Consumer tech, renewables top themes as M&A activity picks up: Barclays India CEO

Barclays India CEO Pramod Kumar predicts consumer tech, renewables, and healthcare will lead investment banking in 2025. He anticipates a potential earnings slowdown and remains cautious on NBFC lending. The bank sees strong ECM activity and increased M&A in 2025, while acknowledging a missed opportunity in the Indian ECM boom.