Saturday, May 18, 2013

VCCircle

Mergers, Acquisitions, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Investment Banking

VCCircle Chennai Investment Forum 2013: 2nd Edition

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Panel 1: Investing in Tamil Nadu- search for the newer avenues
With private equity deals worth $4.3bn spread across 269 deals in last five years covering a wide spectrum of sectors itself presents Tamil Nadu as an attractive destination for investments. What are the emerging deal making opportunities in automobile, technology, education, hardware manufacturing and healthcare industries? How are exits structured in the region? How does the road lie ahead for Chennai Entrepreneurs & the deal makers?

Panel 2: Early Stage Investments
What do angel investors look for in a startup before writing that first cheque? How real are exits for the early stage investors? Will we witness investors inclining towards few specifc sectors or will they bet on the pedigree of an entrepreneur and the growth rate of his or her business? How can we develop Chennai into a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem which can nurture startups? What are the challenges in raising money from venture capital funds post angel funding?

VCCircle Sector Focus 1: Automobiles & ancillary industry
With a huge chunk of sales to domestic OEMs & replacement market, can the auto ancilliary industry look beyond for them for growth? Is localization of auto components is high on the agenda of Indian auto OEMs? How can we improve market share, expand product portfolio and chang product mix in favour of higher realization components? A status check on PV/CV & 2W segments.

VCCircle Sector Focus 2: Financial Services
How is the financial services sector evolving in the region? A quick look at banking, NBFC & microfinance in the region. What are the opportunities in asset backed lending, vehicle finance, personal finance, real estate finance and insurance? Which segments of consumer finance are emerging as an attractive bet? Is the sector craving for growth capital from private equity investors & how do investors look at this sector from the point of view of investments?

VCCircle Sector Focus 3: IT & enabled services
What are the emerging and scalable business models in IT domain based out of Chennai? Which are the fundable & viable niches of within sector for private equity & venture capital investments? Will the Indian IT services companies focus on acquiring targets in specific industry verticals and geographies.to boost synergies? How can the companies adapt to the growing & fast evolving outsourcing market?

VCCircle Chennai Investment Forum 2013: 2nd Edition

Associate Partner

AnandRathi is a pre-eminent investment bank with exclusive focus on fast growing small and medium businesses. Founded in 1994, the firm has a strong capital markets franchise that complements its advisory business with capital raising, M&A and equity trading capabilities.

About AnandRathi Financial Services:
Established in 1994, AnandRathi is one of India’s leading financial services firm offering Wealth Management, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance & Advisory, Brokerage & Distribution in the areas of Equities, Commodities, Mutual Funds and Insurance to institutions, corporations, high-net worth individuals and families.

The firm has a vast footprint across India and also select international locations like Bangkok Dubai & Hong Kong, with presence across 1200 locations through its own branches, sub- brokers and remises and representative offices / associate companies . The group today employs over 2,500 professionals.

Citigroup Venture Capital International, the well known global private equity and Venture Capital Company holds a sizeable stake in the firm. All our offerings are supported by powerful research teams and each unit is clearly positioned to cater to the most diverse financial needs of our clients and is not limited to functional expertise.

Anand Rathi Private Wealth Management has been adjudged as the “Best Overall Private Bank in India – 2012” and “The Best Domestic Private Bank (India)” in the Asiamoney Private Banking Polls* for 4 consecutive years i.e. 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The firm emerged as a winner across all key segments in Asiamoney’s largest survey of high net worth individuals.

*Asia Money Private Banking Poll: In their 8th year, Asiamoney Polls is a unique survey run by Asia’s regional financial publication that surveys the end-user i.e. the High Net worth Individual. It is the leading and definitive industry survey in the region. This honor would not have come our way without the goodwill, support and patronage of clients.