Catamaran

Mr. Ratan Tata will forever be our guiding light for his values-based business leadership. He was a rare embodiment of ambition, grit, humility and intellect. Catamaran salutes this iconic leader who made India proud.

Sheetal Unadkat Bhat from Catamaran shared her experiences in working with startups through their scale up journey - at the Inc42 Media MoneyX event earlier this week.

Delighted to have hosted Mr. Samir Arora, founder of Helios Capital Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd at Catamaran's Bangalore office. Always a pleasure to exchange ideas and perspectives with such thought leaders. #assetmanagement #capitalallocation #bangalore #india cc: Ranganath M D, Deepak Padaki, Sheetal Unadkat Bhat

Deepak Padaki, President Catamaran, discussed India's PE-VC scene at the DealStreetAsia PE-VC Summit 2024 in Singapore. The panel discussion with Kalpesh Kikani, Sam Subramanium, and Siddharth Jhunjhunwala, moderated by Paramita Chatterjee, delved into the #India story, highlighting current trends in allocations, deployment, exit environment and governance.

Our Chairman Ranganath M D recently spoke at a CII event highlighting the crucial role played by Board members and Independent Directors in corporate governance.

We were delighted to host Ms. Vibha Padalkar, MD & CEO of HDFC Life, at Catamaran today - and to learn from her insightful commentary about the Indian insurance industry. Ranganath M D Deepak Padaki Udit Bokaria Suraj Malu Gerin Valamchery

The LP View: “Family offices in the country are getting a lot more sophisticated and institutionalised as they carve out their alternative investment strategy,” said Deepak Padaki, President at Catamaran, adding how the firm has been ramping up its allocation in public markets with a slowdown in private markets. “The year has been relatively quiet [in terms of growth stage transactions]… “While we are looking at a few pre-IPO deals, we are still cautious. If valuations seem rich, we would prefer to wait for their prices to first get discovered in public markets,” he added. Verse udaan.com Acko DealStreetAsia https://lnkd.in/gxthCyWe

Catamaran had the pleasure of hosting Ms. Vinita Bali at our office today along with a small group of entrepreneurs and investors. In a wide ranging conversation with Ranganath M D, she drew on her experiences, uncovering phenomenal insights for us about the nuances of building consumer brands in India. Some takeaways: (a) Listen to the customer rather than your own perception of her (b) Segment the opportunity, not the market (c) It is a myth that the "unorganized" sector is inefficient (d) A true brand is built by incorporating your guiding idea in all your actions (e) Corporate governance is about transparency. It is a platform to propel growth and not slow you down (f) Incorporate safeguarding the environment into your business rather than just as a "CSR" activity. She also stressed the need to nurture and protect India's cultural heritage and performing arts, a mission that is close to her heart. Sheetal Unadkat Bhat Deepak Padaki Chirag Jain Karthik Swaminathan Udit Bokaria Hetvee Marviya Suraj Malu

Thank you to our speakers for sharing their wisdom. Their thought provoking session enlightened the audience with how debt or private credit offers the risk mitigation family offices seek while preserving capital at VCCircle Family Office 2024. Speakers: -Deepak Padaki, President, Catamaran -Piyush Gupta, Head of Credit Markets, Investec India Moderator: -Siddhant Mishra, Principal Correspondent, VCCircle #VCFamilyOfficeSummit24 #FamilyOfficeSummit #InvestmentStrategy #VCCircle #FamilyOfficeExploration #StrategicInsights #VCCircleSpeakers

With a raft of India-focused PE and VC firms hitting the road to raise capital, there could soon be a demand-supply gap as LPs choose to bet on funds with a robust leadership, well-defined strategies, and a good exit track record. To be sure, India is at an interesting crossroads. On the one hand, it is seeing PE/VC funds raise capital in hordes, betting big on the country’s long-term story, and on the other hand, the slowdown in actual transactions amid economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions is making LPs cautious about future commitments. Thanks Mo Abrar (Hades Financial, Deepak Padaki (Catamaran) for sharing your views on the current investment landscape. Thanks Venture Intelligence (Arun Natrajan) for sharing the data. Kedaara Capital, ChrysCapital Edelweiss Alternatives Kotak Investment Banking Nexus Venture Partners Multiples Alternate Asset Management DealStreetAsia