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In the third dispatch of our special series 'Future of Dealmaking Season 2: Capital Privado', Ankur Thadani, Partner, TPG Growth and Rise; Rupinder Malik, Partner, JSA, and Sidharth Shankar, Partner, JSA come together to discuss the investment trajectory of the life sciences sector in a post-Covid world. According to Thadani, the impact of the pandemic on healthcare is not transient but the start of a very secular investment theme. He adds that we are guaranteed to see a huge amount of supply enhancement on vaccines, injectables, and such products in the near future. Shankar said that investments worth $3-5billion are expected to be mobilized in the pharmaceutical sector in this financial year. As the discussion progresses, Rupinder, touches upon the topic of mental health and brings to light the fact that there's a tremendous shortage of mental health professionals and infrastructure in India today. Tune in to know more.

2020 was a rollercoaster ride for India’s financial markets and the pandemic continues to have a significant impact on the country’s mid-market private equity activities. However, India’s economic rebound in the second half of 2020 has continued to drive very strong sentiment in public markets to the extent that experts expect private equity investment to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. In the second episode of our special series Future of Dealmaking Season 2: Capital Privado, we take a deep dive to explore the mid-market segment of the Indian economy as an investment opportunity for private equity players and discover how private investment has helped this sector grow over the years. In a panel discussion, Vishal Tulsyan – CEO and MD of Motilal Oswal Private Equity along with Nitin Potdar and Upendra Nath Sharma, partners at law firm JSA open up on trends in the mid-market private equity space. According to Tulsyan, India has largely been a mid-market play with more than 80% of deals in terms of number of transactions being mid-market companies. However, he also alludes to the fact that India is a capital starved country and needs capital both in terms of equity and debt. To this Nitin Potdar adds that while private equity has proved to be a comparatively smart form of capital by bringing in a broader perspective in companies, old economy promoters are still hesitant to take private equity due to its robustness and slightly assertive nature. As the conversation progresses Upendra Sharma reveals how due diligence has changed significantly as more deals get struck in a virtual environment. Tune in to know more.

2020 was a rollercoaster ride for India’s financial markets and the pandemic continues to have a significant impact on the country’s mid-market private equity activities. However, India’s economic rebound in the second half of 2020 has continued to drive very strong sentiment in public markets to the extent that experts expect private equity investment to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. In the second episode of our special series Future of Dealmaking Season 2: Capital Privado, we take a deep dive to explore the mid-market segment of the Indian economy as an investment opportunity for private equity players and discover how private investment has helped this sector grow over the years. In a panel discussion, Vishal Tulsyan – CEO and MD of Motilal Oswal Private Equity along with Nitin Potdar and Upendra Nath Sharma, partners at law firm JSA open up on trends in the mid-market private equity space. According to Tulsyan, India has largely been a mid-market play with more than 80% of deals in terms of number of transactions being mid-market companies. However, he also alludes to the fact that India is a capital starved country and needs capital both in terms of equity and debt. To this Nitin Potdar adds that while private equity has proved to be a comparatively smart form of capital by bringing in a broader perspective in companies, old economy promoters are still hesitant to take private equity due to its robustness and slightly assertive nature. As the conversation progresses Upendra Sharma reveals how due diligence has changed significantly as more deals get struck in a virtual environment. Tune in to know more.

As companies around the world reel from the unprecedented disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, private equity may emerge as a source of capital uniquely suited to help businesses weather the storm, while, in turn, putting money to work in transactions at favorable valuations. In the first episode of the second season of our series “Future of Dealmaking: Capital Privado”, we discuss if record levels of cash and a long-term investment horizon can make private equity a good candidate for assisting an economic recovery? Satish Chander, Partner, True North, a home-grown private equity firm with more than $2 billion in assets under management, and Rohitashwa Prasad and Aarthi Sivanand, partners at law firm JSA weigh in to discuss dealmaking trends amid the crisis. Listen to the interview for more.

