VCCircle Mergers & Acquisitions Summit 2020 | VCCircle | 25 June 2020 | Virtual Event

Discovering opportunity in a crisis: M&A

Dealmaking in India came down to a more natural course in 2019 after hitting a record high the previous year when it crossed the psychological milestone of $100 billion for the first time ever. While private equity and venture capital investment activity remained strong, lack of big ticket buys shrunk the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As). Indeed for the first time ever, value of PE deals was neck to neck with M&As, reflecting the changing contours of dealmaking.

But with some top notch global firms such as Saudi Aramco and ArcelorMittal evincing interest in Indian assets and local behemoths like L&T, Adani and JSW adding to their inorganic growth plank the M&A ecosystem is far from quiet.

All in all, the ecosystem for M&As is only expected to become more exciting.

But there are various shades that an acquirer needs to be careful about starting with better due diligence on the target. Post deal the job becomes even harder as its time to see through the more critical aspect of integration.

2020 Speakers

Vivek Karve
Chief Financial Officer, Marico Limited

S. Ramakrishnan
Chief Financial Officer, Quess Corp Limited

Debolina Partap
General Counsel, Wockhardt Limited

Nitin D Parekh
Chief Financial Officer, Cadila Healthcare Limited

Rakesh R Sony
Global Head - Strategy and M&A, Tata Consumer Products Limited

Rahul Kumar
Managing Director, Lactalis India

Ashutosh Goel
VP-New Business Development, Mahindra Rise

Manoj Bhat
CFO, Tech Mahindra

Ramesh Swaminathan
Executive Director, Global CFO & Head Corporate Affairs, Lupin Ltd.

Archana Bhaskar
CHRO, Dr. Reddy's