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 en...
Jun 18, 2021•46 min•Ep. 28
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 tak...
Jun 07, 2021•31 min•Ep. 27
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 tak...
Jun 07, 2021•27 min•Ep. 26
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 assisti...
May 05, 2021•43 min•Ep. 25
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 assisti...
May 05, 2021•46 min•Ep. 25
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.
Apr 28, 2021•21 min•Ep. 24
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.
Apr 28, 2021•36 min•Ep. 23
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...
Apr 08, 2021•24 min•Ep. 22
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 k...
Feb 01, 2021•46 min•Ep. 21
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 k...
Feb 01, 2021•33 min•Ep. 20
India’s pandemic crisis of 2020 created human misery and economic havoc. However, out of this crisis came the rapid shift to digital and large-scale adoption of new technologies like AI to improve efficiencies and adapt to the circumstances created by lockdowns and social distancing. Customer service is one of the many areas where AI has come to the rescue at a time when call centers shut. However, besides helping cope with the pandemic-sparked challenges, the use of AI in customer service also ...
Jan 18, 2021•44 min•Ep. 19
India’s pandemic crisis of 2020 created human misery and economic havoc. However, out of this crisis came the rapid shift to digital and large-scale adoption of new technologies like AI to improve efficiencies and adapt to the circumstances created by lockdowns and social distancing. Customer service is one of the many areas where AI has come to the rescue at a time when call centers shut. However, besides helping cope with the pandemic-sparked challenges, the use of AI in customer service also ...
Jan 18, 2021•29 min•Ep. 19
If there is a bigger wake-up. call for women in the area of financial planning than the pandemic, one is yet to hear of it. The outbreak and the widespread monetary pain it has caused makes it critical for women—whether working professionals, older housewives, or young stay-at-home moms—to begin holistic financial planning. However, financial progress for women in India today is somewhat missing a key element-- engagement. The second dispatch of our special series “Financial Planning for Women” ...
Dec 22, 2020•43 min•Ep. 18
If there is a bigger wake-up call for women in the area of financial planning than the pandemic, one is yet to hear of it. The outbreak and the widespread monetary pain it has caused makes it critical for women—whether working professionals, older housewives, or young stay-at-home moms—to begin holistic financial planning. However, financial progress for women in India today is somewhat missing a key element-- engagement. The second dispatch of our special series “Financial Planning for Women” l...
Dec 22, 2020•30 min•Ep. 17
As we reopen our spaces, build back our economy and prepare for a more resilient future, we will have to transform our buildings, communities and cities into healthy and resilient spaces. Maintaining status quo won’t protect us from the current public health crisis or adequately prepare us for the next pandemic or climate event. While this sounds daunting, the pandemic has the potential to accelerate some positive trends that are already emerging in the real estate industry. The second dispatch ...
Dec 01, 2020•44 min•Ep. 16
As we reopen our spaces, build back our economy and prepare for a more resilient future, we will have to transform our buildings, communities and cities into healthy and resilient spaces. Maintaining status quo won’t protect us from the current public health crisis or adequately prepare us for the next pandemic or climate event. While this sounds daunting, the pandemic has the potential to accelerate some positive trends that are already emerging in the real estate industry. The second dispatch ...
Dec 01, 2020•34 min•Ep. 15
The path to recovery post-Covid crisis poses many challenges for CEOs as we now have been pushed into a world that is driven by change and this requires a very different leadership style. Smart, sustainable projects are the need of the hour for organizations to adapt to this ‘New Normal’, and CEOs have to step up as the ultimate project managers. In this latest dispatch of understanding the Future Of Leadership, we speak with Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, Global Champion of Project Management, Creato...
Nov 30, 2020•32 min•Ep. 14
With the pandemic hitting both bottom and top-line growth for companies and social distancing becoming often a matter of life and death, the spotlight is on AI as a safe route for businesses and living one’s life insecure ways in the New Normal. As the pandemic brings digitization to far-flung corners of India, demand for multilingual customer support and AI solutions has shot up — both a way to ensure safe and efficient customer service in the Covid Era and beyond. Against this dramatic backdro...
