5th Anniversary Edition

House of Ariadne

A Guide to the 5th Year Anniversary of Ariadne Capital

 

A Brief History of Ariadne Capital
Our Panelists this Evening
Panel Theme
The Format for this Evening
The Attendees this Evening and bios
The Ariadne Capital Team
The Ariadne Capital Portfolio
The Ariadne Capital Investor Base
Our Suppliers and Advisors
Friends of the Firm
The Ariadne Capital Way
The Fredericks Foundation
Affiliated Firms:   IndusView & Nettworx
The Ayn Rand Institute
And so the Last Word



INDUSVIEW

IndusView (www.indusview.com) advises multinational companies on business opportunities emanating from India’s fast growing economy.  It identifies growth opportunities and de-risks growth ambitions of multinational companies in India as a trusted partner that understands the complexities of the Indian market and the commercial drivers of western and Indian enterprises. 
IndusView provides strategic insight, competitive intelligence, research and execution capabilities to manage large corporate finance transactions.  It is “India’s Broadview” advising Western and Indian companies that wish to increase their presence in the Indian corporate world.

The Indian economy is set to grow at the rate of about 7%-8.5% over the next few years.  It is now the world’s second fastest growing one after China.  In terms of purchasing power parity, it is the world’s fourth largest economy with a 300 million strong middle class.  With two-thirds of its population still under 35 years of age, it offers unprecedented opportunities for investment returns in the near future.
Historically, India and China have contributed a quarter and a third of world economic output respectively.  India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented this historic context in a speech this July at England’s Oxford University, where he earned his doctorate in economics in 1962.

“In 1700, India’s share of world economic output was 23.6 percent, larger than the combined economic output (23.3 percent) of the whole of Europe.  By Independence (in 1947), after nearly 200 years of British rule, India’s share of the world's economy had shrunk to just 3.8 percent while Britain's alone had risen to nearly 25 percent,” he said.

Colonialism resulted in a historic anomaly; a correction to which we are witnessing in our lifetime. 

Goldman Sachs claims that India could be the world’s third largest economy by 2032.  Deutsche Bank states this could happen by 2020 if economic reforms were pursued more aggressively.

Regardless of the actual date, one thing is for sure.  India will become a powerhouse during our lifetime making strides each year toward become a fully developed economy.  What happened over many decades in the West will happen within the next two decades in India.

Not surprisingly, we’re seeing growth in various sectors in India.  While the well-publicized Information Technology and IT-enabled services industries will grow 34 percent this year, less known is that the automotive components industry will grow 29 percent, telecoms 22 percent, retail financial services 21 percent and media 18 percent.

IndusView’s services are designed to match western company’s ambitions to participate in this growing economy.  These are explained further below:

IndusView Services

Market and Industry Research

Market Entry and Expansion

Pre-Transaction Research

Transaction Management

New Activities

IndusView Capabilities

Market and Sector Knowledge

Strategy Formulation

Local Contacts and Relations

Local Presence & Transaction Management Knowledge

Post-Transaction Relationship Management

 

 

 

 


IndusView taps into an ecosystem of networks that include captains of industry, entrepreneurs, analysts, lawyers, accountants, government officials and policy makers.
This ecosystem includes organisations such as the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), Manufacturing Association of Information Technology (MAIT), Indian Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE).

INDUSVIEW

IndusView has points of presence across 3 continents in Asia, Europe and North America. We are headquartered in New Delhi and have presence in Mumbai and Bangalore in India. In Europe, we are present in London.

We also put out a fortnightly publication “The Indus View” at www.theindusview.com that’s designed to help you put a finger on the pulse of economic change and corporate activity in India.  We’ve been at the forefront of this change for many years.  We wish to share that excitement with you.

Yours sincerely,

Bundeep Singh Rangar
Chairman, IndusView Ltd
Bundeep.Rangar@IndusView.com
UK +44 7866 457 295
INDIA +91 9871 655 892

NETTWORX PLC

Floated on AIM on 23 December 2005

Nettworx is a newly incorporated company that has been established by the Directors in order to acquire companies and businesses which can benefit from the convergence of voice, video and data and fixed line and mobile networks.  Networks are coming together; operators are using a combination of fixed and mobile assets and users expect to retrieve their content, emails, spreadsheets, presentations, music even video wherever they go.  The rapidly increasing penetration of broadband, VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), 3G and Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) is accelerating this trend. 

The Directors believe that, together with their expertise and the current environment, Nettworx will be able to identify appropriate acquisition opportunities.

Strategy – capitalising on convergence
The Directors believe convergence and the growth in Internet services has created a significant opportunity.  The Directors’ intend to acquire existing telecom and network companies, integrate them and improve their performance by adding services and applications that today’s operators and users expect. 

Directors
The Board comprises:
Jason Drummond – jasondrummond@gamingcorp.net
Jonathan Rowland - jdr@rowlandcapital.com
Julie Meyer – Julie@ariadnecapital.com
Charlie Muirhead – cmuirhead@nexagent.com