M&A Deal Summary

Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt. Acquires Symbiotec Pharmalab

On December 18, 2018, private equity firm Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt. acquired medical products company Symbiotec Pharmalab from Actis Capital for 100M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt.’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt.’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt.’s 20th transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-12-18
Target Symbiotec Pharmalab
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors Pvt.
Sellers(s) Actis Capital
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 100M USD

Target

Symbiotec Pharmalab

Indore, India
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Symbiotec Pharmalab Ltd. develops, produces and markets research-based corticosteroid and hormone APIs. Symbiotec Pharmalab was founded in 1995 and is based in Indore, India.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors is the private equity arm of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Limited, a diversified financial services group. Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors looks to invest in and acquire mid-sized growth oriented companies throughout India. The Firm targets businesses in need of capital to to expand into new geographies and products. Motilal Oswal Private Equity Advisors was established in 2006 and is headquartered in Mumbai.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 23 of 25
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 1 of 1
Country (India) 20 of 22
Year (2018) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-10-16 Happy Forgings

Ludhiana, United States

Happy Forgings Ltd. is a manufacturer of a safety critical component for automotive industry. Apart from crankshafts, it also manufactures steering knuckles, transmission gears, suspension assemblies, locomotive parts etc helping it serve customers across multiple end user industries including Commercial Vehicles, Tractors, Capital equipment, Railways and Exports. Happy Forgings was founded in 1979 and is based in Ludhiana, India.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-12-24 VVDN Technologies Pvt.

Gurugram, India

VVDN Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an integrated product design and ODM (Original Design Manufacturing) service provider. The company engaged in the business of Product Engineering and Electronics Product Manufacturing. VVDN Technologies was founded in 2007 and is based in Gurugram, India.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Actis Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2004
PE ASSETS 24.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Actis Capital is a private equity firm focused on investments in emerging markets. Actis segments its investment activity into three areas. These include private equity, energy, and real estate. Actis' private equity team looks for buyout and growth capital opportunities requiring at least $50 million in financing. Depending on the situation, Actis will consider both controlling and minority investment situations. Sectors of interest include financial services, consumer and retail, business services, and industrial. Actis' energy group seeks to invest in in a variety of energy and utility projects. Actis' real estate team invests equity capital in office, residential, industrial, hotel and retail projects. Actis Capital was established in 2004 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 71 of 81
Sector (Medical Products) 2 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 13 of 16
Country (India) 18 of 19
Year (2018) 8 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-10 Compuscan Holdings South Africa

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Compuscan Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd. is a provider of total credit reporting and risk management solutions throughout the credit life-cycle. Compuscan Holdings South Africa (Pty) Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Sell $263M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-29 Yellow Door Energy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Yellow Door Energy is a distributed Commercial & Industrial (“C&I”) solar platform in the Middle East and Africa (“MEA”) region with around 200MW of secured production capacity. Closing of the transaction remains subject to obtaining the relevant regulatory approvals. In all its target markets, YDE can offer customers a power supply that is more economical and sustainable than the grid. Demonstrating 10-50% power cost savings for customers, the company is positioned in the fast-growing C&I segment, in key MEA markets. YDE has one of few operating C&I portfolios of scale in the region with 106MW in operation and 104MW awarded and under construction. Yellow Door Energy is based in Dubai.

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