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May, 2014
Volume 10.5
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Deal Round Up May 2014 • Active deal making continued in May with 95 deals deals worth US$ 5.3bn
signed during the month.
Deal Summary Volume Value (US$ mn) • The M&A landscape improved dramatically with 52 deals pegged at US$
2012 2013 2014 2012 2013 2014 4.4bn; the top deal being Adani Group's acquisition of Dharma Ports for
Domestic 19 22 26 488 891 2,465 US$ 932 mn.
Crossborder 16 19 21 1,148 481 1,364 • PE investments stood at US$ 0.9bn (43 deals); the top deal being DST
Merger & Internal
4 3 5 20 326 548
Global led US$ 210 mn investment in Flipkart Private Ltd.
Restructuring
• Domestic market continued to be buoyant in May both in terms of value
Total M&A 39 44 52 1,656 1,697 4,377
and volume.
Private Equity 26 33 43 344 1,951 904
Grand Total 65 77 95 2,000 3,648 5,281 • The IT & ITeS sector stole the show in May with e-commerce companies
Cross border includes
doing well both in terms of strategic and financial investments.
Inbound 8 9 15 202 107 1,277 • The month also saw YES Bank raise US$ 500mn through the QIP route.
Outbound 8 10 6 945 373 87
Trend spotting Total Deal Value Spread (US$ mn) – May'14 Total Deal Volume Spread – May '14
Trend spotting Total Deal Value Spread (US$ mn) – YTD May'14 Total Deal Volume Spread – YTD May '14
Sectoral Snapshot Top Sectors based on Deal Value (US$ mn) Top Sectors based on Deal Volume
Sectoral Snapshot Top Sectors based on Deal Value (US$ mn) Top Sectors based on Deal Volume
Target
handled total cargo of 14.3mn
tonnes.
Flipkart raised US$ Flipkart India Pvt. Ltd.
210mn in a fresh round
of funding, bringing in India’s largest e-commerce
technology focused PE
The acquisition is part of website, Flipkart has raised
firm DST Global besides
Adani Ports Adani Group’s strategy to funds of over US$ 750 mn
Investee
existing investors.
build their expanse across the since its inception in 2007.
An arm of Adani Group,
Adani Ports and Special Zone Indian coastline. The deal is,
is India’s largest port however, subject to third
operator., with its flagship party approvals
Rationale
Acquirer
Comments
a technology focused fund. It while DST hopes to bring a
Investor
has invested for the first time in global perspective into the
Flipkart. It also leads the investment.
investment. Existing investors
also participated in this round.
This document captures the list of deals announced based on information available in the public domain and based on public announcements. Grant Thornton India LLP does not
take any responsibility for the information, any errors or any decision by the reader based on this information. This document should not be relied upon as a substitute for
detailed advise and hence, we do not accept responsibility for any loss as a result of relying on the material contained herein. Further, our analysis of the deal values are based on
publicly available information and based on appropriate assumptions (wherever necessary). Hence, if different assumptions were to be applied, the outcomes and results would
be different.
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I. M&A Deals
Acquisition
% Domestic/
Acquirer Target Sector price Deal Type
Stake Crossborder
(US$ mn)
Acquisition
% Domestic/
Acquirer Target Sector price Deal Type
Stake Crossborder
(US$ mn)
Epicurean Events and Services Nalas Aappakadai Hospitality & Leisure N.A. Majority Stake 51% Domestic
Indsur Group CDA Contracts Ltd Infrastructure Management N.A. Acquisition 100% Outbound
*Based on public information, the deal is a stock transaction and is pegged at US$ 340mn
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I. M&A Deals
Acquisition
% Domestic/
Acquirer Target Sector price Deal Type
Stake Crossborder
(US$ mn)
Concur Technologies Cleartrip Private Limited IT & ITEs N.A. Increasing Stake 25% Inbound
MasterCard Inc ElectraCard Services Pvt Ltd IT & ITEs N.A. Acquisition 100% Inbound
Pegasystems Inc MeshLabs Software Pvt Ltd IT & ITEs N.A. Acquisition 100% Inbound
Kirusa Inc Plusray Innovations Pvt Ltd - Cooltok IT & ITEs N.A. Acquisition 100% Inbound
Increasing Stake to
Jaypee Development Corporation Andhra Cements Manufacturing N.A. 9% Domestic
68.79%
Kajaria Ceramics Ltd Taurus Tiles Pvt Manufacturing N.A. Majority Stake 51% Domestic
Acquisition
% Domestic/
Acquirer Target Sector price Deal Type
