Investment Summary

Ascent Capital Invests In Naari Pharma

On February 4, 2020, private equity firm Ascent Capital invested in life science company Naari Pharma

Investment Highlights
  • This is Ascent Capital’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Ascent Capital’s 27th transaction in India.

Investment Summary

Date 2020-02-04
Target Naari Pharma
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Ascent Capital
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Naari Pharma

Bangalore, India
Naari Pharma is a vertically integrated women’s health pharma business focused on hormones. It has development and manufacturing capabilities for fermentation intermediates, active pharmaceutical ingredients and FDFs. Naari Pharma was founded in 1978 and is based in Bangalore, India.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Ascent Capital

Bangalore, India

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2000
PE ASSETS 600M USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Ascent Capital is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in promising Indian companies driven by 'visionary leadership'. In addition to providing growth financing, Ascent also helps young companies attract senior management talent and maintain high standards of corporate governance in preparation for an exit. Ascent invests in the range of $10 - $30 million per transaction. Ascent prefers investing in sectors that leverage India's outsourcing strengths, benefit form the country's infrastructure boom, and address a growing consumer market. Ascent Capital was formed in 2000 and is based in Bangalore.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 27 of 32
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Growth Capital) 7 of 7
Country (India) 27 of 32
Year (2020) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-16 Newgen Software Technologies

New Delhi, India

Newgen Software Technologies is a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), Customer Communication Management (CCM), Document Management System (DMS), Workflow and Process Automation. Newgen Software Technologies was founded in 1992 and is based in New Delhi, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-03-23 CureFit

Bangalore, India

CureFit is a health and fitness company offering digital and offline experiences across fitness, nutrition, and mental well-being. CureFit was founded in 2016 and is based in Bangalore, India.

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