Franchise India Brands organises 'Franchise Private Equity Conclave'

Two day Knowledge Series is held from 12th & 13th March 2010 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai

Mumbai, March 12, 2010 : Franchise India Brands Ltd, a part of Franchise India Group, today started its two day workshop on ‘Franchise Private Equity Conclave’ focused on the venture financing roadmap to outline how equity funds operate and how the franchise sector can avail the various sources of external funds available. The workshop also congregated thought leaders from all parts of the private equity community to impart franchisors with strategies to gain a competitive advantage through corporate venturing and innovation initiatives. It also covered how franchisors should position their Brand to become attractive to private equity investors covering the documentation and due diligence required, selection of a right investor, exit routes etc. Several case studies were taken up during the workshop which offered an overview of recent private equity deals in franchising industry. 

The work shop also focused on some of the key issues in the franchising industry like the capital requirements both for channel expansion and brand enlargement which remains a crucial deciding factor in taking the company to scalable size. The sessions also focused on various new initiatives which have been seen lately in the Franchise industry considerable rise in the number of investment, financial and funding bodies that also the lack of awareness regarding the procedure, the approach and what is being expected from the enterprises. 

The Franchise Private Equity Conclave was addressed by various industry leaders like Rajev B. Sharma (Country Head, Unicon Financial Intermediaries Ltd), Shujaat Khan (Co-founder & Managing Director, Blue River Capital India Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd.), Vyapak Desa (Head-Capital, Nishith Desai Associates), Rajesh Sharma, (AVP, Times Private Treaties), Vishal Gondal (Partner, Sweat & Blood Venture Capital Group), Neelesh Hundekari (Principal, At Kearney), Rakesh Sony (Director, Motilal Oswal Private Equity), VT Bharadwaj (Principal, Sequoia Capital) and many other more. 

Commenting on the same platform, Ms. Sonya Chowdhry, Director, Franchise India Brands, said, “Franchise India Brands’ core objective has always been to focus and advise brands on the key challenges and opportunities present in the franchise industry. In the past also we have been organizing seminar and workshops on the issues related to our industry. With ‘Franchise Private Equity Conclave’, we have tried to focus on the ‘venture financing roadmap’ about operation of equity funds and the availability of various sources of funds of a external funds that a franchise sector can avail. 

The conference included sessions on How 2010 marks beginning of a new era for the franchisors and venture capitalists, conventional v/s modern instrument of business funding, what is really takes: raising Venture Capital for franchise firms, Modus operandi and documentation for a funding deal, Fundamentals of a PE deal structuring, Legal due diligence in a funding deal, exit alternatives and preferences. 

The workshop provided a clear understanding on the growth of a franchise system through VC funding and the correct way to approach the right VC Firms and the ways to structure the various rounds of funding, evaluating the various funding instruments available to franchisors, learning important parameters to be considered while planning and approaching a venture capital firm, planning and creating the ‘blue-print’ to be presented to the VC firm for a successful deal, identifying and meeting India’s leading VC firms eyeing to invest in your segment, and learning from case studies by companies who have ‘been there, done that’.  

About the organizers:

Franchise India Brands Ltd (FIBL) is a part of Franchise India Group, which is the market leader in the field of franchising in India and has been successfully reproducing businesses by way of Franchising for the last 12 years. FIB core objective is to assist companies and proven business concepts with their expansion plans by way of franchising, acquiring new brands, as well as bringing new brands into the Indian market, with the overriding objective of creating long-lasting and successful partnerships. FIB provides the structure to develop, grow and expand various business models and is built around the idea of profitable and sustainable growth through partnering.  FIB brings our valuable management capital for our partners and clients who may be at any stage in their business life cycle.