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Sequoia, UTI Ventures, Chrys Capital win APEX Awards
February 06, 2008, Venture Intelligence India - Deal Digest
Sumir Chadha of Sequoia Capital India and Raja Kumar of UTI Ventures with their awards
Sequoia Capital India, UTI Ventures and Chrys Capital emerged as the leading Private Equity/Venture Capital firms in various categories at the Second Edition of the Venture Intelligence APEX Awards. While Chrys Capital topped in the Private Equity firm category for 2007, UTI Ventures emerged as the winner in the Private Equity Firm-Growth category and Sequoia Capital India took home the award in the Best Venture Capital Firm category.
Among PE/VC-backed companies, Genpact received the Private Equity-backed Company award, Firstsource the Private Equity-backed Company–Growth award and MindTree Consulting was adjudged the Best Venture Capital-backed Company.
The awards were given away at Venture Intelligence APEX ‘08, an annual conclave where the Indian Private Equity industry introspects, brainstorms on the way forward and rewards its best.
The jury members for these awards included some of the most experienced investors in India-focused funds including Jay Jegannathan of Evolvence India Fund, Brian Lim of CDC Group, Anand Sunderji of Thomas Weisel International, Kit Jong Tan of Eagle Captial Partners, Pavan Gupte of Gartmore Private Equity and Wen Tan of Squadron Capital.
Another key highlight of APEX ’08 was the release of the Private Equity Impact report with a special focus on Infrastructure – widely identified as the key constraint for India’s growth. (Private Equity Impact is Venture Intelligence's effort, in collaboration with the PE/VC industry, to showcase the contribution of the industry towards the broader economy and other stakeholders in the ecosystem.) In addition to taking a look at the current investment climate in Indian infrastructure, the Report features eight case studies of successful partnerships between Private Equity firms and Indian infrastructure companies. The Summit also featured a high power discussion on PE investing in infrastructure.
APEX'08 also featured panel discussions focusing on the year ahead in the Private Equity and Venture Capital segments, followed by successful entrepreneurs sharing their experiences in working with PE/VC investors.
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