The compelling Indian PE story: An investors dream?
Thank you for attending our recently concluded AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum - India 2011. The twelfth anniversary conference was attended by over 250 industry professionals from India and around the world.
Highlights from the event include: Veteran India investor Ashish Dhawan of ChrysCapital Investment Advisors delivering the opening keynote address, detailing the evolution of Indian Private Equity and outlining predictions for the future.
Later in the morning Mukund Rajan of Tata Opportunities Fund spoke about the challenges facing Indian PE players and LP concerns, reflected in the recent fund-raising slowdown, and how some of these concerns might be addressed, especially to the satisfaction of LPs.
This was followed by a panel discussion focusing on India and China and how Asia’s giants square up. Leading on from this was a another discussion on VC opportunities in India and in particular the resurgence of Technology VC.
The evening’s gala dinner saw the presentation of the second AVCJ India Awards, which recognises the growth and importance of private equity and venture capital investment and professionals across India. Among the winners was Sandeep Singhal of Nexus Capital who picked up the Private Equity Professional of the Year award while Firm of the Year went to Actis. Private Equity Exit of the Year also went to Actis for Paras Pharmaceuticals while investor Ashish Dhawan of ChrysCapital Investment Advisors was honored with the AVCJ Special Achievement Award.
Day two opened with William Owens from AEA Investors speaking on deal sourcing and employing the most effective strategies to ensure you are the first to identify the next big idea. This was followed by an interactive panel discussion on sourcing lucrative exits over the last two years. The conference closed with a LP debate on the benefits of investing in India and the industries which provide the safest investment avenue with the best potential return.
We look forward to seeing you again at AVCJ India 2012, in Mumbai.
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