IDEA is incubating a high-level business matchmaking & direct investment promotion network in India. It is a national agency that operates from the state of Gujarat in Western India. IDEA works closely with agencies in Gujarat such as iNDEXTb & GCCI and had received formal recognition for its initiative in Gujarat earlier this year. It had recently released a newsletter in September 2004 http://www.ideagujarat.com/news10.htm  where over 100 investment leads were highlighted. The newsletter was circulated to FDI Xchange members for India, CMIE’s database of investors in INDIA & to IDEA’s network of investment promotion agencies, investment practioners & investment bankers in India & across the world.  

The current report focus on the State of Gujarat as an update to the newsletter on Gujarat released in April this year  http://www.ideagujarat.com/news2.htm  It features

   i)            M&A,

   ii)            Joint ventures,

   iii)            Strategic alliance,

   iv)            Opportunities to be won by investors (typically rights or concessions),

   v)            Investment financing , ODA & grant aid opportunities.

   vi)            Private equity & privatization opportunities.

& other such business matchmaking opportunities cutting across a spectrum of sectors .  This newsletter is released as a courtesy & in advance of the global investors meet on Jan 12-13 2004 by the Government of Gujarat www.vibrantgujarat.com .*  The event is supported by :

           UNIDO

           FICCI

           Global consultants such as AT Kearney & Ernst & Young.

           FDI Xchange, a service of MIGA, a World Bank Agency*

          The State Bank of India*
( * have been invited to participate and formal confirmation is awaited)

and would cover all key sectors of the Gujarat economy.  IDEA role would be to profile any buy side investment profiles from investors for suitable business matchmaking efforts prior, during and after the event.  A sample format (this is not a real opportunity) of a buy side investment profile in Oil & gas is as follows:

   i)            Marginal fields i.e. fields that are in abeyance & to be reconditioned and developed.

    ii)            Producing fields.

   iii)            Undeveloped discovered fields.

   iv)            Minority shares in large production projects.

   v)            Minority shares in exploration.

IDEA would use this information to win mandate from its network of sell side investors in India represented by some of the most prestigious investment banking firms in India.

The report covers all sector’s of the economy is Gujarat and is based on live leads & secondary data research conducted by IDEA its content partners and network of associates in the last few years. It is intended to provide a basis to investors to move forward on any transactions in the state of Gujarat, Western India. IDEA declines any responsibility on  possible mistakes or inaccuracies. To download a copy of the report in PDF format please click ( 371 kb)

www.vibrantgujarat.com

International Conventions

Date & Time
First Venue
Second Venue
11 January 2005
9.30 AM Onwards International Kite Festival  
12 January 2005
9.30 AM - 11.00 AM Inaugural of the Summit  
11.30 AM - 1.00 PM An Overview of Gujarat’s Potentials  
2.30 PM – 4.00 PM Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Agro & Marine Industries
4.30 PM - 6.00 PM Engineering & Automobiles

Emerging Technologies

           ITES

           Nanotechnology

           BPOs

13 January 2005
10.00 AM - 11.30 AM Tourism & Coastal Development Financial Services
12.00 AM - 1.30 PM Port Led Development Energy, Gas and Petroleum
2.30 PM - 3.30 PM Textiles & Apparel Urban Development
4.00 PM – 5.00 PM Gems & Jewellery
5.00 PM - 6.00 PM Concluding Ceremony  
14 January 2005
9.00 AM Onwards Participation in traditional Uttrayan festivities  

Venue:

International Kite Festival - Police Stadium, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad Global

Investors' Summit - Science City, Sola Road, Ahmedabad
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India Development & Environment Agency,
IDEA, a new investment promotion initiative
A 1/8, Tirthjal, Satellite Ring Road,
Ahmedabad, 380 015.
Tel: ( 079)  2673 0005 (dir)  Fax ( 079) 2630 9801
website www.ideagujarat.com
 email idea@icenet.net Or invest@ideagujarat.com
Mobile 98240 17302