Nov 10, 2020•40 min•Ep. 13
With the pandemic hitting both bottom and top-line growth for companies and social distancing becoming often a matter of life and death, the spotlight is on AI as a safe route for businesses and living one’s life insecure ways in the New Normal. As the pandemic brings digitization to far-flung corners of India, demand for multilingual customer support and AI solutions has shot up — both a way to ensure safe and efficient customer service in the Covid Era and beyond. Against this dramatic backdro...
Nov 10, 2020•25 min•Ep. 12
Recent climate change events, as well as increased focus on sustainability and healthy living fuelled by the pandemic, make Green Buildings a burning topic today. Greening our existing buildings will not only transform our spaces into healthy and resilient habitations but will help increase efficiency in the consumption of resources. All this while helping build back better our battered economy in a post-COVID world. In the first dispatch of our series “The Future of Green Buildings,” we explore...
Nov 06, 2020•46 min•Ep. 11
Recent climate change events, as well as increased focus on sustainability and healthy living fuelled by the pandemic, make Green Buildings a burning topic today. Greening our existing buildings will not only transform our spaces into healthy and resilient habitations but will help increase efficiency in the consumption of resources. All this while helping build back better our battered economy in a post-COVID world. In the first dispatch of our series “The Future of Green Buildings,” we explore...
Nov 06, 2020•37 min•Ep. 10
The coronavirus pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on leaders in business and beyond. The massive scale of the outbreak and its sheer unpredictability is making it challenging for executives to respond. In this latest dispatch of understanding the future better, we speak with Hal Gregersen, Executive Director of the MIT Leadership Center and a Senior Lecturer in Leadership and Innovation at the MIT Sloan School of Management Gregersen has co-authored ten books and published over 50 articl...
Oct 27, 2020•38 min•Ep. 9
In a free-wheeling discussion for Livemint's "The Future Of" series, Sal Khan of Khan Academy opens up on how the pandemic will go down in history as a great turning point of education. Khan is the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Sep 22, 2020•32 min•Ep. 8
In the first dispatch of Livemint special series "Future of Infrastructure Investments", we deep dive into the world of InvITs- Infrastructure Investment Trusts. In a thought leadership panel discussion with participation from Harsh ShahSachin Gupta and Nilesh Shah, we unravel better structures and routes to invest in infrastructure. Could InvITs be the answer? Tune in to know more.
Sep 15, 2020•29 min•Ep. 7
In the first dispatch of Livemint special series "Future of Infrastructure Investments", we deep dive into the world of InvITs- Infrastructure Investment Trusts. In a thought leadership panel discussion with participation from Harsh ShahSachin Gupta and Nilesh Shah, we unravel better structures and routes to invest in infrastructure. Could InvITs be the answer? Tune in to know more.
Sep 15, 2020•26 min•Ep. 7
As it spreads globally, the coronavirus is creating unique, if not unprecedented, pressures. In the latest dispatch of " The Future of", Marshall Goldsmith - an American leadership coach and the author of several management-related books, weighs in on how corporate executives can lead. Marshall Goldsmith is one of the world's leading executive coaches and also inducted into theThinkers50 Hall of Fame in 2018.
Sep 08, 2020•26 min•Ep. 6
In this episode of 'The Future of', a panel of experts decode the mantra for building resilience in the payments business. In a free-wheeling discussion, they open up on the culture of innovation, thinking models, sustaining growth, and so on. Listen to the full interview to know more.
Jun 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 5
In the episode of 'The Future of', a panel of experts decode the mantra for building resilience in the payments business. In a free-wheeling discussion, they open up on the culture of innovation, thinking models, sustaining growth, and so on. Listen to the full interview to know more.
Jun 30, 2020•36 min•Ep. 4
In this episode of The Future Of, we unravel the new realities for corporate mergers & acquisitions. For one, there is heightened due diligence being seen from the buyers to deal with specific issues arising out of Covid-19. There are also concerns being raised on valuation erosion - and if that will become a permanent feature. On the brighter side, the experts remain hopeful that the huge amount of dry powder (uncalled capital) that private equity investors are sitting on will re-ignite dea...
Jun 23, 2020•39 min•Ep. 3
In a freewheeling conversation with partners at the firm, we reflect on the three years of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code- if it has been a success, whether it has led to maximization and time-bound recoveries, the reforms needed for cross-border insolvency and so on. We also discuss the new modes of acquisition which can be used for both solvent and insolvent restructurings. Listen to the episode to know more.
Jun 16, 2020•30 min•Ep. 2
