Introduction
Private equity firms are the investment management companies that assist startups and business by making investment in private equity. Private equity investment includes strategies like leveraged buyout, venture capital, growth capital, private credit strategies, private secondaries market, impact investment etc.
Private equity industry is a US $ 3.4 trillion industry globally. The investment proportion in India is highest among the countries. Private equity investment in India’s real estate has shown some promising growth. The Indian private equity market is projected to register a CAGR of 15%. Some of the leading private equity firms in India are :
The Carlyle Group
| Establishment | 1987 A.D. Headquarter in Washington D.C., United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India Carlyle India Advisors Private Limited 601 Jet Airways Godrej BKC 6th floor Plot C-68, ‘G’ Block, Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 051India P +91 22 6647 0800 F +91 22 6647 0803 |
| Major Investment | SBI Life, SBI Card, HDFC, India Infoline, Delhivery, PNB Housing Finance, Bharti Airtel, SeQuent |
| Website | https://www.carlyle.com/ |
Warburg Pincus LLC
| Establishment | 1966 A.D. Headquarter in New York, United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India Warburg Pincus India Pvt. Ltd. 7th Floor, Express Towers Nariman Point P +91 22 6650 0000 F +91 00 6650 0001 |
| Major Investment | Bharti Airtel, CAMS, IndiaFirst Life Insurance, IDFC First Bank, SBI General Insurance |
| Website | https://warburgpincus.com/ |
ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Limited
| Establishment | 1988 A.D. Headquarter in New York, United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India ICICI Venture House, Ground Floor Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi P +91 22 66555050 F +91 22 66555055 |
| Major Investment | DCB Bank, Kingfisher Airlines Limited, Devyani International, Infomedia 18 Limited, ING Vysya Bank, Mahindra Retail Private Limited, PVR Limited, PVR Pictures Limited, Reliance Petroleum Limited |
| Website | https://www.iciciventure.com/ |
Bain Capital
| Establishment | 1984 A.D. Headquarter in Massachusetts, United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India Unit 2201, 22nd Floor Express Towers Nariman Point 400021 P +91 22 67528000 F +91 22 67528010 |
| Major Investment | Axis Bank, IIFL Wealth, Hero MotoCorp Limited, TARC |
| Website | https://www.baincapital.com/ |
JM Financial Private Equity
| Establishment | 1986 A.D. Corporate Office in Mumbai |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 7th Floor, Cnergy Appasaheb Marathe Marg, Prabhadevi P +91 22 66303030 F +91 22 66303223 |
| Major Investment | BigHaat Agro, Aarman Solutions, API Holdings, LIC Housing Finance Ltd., Sonalika International, South Indian Bank, GAAR, Isthara |
| Website | https://jmfl.com/ |
IDFC Private Equity Fund
| Establishment | 2008 A.D. |
| Location in India | Chennai, Tamil Nadu KRM Tower, 7th Floor Number 1, Harrington Road, Chetpet P +91 022 42222000 |
| Major Investment | Viom Network, GMR Energy Limited, Parag Milk Foods Private Limited, National Commodity & Derivative Exchange, Medi Assist Healthcare Services Private Limited |
| Website | https://www.idfc.com/ |
TPG Growth Capital
| Establishment | 1992 A.D., Headquarter in San Francisco United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 1004, The Capital Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra East 400051 F +91 22 61361901 |
| Major Investment | Book My Show, Lenskart, Campus, FirstCry, Motherhood Hospitals |
| Website | https://www.tpg.com/ |
CVC Capital Partners subs. CVC Advisers (India) Private Limited
| Establishment | 1981 A.D., Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
| Location in India | Worli, Mumbai 703, 7th Floor Ceejay House Shivsagar Estate 400018 P +91 22 62165900 |
| Major Investment | Gujarat Titans, Healthcare Global Enterprises, Petco, Sky Betting & Gaming |
| Website | https://www.cvc.com/ |
The Black Stone Group
| Establishment | 1985 A.D., New York, United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India Express Towers Nariman Point -400021 P +91 (0)22 67528500 P +91 (0)22 67528520 |
| Major Investment | Xpressbees, VFS Global, Mphasis, Essel Propack |
| Website | https://www.blackstone.com/ |
KKR & Company
| Establishment | 1976 A.D., New York, United States |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 2nd Floor, Piramal Tower Peninsula Corporate Park Ganpatrao Kadam Marg Lower Parel-400013 P+ 91 22 43551300 |
