Ascent Capital Advisors

Ascent Capital Advisors is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in growth capital, middle market buyout, and special situation investments. The firm is largely sector agnostic however focuses on logistics, textile, education, consumer, ecommerce, technology, financial services, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, food, agri-businesses, movies and entertainment, retail, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, business process outsourcing, and power. It seeks to invest exclusively in India. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $30 million. It prefers to acquire minority and controlling stakes in portfolio companies however does not generally seek operating control. The firm prefers to exit though public listing or other exits and typically holds its investment for four to six years. Ascent Capital Advisors was founded in 2009 and is based in Bangalore, India.