Our Consumer, Financial Institutions Group (FIG) & Business Services vertical is focused on consumption oriented sectors, high-growth financial services sector and other business services segments.
The team has extensive experience in both mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) transactions with specific experience of working with entrepreneurial firms.
We work in tandem with our Digital & Technology vertical to help our clients reap the benefits of digital disruption.
Our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory and private equity (PE) syndication services are recognized as amongst the best in these chosen sub-sectors.
Abha Agarwal co-heads the Consumer, Financial Institutions Group (FIG) & Business Services vertical for Avendus’s investment banking business and is based in Mumbai.
She joined Avendus in 2007 and has over 12 years of investment banking experience across sectors including financial services, consumer (food & beverages, education, fashion and lifestyle) and business services (logistics and payments). She has a wide experience across private equity (PE) fundraising, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and structured solutions with a track record of closing 20 transactions, few of which were the most complex ones in the history of Avendus.
Prior to joining Avendus, she had a brief stint with Accenture Consulting.
Abha holds an MBA degree from S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai and is also a Chartered Accountant.
Anshul Agarwal co-heads the Consumer, Financial Institutions Group (FIG) & Business Services vertical for Avendus’s investment banking business and is based in Mumbai.
He has over 16 years of investment banking experience across sectors including financial services, consumer & business services, aviation and metals & mining sectors.
Prior to joining Avendus, he worked for over 13 years at Rothschild, India. At Rothschild, he was responsible for coverage and execution of financial services and aviation verticals. He has rich experience of working on multiple cross-border transactions in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE) syndication and Initial Public Offering (IPO) advisory. Anshul has spent some early years of his career working with Lazard’s investment banking team.
He holds an MBA degree from IIM, Calcutta and has done his Bachelor's in production engineering from Pantnagar University.
The Green Hydrogen value chain in India is expected to garner cumulative investments of ~USD 125 billion by 2030. This growth will be driven by rising sustainability focus, demonstrated commercial viability, ever-expanding use cases and a strong regulatory push. With India's ability to produce Green Hydrogen at a competitive cost, the first set of serious standalone and integrated participants have emerged and early-stage investment risks are likely to be short-lived as the sector is already at an inflection point.
The commercial real estate market in India is witnessing massive disruption, led by Flex Workspaces. The sector has more than doubled from 29.3 mn sqft in 2019 to 61 mn sqft in 2023 – making India the fastest-growing Flex Workspace market globally. It is estimated to grow up to 126 million sqft at a 15% CAGR, addressing a USD 9 billion market by 2028. Sectors like IT & ITeS, BFSI, consulting, e-commerce, manufacturing, and new-age startups, along with the continuous influx of global captive centers are driving this demand.
While ESG as a theme has already gained relevance in the global capital markets, it is set to become a key decision-making parameter for Indian Equity Capital Markets, contributing to ~34% of the total domestic AUM by 2051. This growth is expected to be driven by ESG focused sectors such as Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Green Hydrogen and Climate Tech, among others.
Cloud has evolved into its third growth phase, maturing from a cost-effective proposition to a business transformation lever. Enterprise focus has shifted from mere lift and shift migration to building cloud-native architectures to achieve higher business value gains from cloud adoption initiatives. The total marketable opportunity for cloud service providers is projected to reach USD 160 billion by 2026, with 20+ pure-play players expected to cross USD 100 million in revenues. Dive into the trends, initiatives, benchmarking and deal momentum.
The AI and Analytics services market is expected to double by 2026, despite a lack of AI talent. An exponential growth in data volume is driving analytics adoption, and relentless breakthroughs in AI have made it an invaluable tool for any company. Learn about the factors driving growth in this space and our expectations for pure-play players.
The consumer health and wellness sector in India is poised for exponential growth, driven by rising awareness, focus on preventative care and integration of data and AI. India is adapting to global consumer wellness trends, wherein clean label snacks have grown from 11% in 2017 to 19% in 2021 and the plant based protein market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19% by 2027. Learn all about the decade for health and wellness in India.
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