Investment Summary

Warburg Pincus Invests In Biba

On December 5, 2013, private equity firm Warburg Pincus invested in apparel/textiles company Biba

Investment Highlights
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 1st transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is Warburg Pincus’ 23rd transaction in India.

Investment Summary
Date 2013-12-05
Target Biba
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Investor(s) Warburg Pincus
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Biba

Gurugram, India
Biba is a designer, manufacturer, and retailer of women’s ethnic apparel. The Company offers women’s ethnic wear, catering to a mid to mid-premium income consumer and focusing largely on daily/evening wear. Biba was founded in 1986 and is based in Gurugram, India.

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Investor

Warburg Pincus

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1966
PE ASSETS 83.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Warburg Pincus is a mega-sized, global private equity firm focused on investment opportunities across North America, Asia, and Europe. Warburg will consider investing at various company stages, from early-stage opportunities to distressed situations. Warburg Pincus is organized by industry groups. Verticals include financial services, healthcare, technology, media & telecommunications, energy, consumer & industrial, and real estate. Within financial services, Warburg will consider asset/wealth managers, banks, exchanges, financial technology, insurance, transaction processing, private banking, and specialty/consumer finance. Within healthcare, specific areas of interest include medical devices, healthcare services, and biotech/pharmaceuticals. Within technology/media/communications, Warburg targets software, media/internet/information, financial technology, telecom, business services, and systems/semiconductors. Within energy, specific areas of interest include oil/gas exploration, power generation/transmission, and alternative energy. Warburg Pincus raised its first fund in 1966 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 240 of 482
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 1 of 3
Type (Growth Capital) 63 of 158
Country (India) 23 of 48
Year (2013) 13 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-11-26 Amtek

New Delhi, India

Amtek is a manufacturer of forgings, machined, and assembled products for domestic and international original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers of auto components.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-12 Aramark

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Aramark is a professional services, providing food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to healthcare institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, businesses and government departments and agencies. Aramark was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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