Highlights:
- Global M & A organized the 3rd Annual India M&A Intelligence Forum and Awards Gala
- India M&A Deal Intelligence, Private Equity, Venture Capital Sector Strategy, Post-Merger Integration & Corporate Growth Strategy were discussed
- Leading investor groups participated
Chairman, Committee on National Competition Policy, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, GoI illuminated on takeover rules and possible future policies.
Global M&A Network organized the 3rd annual India M&A Intelligence Forum and Awards Gala, yesterday, November 3, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel, in Mumbai, India.
The forum brought together prominent corporate, private equity, venture capital and senior industry professionals from the Indian deal communities to share solutions and insights on what it takes to achieve success in an unpredictable financial markets and economic environment. The program was streamlined to inform and educat on the most important developments in the sector.
The forum featured roundtable interactive discussions on topics including: India M&A deal intelligence, private equity and venture capital sector strategy, post merger integration and corporate growth strategy. It featured speakers from investor communities such as 3i Group, Kaizen Private Equity, Helion Ventures, Sequoia Capital, strategic who have recently completed transactions from Schneider Electric, Komli Media, SourceHOV, Jyothy Laboratories, Leighton Welspun, The Indian Hotels Company and Altruist/Mobile2win and industry professionals.
Dhanendra Kumar, Chairman, Committee on National Competition Policy, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India was the keynote speaker. He illuminated on the latest developments with regards to takeover rules as well as what policies to anticipate in the future. In his presentation, ‘Evolving Competition Regime of India’, he highlighted the benefits from competition to all the concerned stakeholders. He said, “The consumers get wider choice of goods, service and suppliers with better quality and improved value, all at reduced costs. The businesses get a level playing field where they can seek redressal against any competitive practice, procure competitively priced inputs and in return have greater productivity and an opportunity to compete in the global market. The governments get optimal realization from the sale of assets, save the public money in procurement and access the enhanced availability of resources for social sector development.”
The 3rd annual India M&A Atlas Awards Gala followed the forum, where several A-list dealmakers met and connected. The “Gold Standard of Performance”, the awards honors top deals, outstanding deal maker teams and A-list firms for having successfully completed transactions over the past twelve months.
