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Samara Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Samara Capital’s most common sectors for investment arelife science (34%) and financial services (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (67%) and buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (34%).

In the last 3 years, Samara Capital has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is ipo (67%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7
  • M&A Advisors 1

Samara Capital

Level 18, Birla Aurora, Dr Annie Besant Rd, Century Bazaar, Prabhadevi,,
Mumbai, 400030
India
www.samaracapital.com
info@samaracapital.com

Samara Capital is an India-based private equity firm focused on acquiring interests in emerging Indian companies. Samara specifically looks for sectors or business models that offer significant opportunities and are poised for rapid growth or transformation. Industries of interest include infrastructure, consumer products/services, financial services, pharmaceuticals/healthcare, IT, business process outsourcing, media, and manufacturing. Samara Capital was formed in 2006 and has offices in Mumbai and and New Delhi.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Financial Services, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Life Science, Manufacturing, Media, Metals/Mining, Retail, Staffing

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: Central Asia/India

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 3 - - - - - 3
Sell (0.4/yr) # 1 1 - 1 - - 3
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Lotus Surgicals Pvt Ltd. 2023-05-11 - Trade Sale
Mumbai, India · www.lotus-surgicals.com
Sapphire Foods India Pvt. Ltd. 2021-11-09 - IPO
Mumbai, India · www.sapphirefoods.in
Sekhmet Pharmaventures Pvt. Ltd. 2020-01-01 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mumbai, India · www.sekhmetpharma.com
RBL Bank Ltd. 2016-08-19 - IPO
Mumbai, India · www.rblbank.com
Sapphire Foods India Pvt. Ltd. 2015-09-01 - Venture
Mumbai, India · www.sapphirefoods.in
RBL Bank Ltd. 2011-02-11 - Venture
Mumbai, India · www.rblbank.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Financial Services - - 1 (33%) -
Franchising - - 1 (33%) -
Life Science 1 (100%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
India 1 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture - - 2 (67%) -
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 1 (100%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 1 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
IPO 2 (67%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (33%) -
Total 3 -

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
o3 Capital
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Gautam Gode

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Sumeet Narang

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Abhishek Kabra

Managing Director

Anchit Gupta

Managing Director

Girish Bhat

Managing Director

FAQ

When was Samara Capital founded?

Samara Capital was founded in 2006.

What type of investor is Samara Capital?

Samara Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Samara Capital headquartered?

Samara Capital is headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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