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.
Sub-Sectors in Focus
Our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory and private equity (PE) syndication services are recognized as amongst the best in these chosen sub-sectors.
- Consumer goods & services and retail - FMCG, consumer durables, F&B products, restaurants and all retail formats
- Financial services - banks, NBFCs, mortgage finance, microfinance companies, insurance companies
- Logistics - third party logistics (3PL), multi-modal transportation and freight management
- Media - publishing, cable & broadband, broadcasting and service providers to the media industry
- Education -preschools, K-12, higher education and vocational training
- Business services - facilities management, cash management and security services
Led By
Abha Agarwal
Executive Director and Co-head, Consumer, FIG & Business Services, Avendus Capital
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
Executive Director and Co-head, Consumer, FIG & Business Services, Avendus Capital
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.
Transactions
Reports
Retail lending in a post covid world – winners and laggards
Banks, NBFCs, FinTech lenders - Two years of the pandemic transformed the competitive landscape in Retail Lending. In our latest report, keeping this fluid environment in mind, we simplify the intricacies and predict the winning models based on three key components - origination, underwriting and collections.
India Unjunking | A USD 30 billion appetite for health food
India is the fastest growing health food market, expanding at 20% CAGR, which is 3x the global average. It is set to become a USD 30 billion market opportunity by 2026. Uncover what is driving valuation in the sector.
Hot and Spicy | INR 50,000 Cr Branded Spices Market
Branded Spices is the most attractive segment within the food space, due to its large market size, high growth and robust material margins. Take a deep dive into the category, see what drives valuation in this sector and uncover emerging trends that are driving growth.
Future Leaders in Used Commercial Vehicle Finance
An emerging breed of asset financiers focused on used vehicles have gained traction in the last 5–10 years. Our thought paper sheds light on these regional NBFCs that have captured investor interest.
Low Code Software and Services Providers Landscape
Low code software platforms are empowering professionals with little to no coding expertise to develop applications. Gartner predicts that 75% of large enterprises will be using at least 4 low code tools by 2024. Our thought paper delves into this industry which is set to grow at a 28% CAGR in 5 years.
Digital & Technology | 2021: The Breakout Year
2020 has been the year of structural shift for the digital economy, primarily due to COVID. While the real economy suffered, digital enabled economy got a booster shot. Our annual thought paper sets our predictions for 2021 to be the break-out year for the Indian Digital and Tech ecosystem, with the momentum in the funding environment likely to accelerate – We expect US$20bn+ funding in the private markets.