AGENDA CONFERENCE CHAIR: NISHITH DESAI 08.00 AM - 8.45 AM (45 MINUTES) REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST 08.45 AM - 9.00 AM ASSEMBLE IN MAJESTIC BALLROOM 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM INAUGURAL ADDRESS Nishith Desai, Founder, 1. Vijay Raval Chairman, Board of Trusted Advisors, & Board member, AION India, Apollo s Indian JV with ICICI Venture 2. Matthew Nimetz Member, Board of Trusted Advisors, & Advisory Director, General Atlantic 3. Dr. Lee Frederiksen, Ph.D. Member, Board of Trusted Advisors, & Managing Partner, Hinge KEYNOTE 09:15 AM - 09:35 AM (20 MINUTES) US - INDIA RELATIONS-GEOPOLITICS, GEOSTRATEGIC AND GEOECONOMIC DIMENSIONS Nisha Desai Biswal President, U.S.-India Business Council Former Assistant Secretary of State for South & Central Asian Affairs 09:35 AM - 09:45 AM
THE BAIN INDIA PRIVATE EQUITY REPORT 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM Arpan Sheth Practice Leader, Private Equity and Alternatives (India) Bain & Company SEEING THE COMING TIMES 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM (30 MINUTES) INTERACTION WITH FOUNDERS AND CEOs OF TOP INDIAN INVESTMENT BANKS MODERATOR Deepak Raj, Comcast 1. Ashok Wadhwa Founder & Group CEO, Ambit 2. Vikas Khemani President & CEO, Edelweiss Securities 3. Ajay Garg Founder & MD, Equirus Capital 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM 10:40 AM - 10:50 AM BREAK FUND RAISING 10:50 AM - 11:30 AM (40 MINUTES) ATTRACTING GLOBAL LPs - INSIGHTS FROM LEADING FUND MANAGERS How and why does the planning process begin for a fund base? What is driving LPs allocations to India? What are the current trends and key issues in LP-GP negotiations? What structures are evolving for India focused funds - understanding AIF regime; direct vs. co-investment structures?
MODERATOR Matthew Nimetz, Advisory Director, General Atlantic 1. Renuka Ramnath Founder MD & CEO, Multiples Alternate Asset Management 2. Bala Deshpande Senior MD, India, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) & Founder, MegaDelta Capital 3. Karthik Prabhakar Director and Head, Fundraising IDG Ventures India 4. Richie Sancheti Leader - Investment Funds Practice 11:30 AM - 11:40 AM IMPACT INVESTING 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM (30 MINUTES) PURPOSE DRIVEN FINANCE FINDS ITS PLACE IN INDIA DFIs have long been essential partners for managers of private capital in emerging markets. Yet partnering with them is not without its challenges. How are DFIs working to improve the partnership model? What can commercial investors learn from the experience of DFIs as first movers in emerging and frontier economies? As more and more mainstream investors buy into the case for impact investing, fund managers must now show results. What successes has the impact investing industry had? What challenges have impact investors yet to solve. How is India viewed in a global portfolio? What are the current structures for optimizing social as well as financial returns by social impact funds? In terms on ongoing trends, what are the fund terms expected by LPs (such as the DFIs) who actively allocate to impact funds? In the Indian context, what are the most common roadblocks while raising impact funds?
MODERATOR Meg Massey, Director, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment 1. Rekha Unnithan Portfolio Manager, Impact Investing Nuveen, a TIAA company 2. Beaudean Seil Co-Founder and Managing Partner Patamar Capital 3. Richie Sancheti Leader - Investment Funds Practice 12:10 PM - 12:20 PM INVESTING IN AND FINDING LIQUIDITY IN INDIAN CAPITAL MARKETS 12:20 PM - 12:30 PM Presentation on India Equity Outlook- Mid & long term Vikas Khemani President & CEO, Edelweiss Securities 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM (30 MINUTES) How do the capital markets in India compare with global peers? Are PIPEs in India here to stay as several attractive assets are unable to find the liquidity they need through public channels? How have PE-backed IPOs changed the market? How has the recently introduced capital gains tax impacted the market? What are the recent changes in the FPI regime in India? What is the impact of clamp down on p-notes?
