2014 India Venture Capital and Private Equity Report


 The 2014 India Venture Capital and Private Equity Report on November 3, 2014 This is the 6th report in the series published by IIT Madras. The release function would be held at the Central Lecture Theatre, IIT Madras Campus, Chennai 600036 on November 03, between 5 PM – 6:30 PM. The report, titled, The Fuel for Wealth Creation, focuses on an unexplored facet of the industry so far  - Limited Partners (LPs), that is capital providers to VCPE firms.

The Chief Guest for the event would be Mr. Vikram S. Gandhi, Founder and CEO, VSG Capital Advisors.

Mr. Vikram and VSG Capital Advisors have been retained by The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board as Senior Advisors to provide strategic advice and develop and facilitate investment opportunities in the Indian sub-continent. Prior to forming VSG Capital Advisors, Mr. Vikram was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and Global Head of Financial Institutions Business for Credit Suisse, in New York and Hong Kong.

He was a member of Credit Suisse's Global Investment Banking Management Committee and the Fixed Income Operating Committee. Prior to his tenure at Credit Suisse, Vikram worked at Morgan Stanley as the Co-Head of Global FIG in New York; and as Country Head and President of Morgan Stanley India. During his 23 year career in investment banking, Vikram has focused on advising Board of Directors and CEO’s around the globe on strategic direction and the implementation of major mergers, acquisitions, and capital raising initiatives.


Mr. Vikram is also the Founder of Asha Impact, a platform set up by socially-conscious and high-net-worth individuals led by himself, leveraging their combined capital, networks and expertise to address the critical development challenges facing India and other emerging economies through impact investing, venture philanthropy and policy advocacy. Currently based in New Delhi, India, Asha Impact is focused on providing equity and grant capital to social enterprises as well as engaging with government, business and civil society on key policy issues.

Mr. Vikram has been involved with various developmental activities in India and globally. He is a Board Member and Chairman of the Asian Regional Committee of Grameen Foundation, a Board Member of Janalakshmi Financial Services, and a member of the Investment Committee at Gawa Capital. Vikram is also a member of the Bretton Woods Committee, Washington DC, which plays an important role in promoting economic growth, reducing poverty and maintaining global financial stability.

 There is no registration fee, but could let know about participation, it will help us in planning.
Please RSVP to: vcpereport@wmail.iitm.ac.in

For more details
Mr. Thillai Rajan A.
Associate Professor
Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
D: +91 44 2257 4569 | O: +91 44 2257 4550 |
 F: +91 44 2257 4552  |
thillair@iitm.ac.in

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