Private equity and venture capital are among the most important sources of funding for companies with high growth potential. Such funding not only helps these businesses scale up, but also supports them with strategy, processes, market intelligence as well as mentorship at critical stages of their development. Company needs right investment at right time to make it big and successful and the classic examples are Flipkart, Paytm & Ola.
India is one of the most attractive & emerging investment destinations for PE VC funds. Of late funds are turning more selective in making investment decisions and quality of business is becoming a priority.
Given the current scenario, it is important to understand the PE financing process. VCCircle's upcoming workshop will equip delegates with the necessary knowledge to raise funds to set up or expand their companies.
Why should you attend?
Who should attend?
Session 1: Introduction to Private Equity fundraising process
Session 2: DEAL STRUCTURING : Routes / Modes of Private Equity Financing
Session 3: Risks evaluation by investors before investing into business
Session 4: Definitive Documentation and key terms therein
Session 5: Exit from Investment:
Exit Routes
Session 6: Preferable Exit route in the current scenario
The Exit Process:
Course Concludes
Karan is a leader in the M&A and Private Equity practices at Nishith Desai Associates. He also heads the firm’s banking and financial services industry. Karan focuses largely on domestic and cross border M&As, JVs, private equity transactions and structured finance along with providing regulatory and general corporate advice across sectors.
Prior to joining Nishith Desai Associates, Karan has experience working with one of the largest private banks in India. Karan completed his 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 been credited for his work in IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and the Financial Times - RSG Consulting Survey.
Karan is a leader in the M&A and Private Equity practices at Nishith Desai Associates. He also heads the firm’s banking and financial services industry. Karan focuses largely on domestic and cross border M&As, JVs, private equity transactions and structured finance along with providing regulatory and general corporate advice across sectors.
Prior to joining Nishith Desai Associates, Karan has experience working with one of the largest private banks in India. Karan completed his 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 been credited for his work in IFLR 1000, Legal 500 and the Financial Times - RSG Consulting Survey.
Prashant's experience in Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) spans over 12 years, of which the two years have been with Grant Thornton, UK. After moving to TAS in Grant Thornton in 2002, his experience has been diverse, including viability reviews, financial due diligence in connection with acquisitions and fundraising, floatation and public company transactions.
Prashant focuses on buy-side and fundraising transactions for venture capital and private equity houses, banks and corporates. Prashant has led teams on all aspects of Transaction Services work including a number of cross border assignments. He has managed a wide variety of AIM (London Stock Exchange) transactions, including flotations, acquisitions, reversals and fund-raisings, as well as corporate and private equity backed transactions.
Prashant has extensive experience in acquisition, pre-sale and pre-lending due diligence, buy side assistance, deal and negotiation support, forecast assessment and evaluation and transaction project management. He has advised clients on business restructuring including business feasibility strategy, corporate structure and investment advice.
Sector experience includes across Apparel, Consumer Retail, Education, Food, IT & ITES, Lifesciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate and Construction and Telecom. Prashant is based in New Delhi.
Vaibhav Kakkar is a Partner in the Corporate and Regulatory Practices Team of L&L Partners, New Delhi and has nearly ten 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 and securities 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-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 totaling nearly USD 600 million from top-flight PE and financial investors. Some of the prominent M&A deals that he has been involved in the last few years include:
(i) Cairn India in relation to the acquisition of a controlling stake in Cairn India by Vedanta Resources;
(ii) buy-out of Fallaron Capital’s investment in seven projects of Indiabulls Real Estate Limited worth USD 190 million;
(iii) Mylan Inc. on the acquisition of Agila Specialities Division from Strides Acrolab, India for approx USD 1.6 billion;
(iv) Ranbaxy Laboratories in relation to their recent merger with Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd worth USD 3.2 billion.
He has also been nominated as a leading lawyer by Asialaw in 2012 and 2013 in the following areas:
(i) General Corporate;
(ii) Regulatory Practices;
(iii) Corporate Governance. He has also been recently mentioned in the 2015 RSG Report (a report based on independent client recommendations) as a ‘Recommended Lawyer’ in the area of corporate and commercial laws.
Raghav has over 12 years of consulting experience, working with clients operating in sectors such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, auto components and ancillary, IT-ITES, and oil and gas. Currently, leading the tax and regulatory practice for Deloitte in the Chandigarh Tri-city / Punjab region.
Extensive experience in advising large promoter and family based companies in the areas of family settlement / succession planning, domestic / offshore structuring of business, investment strategy, corporate and international tax matters, incentive advisory and transfer pricing.
Swetabh has over 15 years of experience in deal advisory and transaction services. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has also cleared the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CA equivalent in the US) exam from the Colorado State Board of Accountancy. Furthermore, Swetabh was a associated member with the American Society of Appraisers for 7+ years.
During last decade and half, Swetabh has advised more than 500+ high growth companies across India and the US. Currently, he is responsible for leading the India and cross border-focused Investment banking division of Felix. His current service focus area includes mandates involving expert advisory needed throughout the deal cycle for fundraising, acquisitions, investments, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic partnership.
During his more than a decade old career, he has worked for Ernst and Young, Kotak, Aranca and Credit Suisse. He has led large teams on advisory assignments involving corporate transactions, strategic management decision making, dispute resolution and management reporting. he has served a variety of clients, mainly from India, US and Middle east region.
VCC Events opens up the avenues for participation. Join hands to be a part of India’s largest gathering of alternative investments leaders, industry stakeholders and Asia’s influential limited partners, general partners and marquee advisors. Your chance to actively participate and augment yourself as thought leaders.
The Lalit, Delhi
Date: Jan 17, 2020
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