Investing in our target markets needs to recognise the complex, nascent and rapidly developing nature of these ancient countries’ modern markets and economies

Investing in India and China needs to recognise the complex, nascent and rapidly developing nature of these economies and also needs to bring a deep understanding of their link to the international economies of the world.

The firm is distinguished by its approach to business in the target regions. GPC finds and creates investing opportunities from which it can create new value for its investors and investee companies.

GPC’s approach to investing in India and China is focused on combining its proprietary view of the most attractive themes in the countries’ growth story with a perspective on how companies can best position for the opportunity.

The firm develops distinctive investment themes and ideas internally by conducting its own strategic and analytic work to generate proprietary investment ideas that exploit untapped market opportunities and then searches widely to find companies that fit its criteria. The firm utilises its extensive network to identify companies that meet the firm’s investing criteria. This involves meeting the requirements of a detailed top down and a detailed ground up process. Following a process of selection and discovery the team works in partnership with the company to design a strategy, plan and investment structure that meets both the fund's and the company's needs.

The firm’s team is experienced in determining the investment logic, opportunity and risk profile of an asset in order to select, strategise, structure and counsel portfolio companies well for value creation. The firm has been investing in private equity, public equity and special situations in the target regions since the inception of the firm.

Selected Key Features of Our Investment Approach

Strategic Origination. GPC’s investment origination is based on its thematic approach and its on-the-ground analysis and search for companies that meet its criteria. The team has sourced proprietary investment opportunities globally in public and private markets across multiple investment themes. The team has developed considerable expertise in sourcing thematic and strategic cross border opportunities that leverage international synergies and tap into national competitive advantages for acquirers. The team are strategically opportunistic in their approach to origination of opportunities.

Distinctive Execution and Risk Management Approach. The investing team’s track record of execution spans over a decade in private and public markets. The team has executed a wide range of investment opportunities globally over the past 15 years and has leveraged this experience into the investments completed at GPC’s funds. The team is aware that management teams need to understand risk, plan for it and manage it as much as they do for opportunity. The firm’s evaluation and execution process explicitly seeks to structure for risk and opportunity.

Multi-Strategy Opportunities and Execution. The GPC investing team’s experience includes the execution of cross-border and international, private and public, onshore and offshore, leveraged and equity-only, majority and minority stake and early and late stage investments in India, China and internationally.

Focused Value Addition. The ability to manage the difficult balance of empowering, influencing and managing in adding value to portfolio companies is a core differentiator of the GPC investing platform. The team has worked with a large number of global, India and China businesses to execute strategic and value transforming actions plans. GPC’s team has a demonstrable track record of working with senior management teams and business owners to unlock the value of business and reposition companies for growth.

Value Realisations and Exits. The GPC investing team has extensive experience of working with companies to plan and manage the road to value realization. The investing team understands well how step changes in value can be realized in local markets in India and China and in international markets and the management of exit and liquidity events.