MODERATOR Pratibha Jain, Leader, Investment Funds & Regulatory Practice, 1. Vikas Khemani President & CEO, Edelweiss Securities 2. P M Devaiah Partner and General Counsel Everstone Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd 3. Rahul Mehta Director, Argonaut Capital 4. Arvind Sanger Founder and Managing Director Geosphere Capital Management 5. Richie Sancheti Leader - Investment Funds Practice 01:00 PM - 01:10 PM 01:10 PM - 02:00 PM NETWORKING LUNCH 02:00 PM - 02:10PM ASSEMBLE AT MAJESTIC BALLROOM FUND INVESTMENTS HOT ISSUES IN BIG-TICKET CONTROL DEALS 02:10 PM - 02:55 PM (45 MINUTES) Buyout activity in India - sectors and trends Has India become a hot destination for Control deals is there an environment now for minority investments? Which are the major regulatory changes that have affected deal making in India? Are there any innovative structures for structuring exits from India investments? Are assured returns now possible in India through debt/ quasi debt structures?
PE partnership with strategic investors - are club/ platform deals the solution to past woes in India? What are the new standards that have emerged in negotiation of deal terms? Is warranty and indemnity insurance becoming more relevant in Indian deals? How to negotiate tax indemnities in India exit deals MODERATOR Vaibhav Parikh, Leader- M&A & Private Equity 1. Ashok Wadhwa Founder & Group CEO Ambit 2. P M Devaiah Partner and General Counsel Everstone Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd 3. Ruchir Sinha Leader - M&A & Private Equity 4. Nishchal Joshipura Leader - M&A & Private Equity 02:55 PM - 03:00 PM (5 MINUTES) INDUSTRY ROUND-UP 03.00 PM - 03:45 PM (45 MINUTES) Topics & Panelists: 1. Special Situation Assets Parth Gandhi Managing Director AION India, Apollo s Indian JV with ICICI Venture 2. Blockchain Vaibhav Parikh Leader- M&A & Private Equity Financial Services Nishchal Joshipura Leader - M&A & Private Equity
3. Infrastructure Pratibha Jain Leader- Investment Funds & Regulatory Practice 4. TMT Vaibhav Parikh Leader- M&A & Private Equity 5. Pharma Vaibhav Parikh Leader- M&A & Private Equity 6. Real Estate Ruchir Sinha Leader - M&A & Private Equity, 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM COFFEE BREAK PRESENTATION 04.00 PM - 04.20 PM (20 MINUTES) PRIMER ON SECURITY ENFORCEMENT AND THE NEW INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY REGIME Ruchir Sinha Leader - M&A & Private Equity, Pratibha Jain Leader- Investment Funds & Regulatory Practice LP PERSPECTIVES 04:20 PM - 05:35 PM (1HOUR 15 MINUTES) How do you communicate with LPs to build a trusted relationship? Does impact cut across all asset classes? How do you balance maximizing social impact against the need for risk mitigation and financial returns? What are LP perspectives on investing through Mauritius? India seems to be witnessing a growing and more discerning local LP base. What do you think will be the trend going forward?
MODERATOR Vijay Raval, Chairman, Board of Trusted Advisors, & Board member, AION India, Apollo s Indian JV with ICICI Venture 1. Stephen Lee Senior Associate, Impact Investing TIAA Global Asset Management 2. Raj Bhatt Vice-Chairman & CEO Elara Capital 3. Nishchal Joshipura Leader - M&A & Private Equity 4. Richie Sancheti Leader - Investment Funds Practice 05:35 PM - 05:45 PM 05:45 PM - 06:05 PM (20 MINUTES) Valedictory Honourable Dharmendar Sesungkur Minister of Financial Services and Good Governance Republic of Mauritius 06:05 PM ONWARDS CLOSING REMARKS FOLLOWED WITH COCKTAILS Nishith Desai Founder - Managing Partner,
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