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
La Basque, a premium ice cream company formerly owned by Grupo Alfa, was sold to Flamboyant, a leading player in the food sector in the state of Pará.
Consumer & retail
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Eurovetro, an Italian glass recycling business, was sold to the Quarzwerke Group, a German producer of mineral raw materials.
Industrials
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Cdimex S.A., a company specialised in the development of beauty brands, sold 40% of its equity stake to Grupo Newsan, one of the leading conglomerates in consumer electronics, urban mobility, fast-moving consumer goods, and food.
Consumer & retail
Minority sale
Advisor to the seller
Swedish department store chain Åhléns and Finish retailer SOK engaged in procurement cooperation.
Consumer & retail
Purchasing collaboration
Advisor to Åhléns
Herantis Pharma Plc, a company developing disease-modifying therapies for Parkinson’s disease, raised equity through a directed share issue.
Healthcare
Equity financing
Advisor to Herantis Pharma Plc
Optomed Plc, a technology company and a leading manufacturer of handheld fundus cameras and screening software, raised equity through a directed share issue.
Healthcare
Equity financing
Advisor to Optomed Plc
Ruokaboksi, a Finnish consumer tech & food delivery platform for healthier and more enjoyable home dining, raised growth equity.
Consumer & retail
Equity financing
Advisor to Ruokaboksi
Kontino, a company specialised in processes, welds, and fabricates steel products into sheets and other prefabricated structures, was sold to Feon.
Industrials
Sale
Advisor to the seller
Solwers, a growth platform for consultancy companies, was listed on First North Finland.
Industrials
First North Finland listing
Contact information
Mumbai
Address :
104/105, Balarama, E Block, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (E), Mumbai Maharashtra 400051
