Mumbai, March 30 -- India's private equity industry is seeing a rise in buyout opportunities as a growing pool of mature assets looks to professionalize operations and accelerate growth, speakers said at the Mint India Investment Summit held on 26-27 March in Mumbai.

"If you think about the investments we make on the buyout side, we are typically betting on an attractive macro theme and a good competitive position that we can build off. We feel like there's a handful of things you need to do in a business to unlock value," said Ashish Kotecha, partner at Bain Capital.

"While it varies by companies or investments, we do run initiatives on cost, cash and pricing. Part of that is M&A being an important tool as a platform or a bolt on acqui...