admitted into the corporate insolvency and resolution process. More than half of these cases remain unresolved. The vast majority have ended up in liquidation, with resolutions achieved only in around 5% of cases.
Participants in the ecosystem acknowledge that a beginning has been made, but feel that some fine-tuning is required to generate better outcomes. Nevertheless, stressed assets continues to be a lucrative segment -- not just for strategic buyers looking at attractive assets that have been shrouded under the cloud of debt, but also for financial investors.
To assess the progress of the bankruptcy law, structures and strategies being adopted by buyers as well as emerging challenges, Mosaic Digital, the corporate banner behind VCCircle, is organising the third edition of its Stressed Assets Investment Summit on August 8, 2019 at Taj Lands End Hotel in Mumbai.
08:30 am - 09:40 am
Registration & Networking
09:40 am – 09:50 am
Opening Address
By Jaideep Mehta, CEO, Mosaic Digital
09:50 am – 10:00 am
Special Address
By Shardul S. Shroff, Executive Chairman, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
10:00 am – 10:45 am
Panel Discussion: Taking stock
Almost everyone acknowledges that the current norms and systems are not enough. What amendments still need to be made to the bankruptcy law? Is the system infrastructure strong enough to handle the number of cases, and if not, how can the number of key participants including insolvency resolution professionals be boosted?
Shantanu Nalavadi, Managing Director, India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF)
RK Bansal, MD and CEO- Distressed Assets Resolution Business, Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company
Venkattu Srinivasan, President – Asset Reconstruction and Structured Credit, and member of Group Management Council, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Moderator: Beena Parmar, Special Correspondent, VCCircle
10:45 am – 11:30 am
Panel Discussion: Flying under the radar
All eyes have been focused on the showcase 12 large debtors and the other large corporates neck-deep in debt. But a growing number of mid- and small-sized companies are also coming under the stressed assets radar. Are there enough suitors for these assets or will a sizeable chunk of them end up in the liquidation trench? Will lenders to these companies by default have to take a larger haircut to yield a resolution?
N.S. Rao, Partner, Brescon & Allied Partners LLP
Rahul Chawla, Head - Global Credit Trading, Deutsche Bank India
Moderator: Bruhadeeswaran R, Assistant Editor, VCCircle
11:30 am – 11:45 am
Networking over Tea/Coffee
11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Panel Discussion: Which model is working for PE investors?
A few private equity firms have partnered with strategic buyers to tap into the stressed assets opportunity. Some are viewing the market with the lens of an asset restructuring company. Yet, others are adopting a vanilla approach with a stressed assets fund or eyeing exposure via their existing blind pool funds. Which model is bearing fruit? What are the learnings to date? What other structures can we expect going forward?
Kalpesh Kikani, MD and Senior Partner, AION Capital
Anurag Das, Managing Director & CEO, International Asset Reconstruction Company
Moderator: Ranjani Raghavan, Associate Editor, VCCircle
12:30 pm – 01:00 pm
Face Off: Is IBC the best bet?
From duration to quality of data, a mixed picture has emerged in terms of experiences between resolution of cases within and outside the IBC framework. How will things pan out going forward as stakeholders balance the need for maximum value generation with speedier resolution?
Ravi Chachra, Executive Chairman, Eight Capital Management
Abizer Diwanji, Partner & National Leader – Financial Services and Restructuring & Turnaround Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Chairperson: Anoop Rawat, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
01:00 pm – 01:05 pm
Closing Remarks
01:05 pm - 03:00 pm
Networking Lunch & Close of Conference
Mr. Shardul S. Shroff is the Executive Chairman at the Firm. He has over 38 years of experience in General Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Securities Law, Disinvestment & Capital Markets. Mr. Shroff heads the Insolvency & Bankruptcy practice at the Firm. He is a leading authority on matters related to Corporate Governance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Government Regulation and Bankruptcy & Insolvency Law.
