Leaderspeak
Finance
Will consolidate GP relationships with larger commitments: CDC's Murugappan
Until 2012, the UK-based development finance institution CDC Group Plc was fully focussed on its fund-of-funds investments. That year, it ......
Finance
India's share in CDPQ's portfolio to triple in next few years: CEO Michael Sabia
When Michael Sabia took over the reins of Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), the Canadian pension fund ......
Finance
We focus on fund restructuring within secondaries space: Foundation PE's Sambanju
Foundation Private Equity, an Asian firm specialising in secondary deals, has identified India as one of its primary markets. The ......
People
IFC's risk appetite for backing new fund managers is slightly higher: Nupur Garg
International Finance Corporation (IFC), an investment arm of the World Bank, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on ......
Finance
We have the appetite to write bigger cheques: InnoVen's Ashish Sharma
With venture debt becoming a preferred tool for companies to raise funds, given that it rarely involves a stake dilution ......
People
We are going to see lot of buyouts in 2018: KKR's Rupen Jhaveri
Global alternative asset manager Kohlberg Kravis & Roberts has been aggressive with its India strategy, committing well in excess of ......
Finance
VCs now doing India-specific analysis to value startups: IFC's Ruchira Shukla
International Finance Corporation's venture capital arm has been actively backing startups in India, though it trails full-fledged VC firms such ......
Finance
India valuations high but market may not be overheated: CDPQ's Anita M George
Barely two years after having set foot in India, Canada’s second-largest pension fund Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec ......
Infrastructure
India has a shortage of institutional-quality retail assets: Xander's Rohan Sikri
Alternative investment firm The Xander Group has built a large real estate portfolio in India since it entered the country ......
Finance
PE firms will find it difficult to get good quality billion-dollar deals: Zia Mody
VCCircle presents 'Leaderspeak', a new series in which leading PE and VC fund managers, I-bankers, law and advisory firm partners ......