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
Molino Cañuelas, one of Argentina’s most iconic food companies, received court approval for its debt restructuring agreement, marking the successful conclusion of a complex and unprecedented process.
Consumer & retail
Debt restructuring
Advisor to Molino Cañuelas
Náš chléb, a Czech group producing and selling bakery and confectionery products, sold a majority stake to Jet Investment.
Consumer & retail
Majority sale
Advisor to the seller
BRQ Digital Solutions acquired weme, a company specialised in strategic design and digital product development.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Power-One Micro Systems, a leading manufacturer of power conversion and conditioning solutions, sold a majority stake to Iljin Electronics (India), a prominent EMS provider & a subsidiary of Amber Enterprises.
Industrials
Advisor to the seller
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of technical installation services for cooling and heating systems, acquired Coolserve, a prominent regional player in the installation and service of climate control solutions.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Nordic Climate Group, a leading provider of technical installation services for cooling and heating systems, acquired Climanova, a well-established company specialising in technical solutions for cooling, climate control, and heating.
Business services
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Tricorp, a leading specialist in the design, production, and distribution of high-quality workwear for professionals, was sold to Gilde Equity Management, a prominent Dutch private equity firm.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
INNAX, an energy solutions provider, acquired Tums, a certified metering company in the Netherlands.
Energy, cleantech & resources
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Harbourfront Wealth Holdings Inc., a national leading independent wealth advisory and investment management firm, acquired Millar Private Wealth Inc.
Financial Institutions
Acquisition
Advisor to the buyer
Contact information
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