Stake Crossborder
(US$ mn)
Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric
AEG Power Solutions India Pvt Ltd Manufacturing N.A. Acquisition 100% Inbound
Industrial Systems Corporation
Reliance India Ltd through Network 18 Media & Investments Limited Media &
678 Majority Stake 78% Domestic
Independent Media Trust (including TV 18 Broadcast Limited) Entertainment
Media &
Diadeis Alia Group's pre-media packaging unit N.A. Acquisition 100% Inbound
Entertainment
Infibeam Digital Entertainment Private Media &
Sony Music Entertainment N.A. Strategic Stake 26% Inbound
Limited Entertainment
Talent House Private Limited - Reliance Media &
Starwatch - ProSiebenSat.1 N.A. Acquisition 100% Inbound
Entertainment Entertainment
Media &
PubMatic Inc Mocean Mobile Inc N.A. Acquisition 100% Outbound
Entertainment
Pharma, Healthcare
Cipla Limited Chase Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.50 Minority Stake 15% Outbound
& Biotech
Pharma, Healthcare
Cancer Genetics Inc BioServe Biotechnologies (India) Pvt Ltd 1.86 Acquisition 100% Inbound
& Biotech
Pharma, Healthcare
Ebix Healthcare Magic 18.50 Acquisition 100% Inbound
& Biotech
Pharma, Healthcare
SeQuent Scientific Limited Arvee Synthesis Private Ltd N.A. Acquisition 100% Domestic
& Biotech
Acquisition
% Domestic/
Acquirer Target Sector price Deal Type
Stake Crossborder
(US$ mn)
Pharma, Healthcare
Shasun Pharmaceuticals Ltd ScolrPharma N.A. Acquisition 100% Outbound
& Biotech
Concept Public Relation India Professional /
I:Connect Enterprise N.A. Acquisition 100% Domestic
Limited Business Services
Puravankara project: 16.69 Acres of Land
Sobha Developers Real Estate 55.25 Strategic Stake 50% Domestic
in Kochi
Embassy Office Parks - JV between Vrindavan TechVillage - 106 Acre
Real Estate 330.68 Majority Stake 60% Domestic
Embassy Group and Blackstone development
Ess Ess Bathroom Products Pvt Ltd –
Asian Paints Ltd Retail & Consumer N.A. Acquisition 100% Domestic
front end business
Increasing Stake to
Groupe SEB Maharaja Whiteline Limited Retail & Consumer N.A. 45% Inbound
100%
Emperador Inc Whyte & Mackay Group - United Spirits Retail & Consumer 725.00 Acquisition 100% Inbound
Merger &
Increasing Stake to
OnMobile Systems Inc OnMobile Global Telecommunication 8.07 10% Internal
43.46%
Restructuring
Synchronoss Technologies Inc Voxmobili SA - OnMobile Global Ltd Telecommunication 26.00 Acquisition 100% Inbound
Vodacom - Arm of Vodafone Neotel - Tata Communications Limited Telecommunication 455.25 Majority Stake 68% Inbound
International Finance Corporation Religare Enterprises Ltd Banking & Financial Services 7.9% 68.0
ChrysCapital City Union Bank Banking & Financial Services 4.1% 23.0
MicroVentures Investments Grameen Financial Services Pvt Ltd Banking & Financial Services N.A. 13.5
Accel Partners, Angel Investors LetsVenture Banking & Financial Services N.A. 0.7
KalaariCapital II and Lightbox Ventures Embibe - Indiavidual Learning Pvt Ltd Education N.A. 4.0
SAIF Partners and Helion Ventures Toppr - Haygot Education Private Limited Education N.A. 2.0
GTI Capital and Equity International SAMHI Hotels Pvt Ltd Hospitality & Leisure N.A. 21.4
Angel Investor Zostel Pvt Ltd Hospitality & Leisure N.A. 1.0
Blume Venture Advisors; Gennext Ventures Covacsis Technologies Pvt Ltd IT & ITEs N.A. N.A.
Innosight Ventures, Cub Capital, Angel Investors Anchanto IT & ITEs N.A. N.A.
Axon Partners LLP iYogi Private Limited IT & ITEs N.A. 28.0
TigerGlobal LLC, Matrix Partners, Lightspeed AM Marketplaces - Limeroad IT & ITEs N.A. 15.0
Qualcomm Ventures and Accel Partners Demach Software IT & ITEs N.A. 0.1
Qualcomm Ventures and Accel Partners Mavin Technologies IT & ITEs N.A. 0.1
Warburg Pincus Laurus Labs Pvt Ltd Pharma, Healthcare & Biotech 25.0% 150.0
Morgan Stanley Asia Strides Arcolab Pharma, Healthcare & Biotech N.A. 9.8
Macquarie Bank Strides Arcolab Pharma, Healthcare & Biotech N.A. 4.6
Helion Private Limited Today’s Healthcare India Pharma, Healthcare & Biotech N.A. 4.6
Piramal Fund Management Satya Group - Gurgaon project Real Estate N.A. 16.9
Ascent Capital Maiya’s Beverages and Food Private Limited Retail & Consumer N.A. 16.9
Unnamed Investors Muthoot Finance Ltd Banking & Financial Services 70.90
IV. IPO
Wonderla Holidays Ltd 125 14,500,000 Hospitality & Leisure 1,813 29.23
GCM Capital Advisors Ltd 20 4,500,000 Banking & Financial Services 90 1.45
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