As companies around the world reel from the unprecedented disruption of the coronavirus pandemic, private equity may emerge as a source of capital uniquely suited to help businesses weather the storm, while, in turn, putting money to work in transactions at favorable valuations. In the first episode of the second season of our series “Future of Dealmaking: Capital Privado”, we discuss if record levels of cash and a long-term investment horizon can make private equity a good candidate for assisting an economic recovery? Satish Chander, Partner, True North, a home-grown private equity firm with more than $2 billion in assets under management, and Rohitashwa Prasad and Aarthi Sivanand, partners at law firm JSA weigh in to discuss dealmaking trends amid the crisis. Listen to the interview for more.

In the latest dispatch of Mint's ' The Future of', we get into a freewheeling chat with Ajit Mohan, vice president and managing director at Facebook India to know more about the content consumption pattern of the users at the world's largest social network during the pandemic, the regulatory ire, future of news, lessons learned from India, surveillance capitalism, their investment in Jio platforms and so on.

In the latest dispatch of Mint's ' The Future of', we get into a freewheeling chat with Ajit Mohan, vice president and managing director at Facebook India to know more about the content consumption pattern of the users at the world's largest social network during the pandemic, the regulatory ire, future of news, lessons learnt from India, surveillance capitalism, their investment in Jio platforms and so on.

The Covid-19 fallout has cast a shadow on longer-term meat consumption as restaurants have been shut and there has been a sharper focus on the negative environmental and health fallout of over-eating of meat. One alternative is lab-created meat that gives the same cultural and sensory experience of meat. This is exciting in India where many vegetarian and non-vegetarians are looking at meat consumption with a more exacting filter. Cultivated meat, which consists of farming cells directly instead of slaughtering animals, is coming to market. In this episode of "The Future of" we speak on The Future of Meat with Varun Deshpande, MD of the Good Food Institute, India, and part of an international network of non-profits.

While the current public health crisis and increasing climate change events have intensified the focus on ESG, the benefits of ESG compliance go much deeper than managing reputational risk. ESG standards weaved into the corporate fabric help a company plan for long-term growth. Further, investors believe companies incorporating ESG risk management are better long-term custodians of investor capital, offer greater downside protection and can generate better long-term, risk-adjusted returns. One key for a business to work towards ESG compliance is by greening their buildings. Greening a firm’s workplace contributes to improved employee productivity and better bottom lines via a healthier atmosphere for employees and reducing a firm’s carbon footprint. Against this increasingly important backdrop and to understand how leading corporations are increasing ESG scores, as well as to comprehend how smaller firms can take on a greater leadership role by using existing tools, listen to Chris Pyke, Senior Vice President, Product at ArcSkoru, GBCI; Jagvinder Pinny Mann, Senior Portfolio Manager, Microsoft; Rajat Malhotra, Executive Director, Head of Engineering Operations-APAC Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle and Gautam Dey - Director, DLF Power and Services Ltd. in an insightful panel discussion moderated by Shrija Agrawal.

While the current public health crisis and increasing climate change events have intensified the focus on ESG, the benefits of ESG compliance go much deeper than managing reputational risk. ESG standards weaved into the corporate fabric help a company plan for long-term growth. Further, investors believe companies incorporating ESG risk management are better long-term custodians of investor capital, offer greater downside protection and can generate better long-term, risk-adjusted returns. One key for a business to work towards ESG compliance is by greening their buildings. Greening a firm’s workplace contributes to improved employee productivity and better bottom lines via a healthier atmosphere for employees and reducing a firm’s carbon footprint. Against this increasingly important backdrop and to understand how leading corporations are increasing ESG scores, as well as to comprehend how smaller firms can take on a greater leadership role by using existing tools, listen to Chris Pyke, Senior Vice President, Product at ArcSkoru, GBCI; Jagvinder Pinny Mann, Senior Portfolio Manager, Microsoft; Rajat Malhotra, Executive Director, Head of Engineering Operations-APAC Corporate Solutions, Jones Lang LaSalle and Gautam Dey - Director, DLF Power and Services Ltd. in an insightful panel discussion moderated by Shrija Agrawal