We focus on creating wealth for our clients through providing bespoke expert strategic and financial advice on mergers and acquisitions, private equity fundraising, and FX debt funding. We guide our clients through all aspects of dealmaking, from identifying the right partner, positioning the business, preparing the transaction documents, valuation negotiations, due diligence, and agreement negotiations through to the closing of the transaction.
The firm has been active in India since 2013 and has been the exclusive partner of Clairfield International in India since 2021. The firm in India was co-founded by Abhijeet Biswas, Manoj Patkar and Tapas Sarkar, who together possess over 50 years’ combined experience in the field of mergers and acquisitions.
The senior management team at Clairfield India comes with rich global experience and proven expertise across varied fields of investment banking and consulting. Our expertise and experience span multiple sectors, domains, and verticals like industrial, healthcare, consumer, business services, telecom, media & technology and energy. We have completed over 30 transactions for important clients across India and crossborder.
Our extensive personal involvement in all transactions helps make the journey with Clairfield in India both rewarding and successful for our clients.
Some of our notable key deals include:
- Acquisition of Tulip Group (one of India’s largest IVD manufacturers) by PerkinElmer, a global firm headquartered in the US.
- Acquisition of Rotostat, India’s leading industrial services provider, by the US-based Manpower Group.
- Private equity investment in CPC Diagnostics by Everstone (through its Everlife platform), one of the leading Indian PE investors.
- Acquisition of India’s leading industrial gases company, Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases, by Air Water, a major Japanese chemical firm.
- Acquisition of India’s 2nd largest dialysis chain, Sparsh Nephrocare, with Fresenius, a German life sciences firm.
- Acquisition by Taikisha (a Japanese HVAC company) of Nicomac (a leading Indian cleanroom engineering company).
Team members
Selected transactions
Jacto, a global industrial conglomerate specialising in the agriculture sector, acquired SOLO, a world-leading manufacturer of portable sprayers.
Industrials
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Artemis Capital Partners (ACP), Munich, acquired Lüttgens Kunststoff-Technik, headquartered in Heiligenhaus, Germany, and with a further production facility in Nielbark, Poland.
Industrials
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Prelum, a leading Dutch provider of digital continuing medical education for healthcare professionals, was sold to Noordhoff Zorg, a subsidiary of Infinitas Learning.
Business services
WCC, a Dutch a developer of advanced data matching software solutions for governments and businesses, sold its Identity Solution HERMES to Vision Box, a subsidiary of Amadeus.
Tech, software & digital
Advisor to the seller
Harbourfront Wealth Holdings Inc., a Canadian leading independent wealth advisory and investment management firm, acquired K.J. Harrison & Partners Inc.
Financial Institutions
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Cashbuild Limited, a South African building materials company, agreed to acquire Allbuildco, which will own the assets and liabilities of three hardware and building material stores currently trading under the Amper Alles brand.
Consumer & retail
Acquisition of a majority stake
Advisor to the buyer
Vivo Energy announces the sale of its interest in Engen Mauritius, a downstream oil and gas operator in Mauritius, to Bhunjun Group, a local investment firm.
Energy, cleantech & resources
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Medical Magnus, a prominent hospital in Lodz known for its excellence in orthopaedics and multidisciplinary care, was sold to LUX MED.
Healthcare
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Tarabula Dental Clinics was sold to United Clinics, a portfolio company of Innova Capital.
Healthcare
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Contact information
Mumbai
Address :
104/105, Balarama, E Block, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (E), Mumbai Maharashtra 400051
