Education
- PhD (Finance) - Indian Institute of Technology (Madras)
- MSc. (Finance) - University of Strathclyde
Teaching
- MOS3318 - An Introduction to Private Equity
- MOS3316 - Investment Management
- MOS4467 - Professionalism & Ethics
- MOS3310 - Finance for MOS
Research
- Private equity and venture capital
- Value creation
Selected Publications
Books
- Private Equity Financing in Infrastructure and Real Estate: Impact, Strategies, and Value Addition, Springer, April 2023
Papers
- Gemson, J. (2024). “Acquisitions of private-equity-backed private companies: Insights from acquirer’s choice of target and the implications on deal value through the subprime crisis.” Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review · Sep 17, 2024, 12(3), 7-24, >
- Gemson, J. (2021). "Private company acquisitions in the market for corporate control: A comparison between private equity and corporate acquirers." Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. June 30, 2021, 81(342-357), DOI: >.
- Gemson, J., Creighton, M.D., & Radhakrishnan, S. (2019). "Do investor origins affect private equity investment syndicates? A case from India." Journal of Private Equity. Summer 2019, 22(3), 43-55, DOI: >.
- Gemson, J., and A. Thillai Rajan. (2017) "A choice between staging and syndication as tools to control risks when private equity invests in infrastructure." The Journal of Structured Finance. Summer 2017, 23(2) 34-50, DOI: >.
- Gemson, J., and A. Thillai Rajan. (2015) "What do investors seek for syndication partners? Evidence from the infrastructure sector." Public Works Management and Policy, 21(3) 231-262, DOI: 10.1177/1087724X15613095
- Gemson, J., and A. Thillai Rajan. (2015) "A new perspective on private equity stage financing: evidence from investments in infrastructure." Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 17(4), 299 – 325, DOI: 10.1080/13691066.2015.1052193
- Thillai Rajan, B. Bhansal, and Gemson, J. (2014) "Private equity investment and real estate development: Evidence from residential projects in India." Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 19(3), 202-225
- Gemson, J., K.V. Gautami, and A. Thillai Rajan (2012) "Impact of private equity investments in infrastructure projects." Utilities Policy, 21, 59 - 65.
CASE STUDIES
- Zachariah, V. and J. Gemson (2018) "Promoter Shareholder Interference and Accommodation: A Corporate Governance viewpoint from Infosys." (Accepted for publication at the LIBA Journal of Management)
- Gemson, J. and V. Zachariah (2017) "The Independence of Independent Directors: A Corporate Governance viewpoint from Tata Motors," presented and published by LIBA Certatus 2017 - A Collection of Business Case Studies (Judged one of the best business cases by Hindu BusinessLine on Campus - >)
- Thillai Rajan and Josephine Gemson (2011) "Financial Closure of Bengaluru International Airport Limited." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies Collection, 1(4), 1-22. [Finalist in CEEMAN Case Writing Competition 2011]
RECENT CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
- Gemson, J. (2023). An examination of the PE financing environment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from deals in the entrepreneurial space. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Digital, Innovation, Financing & Entrepreneurship - DIFE 2023, Montreal, Canada
- Gemson, J. (2023). Acquisitions of private equity (PE) backed private companies. Paper presented at Academy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ACIEK) 2023 Conference, Madrid
- Gemson, J. (2018). Private company acquisitions in the market for corporate control: A comparison between private equity and corporate acquirers. Paper presented at the 31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, held from 13 – 15 December 2018 at Sydney, Australia. Paper available at >.
- Gemson, J. (2016) How investor origins affect private equity investment syndicates in India – technical paper presented at the International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance, Chennai, India, August 12-13, 2016
- Gemson, J. (2014) Innovations in infrastructure investing: Insights from private equity syndication and staging – invited speaker at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, October 31, 2014
- Gemson, J. and A. Thillai Rajan (2013) Staging as a strategic management function employed by private equity firms: Evidence from the infrastructure sector – technical paper presented at the 4th Annual Online Workshop on Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Asia Pacific Region, Hong Kong, Nov 8, 2013
- Gemson, J. and A. Thillai Rajan (2013) Syndication and staging as risk management strategies by private equity firms: Evidence from the infrastructure sector – technical paper presented at the 2013 Innovation in Public Finance conference held in Milan, Italy, June 17 – 19, 2013
- Gemson, J. and A. Thillai Rajan (2012) Syndication as a capability builder in private equity investments: Evidence from the infrastructure sector – technical paper presented at the 3rd Annual Online Workshop on Venture Capital and Private Equity in the Asia Pacific Region, Hong Kong, Nov 9, 2012
- Gemson, J. and A. Thillai Rajan, (2011) Infrastructure Finance: A Comparative Analysis of Projects With and Without Private Equity Investments – technical paper presented at the 24th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference held in Sydney, Australia, Dec 14 – 16, 2011