| Major Investment | Emerald Media, Avendus Capital, IndiGrid, Re Sustainability Limited, Jio Platforms Limited, Reliance Retail Ventures Limited, Lenskart, Livspace, Vini Cosmetics, Shriram General Insurance |
| Website | https://www.kkr.com/ |
Everstone Capital
| Establishment | 2006 A.D., Headquarter in Singapore |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 16th Floor, Tower Fitwala Road One Indiabulls Center Senapati Bapat Marg- 400013 P +91 22 40436000 |
| Major Investment | Apexon, Sahyadri Hospital, Burger King India, |
| Website | https://everstonecapital.com/ |
Baring Private Equity Partners India
| Establishment | 1997, Headquarter in Hong Kong |
| Location in India | Gurgaon, India 9th Floor, Infinity Tower A, DLF Phase II Gurugram, Haryana -122002 P +91 124 432 1100 |
| Major Investment | eMudhra, Intrasoft Technologies, Manappuram Finance Limited, Neo Accel, Airtel, Horizon Ventures |
| Website | https://www.bpeasia.com/ |
CLSA Capital Partners
| Establishment | 1986 A.D., Headquarter in Hong Kong |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 8/F Dalamal House Nariman Point-400021 P +91 22 56505050 F +91 22 22840271 |
| Major Investment | Havell’s India Limited, Jyothy Laboratories Limited, Luminous Power Technologies Pvt. Ltd., VLCC Health Care Limited, Holisol Logistics, Nobel Hygiene Private Limited, Livpure Private Limited, Everest Kanto Cylinder Limited, |
| Website | http://www.clsacapital.com/ |
Kotak Private Equity
| Establishment | 2005 A.D. |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India Kotak Investment Advisors Limited 27 BKC, Plot No. C-27, “G” Block Bandra Kurla Complex Bandra – 400051 P +91 22 43360000 F +91 22 67132445 |
| Major Investment | Minda Corporation Limited, Manipal Health, Advance Enzyme Technologies, Natco Pharma Limited, Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited, |
| Website | https://alternateassets.kotak.com/ |
Chrys Capital
| Establishment | 1999 A.D. |
| Location in India | New Delhi, India 501, Eros Corporate Towers Nehru Place- 110019 P +91 11 41291000 F +91 11 41291010 |
| Major Investment | Infosys, Hexaware Technologies, Axis Bank, Bajaj Auto Finance, National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Hero Fin Corp., Mahindra Finance, Yes Bank, South Indian Bank, Intas, Zydus, Mankind, Livguard, FirstCry, Xpressbees, |
| Website | http://www.chryscapital.com/ |
True North’s India Value Fund
| Establishment | 1999 A.D. |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India Suite f9C Grand Hyatt Plaza Santacruz P+ 91 80 225597625 |
| Major Investment | Fincare, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, PolicyBazaar, VKL Seasoning,Niva Bupa, HomeFirst, Seedworks |
| Website | https://www.truenorth.co.in/ |
Motilal Oswal Private Equity
| Establishment | 2006 A.D. Headquarter in Mumbai |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 2nd Floor, Palm Spring Center Palm Court Complex Link Road, Malad – 400064 P +91 22 40548000 P +91 22 67490600 |
| Major Investment | Pathkind Diagnostics, Kurl on, Cycle Pure Agarbathies, Glass Wall Systems, Happy Forgings, Intec Capital Limited, Dairy Day, Kredit Bee |
| Website | https://www.motilaloswalgroup.com/ |
CX Partners
| Establishment | 2008, New Delhi |
| Location in India | New Delhi, India Delhi- Atelier 1 Suite #3 Worldmark 2 Aerocity – 110037 P +91 11 47640000 |
| Major Investment | Ujjivan, South Indian Bank, Barbeque Nation, Sapphire Foods, Exotel, Better Place, Sekhmet Pharmaventures |
| Website | https://www.cxpartners.in/ |
Premji Invest
| Establishment | 2006, Bangalore, India |
| Location in India | Banglore, India #134 Doddakannelli Bengaluru- 560035 P +91 80 30278108 F +91 80 30278012 |
| Major Investment | Wipro, Zydus Wellness, Krazy Bee, The Sleep Company, Trip Actions, Fortis Healthcare, Myntra Designs, Fabindia Overseas |
| Website | https://www.linkedin.com/company/premji-invest |
Kedaara Capital
| Establishment | 2011 A.D. |
| Location in India | Mumbai, India 35th Floor, Sunshine Tower Senapati Bapat Marg Parel – 400013 P +91 22 61558000 F +91 22 61558001 |
| Major Investment | Mahindra Logistics, AU small Finance Bank, Vedant Fashions, Lenskart, Purplle, Vishan Megamart |
| Website | https://kedaara.com/ |
Sequoia Capital
| Establishment | 1972, California, United States |
| Location in India | Bengaluru, India No. 278, Defence Colony Second Stage, Corporation Ward No. 089 Indiranagar – 560038 P +91 011 49567200 |
| Major Investment | Bira, Mama Earth, Khatabook, Cars24, Cred, Coin Switch, Mobile Premier League, Bharat Pe, Wake Fit, Unacademy, Byju’s, Dailyhunt, Indigo Paints, Oyo Rooms, Ola Cabs, Mobikwik, Zomato, True Caller, |
| Website | https://www.sequoiacap.com/ |