Growth Equity And $500M To $700M Worth Of Deals Per Year | Kashyap Chanchani From The Rainmaker Group

My conversation with Kashyap Chanchani, managing partner of The Rainmaker Group, an Indian firm that works with traditional family businesses and VC-backed companies. "I started the Rainmaker Group because I didn't want to sleepwalk through life." Kashyap runs a growth equity advisory firm which does $500 to 700 million worth of transactions annually. We discuss: – 30 of India's 50 largest companies are still family-owned – 30% of family owned businesses are open / attracted to raising private equity funding – Why and how should one invest in private companies in India – A message for people who want to invest in private companies in India – Putting all your money in Indian equities Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - “I didn’t want to sleepwalk through life” 03:07 - Private family owned businesses in India 08:45 - Succession planning in India 17:20 - The opportunity of building a holdco of small traditional businesses 27:29 - Key-man-risk in family owned traditional businesses 36:41 - “Don’t be a tourist investor” 39:10 - 10-15% growth on average per year 42:09 - Organic growth vs M&A Follow PrivatEquityGuy on Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/PrivatEquityGuy⁠⁠ Join HoldCo Builders weekly newsletter on finding deals, raising capital, and growing small profitable niche businesses: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://privatequityguy.beehiiv.com/⁠⁠ Kashyap on Twitter: ⁠⁠https://x.com/KChanchani This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions.