India PE has won the growth argument. Can it now return capital?

  • Ritesh Chandra, Managing Partner, Avendus Future Leaders Fund
  • Abhishek Sharman, Founder & Managing Director, Carpediem Capital
  • Yogesh Singh, Partner – Head of Corporate Practice, Trilegal
  • Roshini Bakshi, Managing Director, Private Equity and Head of Impact, Everstone Capital Asia
  • Paramita Chatterjee, Editor (India), DealStreetAsia [Moderator]

India has moved well beyond the question of whether it is investible at scale. Investors understand the market, sectors have matured, companies have grown, and both domestic and global PE firms and LPs are firmly established.The next test is at the other end of the investment cycle.Exits are available, but can they deliver attractive returns, at sufficient scale and within a timeframe that works for LPs, without forcing GPs to sell high-quality assets prematurely?Over the next decade, can India move from a market that successfully attracts and deploys private capital to one that consistently realises returns and recycles it?The session will explore the evolving exit landscape, the implications of low DPI, the role of IPOs, strategic sales, secondaries and continuation vehicles, and what it will take for India to build a deeper, more efficient and sustainable private-capital ecosystem.