The theme of this year's seminar was "Mergers and Acquisitions – India Inc. on the prowl".
Prominent speakers at the seminar include Mr. Kamlesh Gandhi, Head of the Investment banking division of Religare, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Vice President at Nexus Capital Advisors, Mr. Shiraz Bugwadia, the Director of O3 Capital and Mr. Sadashiv Rao, Senior Director at IDFC, Mr. Ravi Mani, Assosciate Director, Equirius Capital, Mr. Hemendra Aran, founder and CEO of Aranca and Mr. Som Krishna from ICICI Investment Banking Group.
Taling about the seminar theme, IIM K says, "Mergers and Acquisitions have emerged as a natural process of business restructuring throughout the world. India Inc. too has emerged as an active player in this dynamic scenario. It is in this context that the theme of this year's seminar is focused on Mergers and Acquisitions. The purpose of the seminar is too look beyond the hype associated with M & A activity, and raise issues and obstacles that Indian companies have to be aware of in these turbulent times."
IIM K informs that a panel discussion on "Cross Border M&As" was also held as part of the seminar with the panel consisting of eminent speakers.
