There are great cos in MSME & consumer lending spaces: TVS Capital Funds

‘We come in after the way of the business model has been somewhat accepted. As a result, our businesses tend to be very long term in nature.’ We are helping some of the companies with bridge liquidity to overcome a two year gap in our mind, says Gopal Srinivasan, Founder, Chairman & MD, TVS Capital Funds. You […]

Private equity will be a net-gainer in the pandemic

While intrinsic value of business are strong, valuations are expected to lower. In times like these, be it a strategic M&A opportunity requiring private capital or a creative debt / mezzanine solution or distressed opportunities, private equity will be the preferred source of capital. MUMBAI: Sitting on unprecedented levels of dry powder, private equity as […]

Friends and Philanthropists come together to feed Chennai

Feed my Chennai operation is the largest in the city, and is spearheaded by R. Ramaraj, co-founder of Sify and the Chennai Angels; Gopal Srinivasan, chairman, TVS Capital Funds and eight other core members. In this time of the coronavirus pandemic, three friends in Bengaluru have joined forces to try and make a difference. To date, […]

TVS Capital Funds’ Investment Committee member, R Dinesh, on recovery from COVID

‘6 to 9 months, even longer for consumption to get back to normal,’ says Dinesh. It will have both short-term and long-term impact. Today, we are operating only about 15-20% of our normal business. We have about a thousand people working, as against 12,000 to 13,000 people under normal circumstances. Therefore, it is going to […]

Gopal Srinivasan On How The Pandemic Changes Things For The Economy

“Gratuitous startups which burn money for no real reason or solve real problems — they will be the first ones to perish,” — Gopal Srinivasan, the founder, chairman and managing director of TVS Capital Funds. A few sectors will bounce back faster, but some will take longer and will need massive changes, said Srinivasan In […]

Gopal Srinivasan appointed honorary consul of Netherlands

Netherlands Ambassador said that Srinivasan has strong network and connections in government, business and academia which plays an instrumental role in bringing both regions together. CHENNAI: In a bid to strengthen ties with Tamil Nadu, the embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands appointed Gopal Srinivasan, founder, chairman and managing director of TVS Capital Funds as honorary consul […]