McColl Partners, LLC (“McColl Partners”) is pleased to announce the addition of a partner firm in India through the Clairfield Partners (“Clairfield”) alliance. Equirus Capital (www.equirus.com) is a major Indian financial advisory firm specializing in transaction advisory, private equity advisory, capital markets, structured financing, and institutional equities. Equirus has offices in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Ahmedabad.
"Since its inception in 2007, Equirus has closed over 25 M&A, private equity, and capital market transactions in industries such as telecommunications & technology, media, engineering, retail, financial services, manufacturing, and life sciences. Recent transactions include investment by KKR in Dalmia Cement, investment by JP Morgan in Viceroy Hotel, PE funding by Milestone Religare in Healthcare Global Enterprise, and LT Finance's acquisition of DBS Cholamandalam.
Equirus employs more than 20 professionals in its investment banking division. The team is led by Ajay Garg, one of India's top dealmakers, who started his career with DSP Merrill Lynch. Abhijeet Biswas, who has led diverse cross-border deal activity in the last few years, heads the M&A practice.
“India is an extremely attractive marketplace for worldwide buyers and sellers. The country has shown remarkable growth in the face of the economic crisis. Equirus is a well-established investment banking firm with an expert team that has shown that it has the capacity and skills to execute complex cross-border transactions. We are pleased to have such an excellent partner firm in an increasingly important territory for our clients in the United States,” said Eric Andreozzi, managing director of McColl Partners.
“Equirus has had a cross-border focus since its founding. However it has become increasingly necessary to take our international involvement to the next level by joining a partnership that will give us people on the ground all over the world. We are seeing increased deal activity for both inbound M&A and outbound M&A, with deals in industry, engineering, infrastructure services, I&T and BPO services, pharmaceuticals, and telecom. In addition to professional process management and sector know-how, Clairfield Partners will give us access to the best buyers and sellers for our clients,” said Ajay Garg, founder and managing director of Equirus Capital.
Additional information about McColl Partners’ relationship with Clairfield and its cross-border activity is available on the firm’s website, www.mccollpartners.com. Dave Vorhoff or Brian Davis can be reached at (704) 333-0525.
About McColl Partners, LLC
McColl Partners is an independent investment banking firm specializing in the needs of management and owners of middle-market companies. With significant experience working with private equity groups, entrepreneurs, family-owned businesses, public companies, financial institutions, and divisions of large companies, the firm is dedicated to offering strategic advice and assistance to its clients regarding mergers and acquisitions and private capital raising assignments. More information about McColl Partners can be found at www.mccollpartners.com.
About Clairfield Partners
Clairfield Partners is an international corporate finance partnership that provides advisory services to clients ranging from family businesses to large multinational corporations and private equity funds. The Clairfield Partners network includes firms throughout Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Asia. More information about Clairfield can be found at www.clairfield.com.