Widely regarded as a pioneer in the field of Corporate Law, Mr. Shroff has participated in the training and drafting of several important economic legislations and company law reforms in India. He was a member of the Insolvency Law Committee, constituted by the Government of India, to review the implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Shroff was also a member of the Committee constituted to review decriminalization of offences under the Companies Act and the Committee on cross-border insolvency, both headed by Injeti Srinivas, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
As a preeminent expert of his field, Mr. Shroff has been appointed as an independent director on significant boards of Indian companies. He has been re-elected as the Chairman of the CII National Committee on Legal Services and Arbitration. Mr. Shroff has also been appointed as the Senior Vice President on the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF).
Mr. Shroff has been recognised as one of ‘The Game Changers of India, 2018’ by The Economic Times for championing high impact legal services. He is also a recipient of the National Law Day Award from the President of India.
R.K Bansal is the Managing Director and CEO of Edelweiss ARC. He brings with himself vast experience of over three decades of covering both development and commercial banking.
His portfolio includes diversified experience in all functional areas of banking such as Corporate Banking, Project Appraisal, Corporate Debt Restructuring[CDR], Retail Banking, International Banking, Finance & Accounts [CFO], Resources, Recovery, Investments, Treasury, Operations, etc. Prior to joining Edelweiss ARC, Mr. Bansal was an Executive Director with IDBI Bank for eight years, wherein he was also deputed by IDBI as a CEO to Stockholding of India Ltd. (SHCIL), IDBI Mutual Fund (now renamed as Principal Mutual Fund) and IDBI Federal Life Insurance. Mr. Bansal has played a pivotal role in the Indian Banking industry in resolving stressed asset issues and, in his expansive career. He has held various roles including being the Chairman of CDR Empowered Group and Chairman of Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd. [Arcil] His other board membership included IDBI Federal Life Insurance Co. Ltd., ISIL, J.K. Lakshmi Cement Ltd., Uttam Value Steels Ltd., SIDBI, IDBI Asset Management Ltd., NSDL and NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Ltd.
Ravi Chachra is the founding partner and Chief Investment Officer of Eight Capital. Eight Capital has a twelve-year track record of investing in distressed and special situation opportunities in India. The manager’s Fund has been ranked amongst the best distressed emerging market funds by Bloomberg, HFR and Barclays. Eight Capital has a Joint Venture with J.C. Flowers and Company to co-own and operate the J.C. Flowers Asset Reconstruction Company.
Ravi has a consistent track record of making profitable investments in distressed and special situation opportunities for 20 years. Prior to launching Eight Capital in 2005, he developed his skills as an investment analyst and portfolio manager in New York and London at JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, J. Goldman and TCG Group. Ravi has an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Kalpesh Kikani is Managing Director and Senior Partner at AION Capital, a partnership between Apollo Global and ICICI Group.
Kalpesh has been investing in India for over 20 years. Previously, he was a part of ICICI Bank’s senior management team, whereas the Global Head of Structured Finance & Special Situations, he was responsible for running India-focused investment teams based in Mumbai, Singapore and London. Prior to this, Kalpesh established and headed the corporate and investment banking business for ICICI Bank UK PLC focusing on leveraged and structured finance transactions, both outbound and inbound for Indian companies, with teams based in the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium.
Over the course of his career, Kalpesh has deep experience in investing in Indian credit markets across wholesale, commercial, retail and project finance.
Mr. Kalpesh Kikani is Managing Director and Senior Partner at AION Capital, a partnership between Apollo Global and ICICI Group.
Kalpesh has been investing in India for over 20 years. Previously, he was a part of ICICI Bank’s senior management team, whereas the Global Head of Structured Finance & Special Situations, he was responsible for running India-focused investment teams based in Mumbai, Singapore and London. Prior to this, Kalpesh established and headed the corporate and investment banking business for ICICI Bank UK PLC focusing on leveraged and structured finance transactions, both outbound and inbound for Indian companies, with teams based in the United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium.
Over the course of his career, Kalpesh has deep experience in investing in Indian credit markets across wholesale, commercial, retail and project finance.
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OVERVIEW
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Taj Lands End, Mumbai
Date: August 08, 2019
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