Avendus Capital's Industrials vertical, services manufacturing businesses in raw materials and industrial components that integrate to create India’s manufacturing behemoth. The team consists of professionals with 50+ years of combined investment banking experience in manufacturing and related industries. One of the focus areas is specialty chemicals which is witnessing strong interest, driven by India’s low-cost manufacturing ecosystem and the progressively increasing culture of R&D and innovation.
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.
- Specialty chemicals
- Automobile and automotive components
- Packaging products
- Capital goods
- Flow control
- Building materials
- Industrial Automation
- Power ancillaries
- Infrastructure ancillaries
- Renewable energy
- Industrial consumables
Led By
Koushik Bhattacharyya
Executive Director and Head, Industrials, Avendus Capital
Koushik Bhattacharyya joined Avendus in 2010 and leads the Industrials vertical of the investment banking business. He has an overall experience of over 13 years in investment banking, across capital markets, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and private equity (PE) advisory, and is based in Mumbai.
At Avendus, he is responsible for building relationships with entrepreneurs, corporate houses and global conglomerates, and advises them on M&A and PE transactions from origination to closure. He has been involved in publishing industry reports and knowledge papers which have garnered a lot of attention from industry participants and financial sponsors. Prior to joining Avendus, Koushik worked with the investment banking division of Enam Securities (now Axis Capital) where he was a part of their deal origination team covering life sciences and infrastructure sectors.
He holds an MBA degree from IIM, Ahmedabad and a Bachelor of Technology degree from IIT (ISM) Dhanbad.
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Reports
Retail Health Insurance - A Large Whitespace
This segment has the potential to become a USD 25 billion market in the next five years. Our report aims to identify the key factors which make Health Insurance a highly attractive segment and delves into how Retail Health is expected to be a key growth driver within the overall insurance landscape.
Agritech: Leading next decade‘s tech-first value creation
We anticipate AgriTech to drive the next wave of technology-led impact by growing at a CAGR of ~50% over the next 5 years, addressing a USD 34 billion market by 2027. Our report aims to table the key drivers leading to the success of AgriTech companies in India and deep dive across the value chain.
The Inevitability of Hyperautomation
The hyperautomation technology market is rapidly expanding at a CAGR of 12% and is set to become a USD 860 billion market opportunity by 2025 as per Gartner. In our report, we uncover what drives adoption of hyperautomation by enterprises and highlight emerging themes in the space.
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.