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In a milestone development for the alternative investment landscape, the nation’s most influential minds from the PEVC sector gathered to launch the Tony James Centre for Private Equity and Venture Capital at IIMB – India’s first CoE dedicated to PEVC research, innovation and partnership. The Centre has been established through a visionary philanthropic initiative by PGP 1994 alumnus Mr Mathew Cyriac, Chairman – Florintree Advisors, Co-Founder – Yali Capital.

“I am deeply honoured to be associated with an extraordinary institution like IIMB, which continues to attract some of the most exceptional talent in the country”, said investment veteran Tony James, former President, COO, and Executive Vice Chairman of Blackstone.

Mr Cyriac noted, “Considering that IIMB is one of the nation’s highest-ranked B-schools with a finance specialization, I wanted to reinforce that position”. Prof. Ashok Thampy, who holds the Florintree Chair in Private Equity and Venture Capital, outlined the Centre’s proposed vision and activities.

The launch event witnessed industry stalwarts who are leading the charge within national and global PEVC ecosystems - Mr. Vivek Pandit, Senior Partner and Global Co-Leader, Private Equity & Principal Investors at McKinsey & Company; Mr. Sanjiv Mehta, Executive Chairman, L Catterton India; Mr. Subrata Mitra, Partner, Accel; and Mr. Amit Jain, Managing Director & Head, Carlyle India Advisors. For more on this, read: https://www.iimb.ac.in/iimb-inaugurat...

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