Vishal G. Chappar

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. manufactures and sells household products for home cleaning and storage, air and personal care, and insect control. Its brands include Windex, Pledge, Glade, Shout, Saran, Ziploc, Kiwi, Scrubbing Bubbles, and Raid. The company was founded by Samuel C. Johnson in 1886 and is headquartered in Racine, WI.

Motilal Oswal Securities Ltd. (MOSL) is a diversified brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai with an extensive network of branch offices throughout India. The firm is a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. (NSE: MOTILALOFS). MOSL provides research-based brokerage services that covers equity and derivatives. Their clients are international institutions from the US the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as corporations, high-net worth individuals and retail investors.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Asia Alternatives Advisor (Hong Kong) Ltd (Asia Alternatives) is a private equity Funds-of-Funds founded in 2005 by Melissa J. Ma, Laure Wang and Rebecca Xu. The firm is headquartered in Hong kong with additional office in Beijing.

Spark Capital Advisors (India) Pvt Ltd. (Spark Capital) is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in Chennai, India. Spark Capital was founded in 2001 and provides brokerage services in mid-market companies for institutional investors – mutual funds, insurance companies, long only FIIs, hedge funds, private equity funds, pension funds and family offices.

Avendus Capital Pvt Ltd. provides financial services. The firm offers financial advisory, mergers and acquisitions, private equity syndication, equity capital markets, structured finance, financial sponsors group, wealth management, alternative asset management, and institutional equities. The company was founded by Ranu Vohra, Gaurav Deepak and Kaushal Aggarwal and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Baytree Capital Associates LLC provides investment banking services. The private company is based in New York, NY.

HSBC InvestDirect (India) Ltd. provides financial services. The firm though its subsidiaries offers securities broking, investment advisory, financial products distribution, portfolio management and securities related financing services for retail and corporate customers. The company is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

The Insurance Institute of India provides insurance education and training. The private company is based in Mumbai, India. and has subsidiaries in India.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture India Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that provides business management consulting services. The company is based in Mumbai, India and was founded in 1991.

Advance Multitech Ltd. engages in the manufacture and distribution of textile products.The company was founded on April 16,1979 and is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

Intellectual Capital Advisory Services Pvt Ltd. provides innovative business solutions that help build and scale profitable and sustainable enterprises dedicated to social and environmental change. Its services includes investment banking, consulting and research to inform their investment and business decisions, support program design and evaluate impact of their activities. The company was founded by Pawan Mehra, Upendra Bhatt, Vineet Chandra Rai, and Swati Rai in 2002 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

Shree Shubham Logistics Ltd. provides a range of post-harvest services to the agriculture and non-agriculture commodity sectors. It offers warehousing, testing and certification, and collateral management and funding facilitation. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

CRISIL Irevna US LLC provides research and analytics outsourcing services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wipro Consumer Care Pvt Ltd. provides consumer care products, trade lighting and institutional building services. The company was founded on November 3, 2003 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

The Centre for Innovation Incubation & Entrepreneurship (The Centre for Innovation) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Ahmedabad, India.

ICRA Ltd. (Research Firm) (ICRA Research) is the research division of ICRA Ltd., which is ultimately held by Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO). The firm is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. ICRA Research provides research services to their clients.

Avendus Finance Pvt Ltd. engages in provision of investment management services. It offers asset management, credit solutions, investment banking, and wealth management. The company was founded on May 15, 1996 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

Part of SAP SE, SAP India Pvt Ltd. is an Indian company that develops business software applications. The company is based in Bangalore, India.

Ananta Capital (Ananta Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Vikram Kuriyan, N.V Ramanan, Lovkesh Kapoor and Ashutosh Taparia. The firm is headquartered in Maharashtra, India.

Mila Star Retail Pvt Ltd. operates an online lingerie store. The firm offers different types of bras, briefs, nightdress, shorts, capris, track pants, pyjamas, tights and leggings, and swimwear. The company was founded by Richa Kar and Kapil Karekar in August 2011 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.