Finance, Accounting and Control Case Study

Warburg Pincus in India: Can Indian Capital Markets Continue to Entice?

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Abstract:
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus' sale of its 12% stake in the Indian telecommunications service operator Bharti Televentures, for $560 million on March 14^th 2004, created flutter among the private equity firms around the world. The deal was the largest private equity deal in the history of the Indian capital market. 2004 also witnessed the highest private equity investment of $1.3 billion in India. Over 90% of the investment came from overseas investors, showcasing India as an attractive investment destination. But some critics were apprehensive about this trend.

Pedagogical Objectives:

• To analyse the investment philosophy followed by Warburg Pincus globally and India's growing attraction as an investment destination for foreign private equity firms
• To discuss whether Indian capital markets will continue to attract foreign private equity investments in the future.

Keywords : Warburg Pincus; Market Entry Strategies Case Study; Private equity investments; Indian capital markets; Bharti Televentures; Investment analyses; India; Foreign investments; Bottlenecks for investments; Venture capital