Investment Summary

Samena Capital Invests In UGRO Capital

On January 1, 2018, private equity firm Samena Capital invested in financial services company UGRO Capital

Investment Highlights
  • This is Samena Capital’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Samena Capital’s 8th transaction in India.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-01-01
Target UGRO Capital
Sector Financial Services
Investor(s) Samena Capital
Deal Type PIPE

Target

UGRO Capital

Mumbai, India
UGRO Capital is a datatech lending platform, pursuing its mission of “Solving the Unsolved” for the small business credit gap in India, on the back of its formidable distribution reach and its Data-tech approach. UGRO Capital was founded in 1993 and is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Samena Capital

Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2008
PE ASSETS 1.5B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Samena Capital is a private investment group focused on acquiring companies and investing in opportunities throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Samena does not have any stated sector preferences. Samena Capital was formed in 2008 and is based in London.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 19
Sector: Financial Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: PIPE M&A Deals 6 of 8
Country: India M&A 8 of 10
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Unihearts is a pre-school education institution that offers proprietary English and bilingual (Chinese and English) curriculums based on the Singaporean education system. The Company currently operates 5 kindergartens across affluent and developed coastal cities. Unihearts was founded in 2001 and is based in Qingdao, China.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-04-19 Bloom Hotels

New Delhi, India

Bloom Hotels is an operator of a chain of hotels and restaurants providing quality hospitality services. Bloom Hotels was formed in 2006 and is headquartered in New Delhi.

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