My conversation with Kashyap Chanchani, managing partner of The Rainmaker Group, an Indian firm that works with traditional family businesses and VC-backed companies.

"I started the Rainmaker Group because I didn't want to sleepwalk through life."

Kashyap runs a growth equity advisory firm which does $500 to 700 million worth of transactions annually.

We discuss:

– 30 of India's 50 largest companies are still family-owned

– 30% of family owned businesses are open / attracted to raising private equity funding

– Why and how should one invest in private companies in India

– A message for people who want to invest in private companies in India

– Putting all your money in Indian equities

Show Notes:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:23 - “I didn’t want to sleepwalk through life”

00:03:07 - Private family owned businesses in India

00:08:45 - Succession planning in India

00:17:20 - The opportunity of building a holdco of small traditional businesses

00:27:29 - Key-man-risk in family owned traditional businesses

00:36:41 - “Don’t be a tourist investor”

00:39:10 - 10-15% growth on average per year

00:42:09 - Organic growth vs M&A

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