The
Operating Partner
Forum
A first-of-its-kind, closed community for Operating Partners of India's leading PE and VC funds — a platform to share best practices, drive thought leadership, and strengthen the finance and operating capabilities of portfolio companies. Convened by Uniqus.
Why the Forum exists
The community
Operating Partners, portfolio-operations leaders and CFOs from across India's leading PE/VC ecosystem.
Directory is confidential and maintained for Forum members only. Attendance reflects the Inaugural session (Jan 2025) and Second Forum (Jun 2025).
Upcoming and past sessions
OPF 2.0 — Value Creation in a Wait-and-Watch Market
The next session evolves the Forum into a year-round community: a themed deep-dive with an external keynote, a peer-advisory roundtable, and a Uniqus client case study on AI-enabled finance transformation. Date and venue to be confirmed with the steering committee.
Building a High-Performing, AI-Enabled Finance Function
Themes: investor expectations from the finance function, the first 180 days post-acquisition, non-negotiable KPIs, finance talent and structure, the scalability of the finance tech stack, fractional vs. in-house CFOs, and AI — hype vs. real impact in finance.
Navigating the IPO Journey
The inaugural session saw more than 20 PE/VC leaders from across India sharing their perspectives, including ways to successfully navigate challenges in the IPO journey.
Uniqus publications
Uniqus's proprietary research on IPOs, capital markets, PE/VC and financial reporting.
India IPO Insights
Monthly tracker of IPO activity, filings and market trends across India's capital markets.
Download PDF ↗Raising the Bar on Private Capital
A Uniqus perspective on how private capital can raise standards across governance, finance and operations.
Download PDF ↗IPO and Capital Markets Outlook
From capital formation to value discovery — Uniqus and IVCA's flagship perspective on India's capital markets in 2026.
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Insights on markets and regulation
A pulse on India's private capital ecosystem and key regulatory developments — curated for the Forum.
2025 was a record year — 2026 turns selective
India's PE/VC market hit $60.7B across 1,475 deals. Financial services overtook infrastructure as the top sector; buyouts surged 39% in value. The 2026 outlook is "wait-and-watch" amid US tariff uncertainty.
VC fundraising doubles; capital chases AI and deeptech
VC/growth-equity funds raised ~$5.4B in 2025 — double the prior year — driven by a surge in $100M+ vehicles. Thematic focus has sharpened around AI, deeptech, climate, space and industrial technology.
Operational value creation takes centre stage
With distributions still low and multiple-expansion harder, GPs are leaning into operating improvements. Bain's Global PE Report 2026 puts value creation front and centre — exactly the mandate of the Operating Partner.
The "AI-first" PE firm arrives
BCG projects that ~95% of PE firms plan to implement agentic AI by 2026 — across diligence, portfolio monitoring and finance operations — reshaping how Operating Partners drive efficiency.
India's IPO pipeline is the largest in history
2025 saw 103 mainboard IPOs raise ~₹1.76 lakh crore. For 2026, an estimated 190–200 companies target over ₹2.5 lakh crore, with SEBI cutting average approval timelines by ~40%.
Diversifying capital base
Domestic capital pools are expanding alongside global LP allocations, creating a more resilient funding base — and renewed LP confidence in India as a private-capital destination.
Sources: EY-IVCA Trendbook 2026 · Bain India VC Report 2026
Key SEBI decisions shaping IPOs, AIFs and the PE/VC ecosystem — consolidated in one place.