Investment Banking

Overview

Elara Capital was founded with a vision to offer fast growing Indian companies with the best-in-class, global investment banking services. True to our commitment, we have consummated over 50 capital raising and M&A transactions worth over USD3bn in the last five years, and have been consistently ranked among the top 10 equity linked instrument issuers in the Asia Pacific region by Bloomberg.

Elara Capital’s team comprises of industry visionaries, thought leaders and successful career bankers who have come together to serve the Indian and frontier region corporate circles in achieving their strategic growth objectives. With a true global presence - through offices across major financial centres with a dedicated advisory network - and the best in class human capital, Elara is uniquely positioned to offer the mid-market growth champions the top notch Investment Banking products, and a quality of service. Elara Capital’s diverse Investment Banking services are tuned to serve companies through their entire lifecycle of growth.

Expertise

Elara Capital has the best in class human capital with a deep knowledge of products and industries that they serve. Our advisory team members have high-pedigree academic and professional background and have been associated with reputed corporate houses and investment banks. Our team possesses a meticulous, first-hand understanding of issues - as wide ranging as financial structuring, legal consideration, cultural fitment and post merger integration – a hallmark of our high quality, independent advice.

Elara Capital is among the handful of mid-market advisors with a physical presence across global financial centres with offices in London, New York, Dubai and Singapore, and senior team members in continental Europe. We also have an extensive network of partner banks across all major geographies in the world, comprising of leading mid-market and large cap investment banks in addition to sector-focused boutiques. This, coupled with our strong corporate and global investor relationships, has made us a trusted partner for overseas capital raising and cross border M&A for both large and mid-market growth champions.

Elara Capital has, arguably, the widest product suite to serve mid-market companies both in India and in all Emerging Economies. Our capabilities cut across domestic and cross border M&A, PE Syndication, AIM listings, FCCB issuances, IPOs, QIPs and GDRs. The ability to give our mid-market clients the widest choices to pursue their strategic objectives is the bedrock of our commitment to their growth.

Contact
Abhishek A. Bhagat

Abhishek A. Bhagat heads the Investment Banking team at Elara Capital. Prior to Elara, Abhishek was Head – Transaction Origination for New Age Sectors in YES BANK, covering Technology, Telecom, Pharmaceuticals, Education and Healthcare. He was a member of the Leadership Team at YES BANK since its very inception, and led various initiatives as core member of Corporate Development and Strategy team. Abhishek is ably supported by a team of experienced professionals from a diverse background with tremendous exposure across industries and leading corporates.

You can get in touch with Abhishek at the following co-ordinates:
Phone Number: +91 22 4252 6167
E mail: abhishek.bhagat@elaracapital.com

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Products & Services

Lifecycle Investment Bank to your company

Elara Capital has the widest product suite to serve Indian companies – our fund raising capabilities span across a broad array of instruments and our M&A capabilities cut across geographies and cultures. This helps us adopt a diagnostic approach to your investment banking needs and provide you the most appropriate solution.

Here’s an overview of the services we offer you across your lifecycle:

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M & A

Elara Capital and its global presence with senior team members in London, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Continental Europe and Mumbai as well as an outstanding network of partner banks across all major and minor geographies ensures a timely and smooth consummation of each and every stage of an M&A advisory transaction – be it a target search and short listing, term sheet or share purchase agreement negotiation, managing regulatory requirements or due diligence; Elara are technically versed to deal with the most complex of transactions and boast the most competitive negotiation skills through comprehensive research and meticulous valuations.

Elara’s ‘Partner Investment Bank’ network comprises mainly of leading mid-market and large cap investment banks in all active geographies, sector focused, boutique advisors included. They help our clients remain in full command with a deep understanding of local companies through insights into their respective industry verticals and the regional M&A climate.

India’s Global Majors have entrusted us with their cross-border inorganic growth activity and have thus put testament to Elara Capital’s ability to successfully consummate large and intricate transactions.

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Private Equity Syndication:

Private equity will remain a preferred choice for capital growth and Indian industries received USD7.9bn investments from the PE deals in 2010, according to a report released by Confederation of India Industries (CII). PE funding is expected to provide capital to fund much-needed infrastructure projects to support GDP growth of 7-8% in India. Overall, India alone needs about USD1.3tn investments over the next three years to sustain its high GDP growth of 7-9% out of which USD100bn will be PE investments.

Elara Capital has a sophisticated understanding of entrepreneurial and family run businesses as well as individual investor preferences. We help you make the right choice, whether to choose a financial and strategic investor or to evaluate the fitment between your firm’s goals and your prospective investor’s plans. Our deep ties with fund houses - both in India and abroad - and a research-driven tracking of the investment environment ensure our immense ability to carry out a multi-stage, systematic process for your private equity fund raising needs, and help you negotiate the right terms in your fund raising exercise.

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Capital Market Services:

Elara Capital has been a leader in raising overseas and domestic capital for listed Indian companies, having raised over USD3bn successfully to fuel their growth.

Initial Public Offerings (IPOs):

Elara Capital (India) Ltd is a SEBI licensed Category I Merchant Banker with a track record of successful IPOs.

Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs):

Deep relationships within the QIB universe and a composite understanding of market trends form the cornerstone of our QIP execution.

Global Depository Receipts /Convertible Bonds:

Elara Capital has been a market leader in overseas capital-raising through the GDR and FCCB route, having raised over a billion dollars for large and medium growth companies. Our strong distribution capabilities and investor relationships have driven the success of this product among leading India corporates.

AIM Listings

Elara Capital is among few Indian advisors, with a broker license at LSE’s Alternative Investment Market, and a proven capability to take emerging Indian companies with innovative business models to this premier global destination for seeking risk capital.

PIPEs:

Elara Capital can help you raise private monies in your public company from leading investors in the form of structured or vanilla transactions.

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Investment Banking Publications

Investment Banking team undertakes select research and publish periodic reports for exclusive clientele, based on their specific needs in a highly customized manner. These sectoral reports cover various industries, keeping the clients updated on trends, developments and deals across the globe besides citing emerging opportunities for them.

Capital Goods

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FMCG

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Infrastructure

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Sector Focus

Auto & Auto Ancillary	Consumer Durables	Energy
FMCG	Hotels & Leisure	Information Technology
Infrastructure & Construction	Logistics	Manufacturing Industrials
Media	Oil & Gas	Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare
Real Estate	Retail	Telecommunications

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Select Transactions

Elara Capital has carved a niche for its outstanding contribution to overseas and domestic fund raising as well as the impeccable consummation of many high profile M&A deals.

Bloomberg ranks Elara in the top 5 for India Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds, top 6 for India overseas equity offerings and top 15 for India domestic equity QIPs for Financial Year 2010/2011.

Some of the highlights are displayed below:

Capital Market

M&A and Private Equity Syndication