Investment Highlights

Shasun Pharmaceuticals - Fund-raise

Shasun Pharmaceuticals

Shasun Pharmaceuticals manufactures APIs, intermediates and enteric coating excipients with a significant presence in key generic products.

Shasun has a global presence with manufacturing and research facilities in India and UK and marketing offices in US and Japan.

Shasun is one of the world's largest producers of Ibuprofen. It is also one of the major producers of Gabapentin and Nizatidine.



Orbimed

OrbiMed is the world's largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm, with approximately $5 billion in assets under management.

OrbiMed's investment advisory business was founded in 1989 with a vision to invest across the spectrum of healthcare companies.

Orbimed supports its portfolio companies in achieving strategic, financial & operational objectives via participation at the board level.

Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

Malabar Capital Advisors acted as Sole Financial Advisors to Shasun for raising ₹ 50 Crores from Orbimed, to fund their Capex plans and bolster the net worth.

LifeCell International – Fund-raise

LifeCell

LifeCell is India's largest & most accredited stem cell bank & the first to bring the revolutionary concept of umbilical cord stem cell banking to India in 2004. LifeCell has a technological collaboration with Cryo-Cell International USA - the world’s first private stem cell bank.

LifeCell has received many International accreditation’s from AABB, CAP, and NABL. LifeCell is the first company in India to receive prestigious AABB accreditation for cord blood banking

LifeCell has strongly established its leadership position in the industry, with its coverage extending to over 100 cities and towns in India.

As of March 2013, over 65,000 parents have preserved their baby’s cord blood stem cells with LifeCell.

Helion

Helion is a multi-stage, India-focused venture fund with over $600 million under management.

The fund invests in businesses that are technology-powered or catering to the Indian consumer services space.

The focus sectors of investment include - internet, mobile, technology products, outsourcing, Healthcare, education, retail services and financial services.

The fund's investors are well-respected global institutions including top tier university endowment funds, sovereign funds, foundations, pension funds, family offices and Fund of funds.

Transaction Highlights

  • Helion Venture Partners (HVP) invested Rs. 35 Crs in LifeCell; with this investment HVP became the first the first venture capital firm to invest in a stem cell banking company in India.

  • With over 27 million births every year, India is the largest birthing country in the world. However stem cell banking in India is still a very nascent stage with only 2 per thousand parents opting to preserve their child’s stem cells at birth, compared with 50 per thousand in the US, and 250 per thousand in Singapore.

  • LifeCell intends to use the funds for expanding its stem cell banking operations. With the increase in awareness and affordability of stem cell banking, LifeCell expects the market to expand rapidly.

Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

Malabar Capital Advisors acted as Sole Financial Advisors to LifeCell International in the fundraising process

Shriram EPC and Orient Green Power – Restructuring

Shriram Group and Orient Power

On 22-Feb-2013 Shriram Group announced a multiple transactions as a part of restructuring process of Shriram EPC (SEPC) and Orient Green Power (OGPL) and reorganization of the Shriram Group shareholding in these companies. The transactions for which shareholder approval was sought through postal ballot were:

  • Sale and transfer of shares of subsidiaries and JVs of Shriram EPC, viz. SSCPL, Leightner Shriram, Shriram Hammon, SEPC Singapore (holds economic interest of 21.1% in OGPL), and Blackstone Tech. (Sale Transaction) to Shriram Industrial Holdings Private Ltd (SIHPL).

  • OGPL to make a preferential Issue of Rs. 150 Crs to SIHPL at a share price of Rs. 15 per share

Pursuant to the Sale Transaction, SEPC Singapore becomes a direct wholly owned subsidiary of SIHPL resulting in the indirect acquisition of the shareholding and control of OGPL by SIHPL. The Sale Transaction and the Preferential Issue triggered an open offer requirement under the SEBI Takeover Code.


Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

  • Detailed evaluation of the business of underlying subsidiary investments

  • Assessment of the impact of the SEBI ICDR and Takeover guidelines on the restructuring of the investments,

  • Evaluating various structures in conjunction with accounting/ legal and tax consultants

  • Valuation of subsidiaries/ JVs transferred

  • Assisting Shriram Group in discussion and negotiations with institutional shareholders in SEPC and OGPL.

Velbiom Probiotics (erstwhile Tenshi Life-care) – Fund-raise

Velbiom Probiotics

Velbiom is India’s first Probiotics only brand. A R&D driven company focused on developing probiotic solutions that are based on scientific validation. Pioneers in this rapidly growing segment and are well positioned to emerge and establish a leadership position. 


Velbiom has already developed a portfolio of probiotic products targeted for usage for various disease conditions as well as for daily wellness consumption

Company’s leadership team comes with a strong legacy and rich experience in healthcare and pharmaceuticals domain

Angel Investors

Velbiom has few marquee names on the cap table as Angel investors

Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan - Global IT industry veteran. Ex-vice chairman and ex-CEO of Cognizant. Also served as Chairman on NASSCOM

Mr. R Thyagarajan - Padma Bhushan Recipient and founder of Chennai-based Shriram Group

Mr. DA Prasanna - Managing Partner Acunova Life Sciences , Former Vice Chairman Wipro and CEO Wipro GE, Former Executive Chairman Manipal Education and Medical Group


Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

  • Malabar Capital Advisors acted as Sole Financial Advisors to Velbiom Probiotics for raising INR 8.5 Cr from angel investors

  • We worked very closely with the Velbiom team in the entire fundraising process; advising and assisting them on various aspects such as preparation of business plan, investor meetings/ presentation, valuation advisory, transaction structuring.

WondrLab – Fund-raise

WondrLab

India's first and largest martech start-up that is focused on bridging the gap between Digital Marketing and Business Transformation through disruptive products and services

Wondrlab’s solutions look at marketing and digital transformation through a platform-first lens

Founded by a team of professionals with extensive experience and expertise in media and entertainment industry


Family Offices & Angel Investors

Wondrlab raised INR 50 Cr + from a group of family offices and angel investors including Pi Ventures LLP, Tanas Capital, Prodapt Holdings and others.  



Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

  • Malabar Capital Advisors acted as a Financial Advisors to Wondrlab for raising INR 50 Cr + from family offices and angel investors

  • We worked very closely with the Wondrlab team in the entire fundraising process; advising and assisting them on various aspects such as preparation of business plan, investor meetings/ presentation, valuation advisory, transaction structuring.

WYP acquisition by WondrLab 

WondrLab

India's first and largest martech startup, that is focused on bridging the gap between Digital Marketing and Business Transformation through disruptive products and services

Wondrlab’s solutions look at marketing and digital transformation through a platform-first lens

Founded by a team of professionals with extensive experience and expertise in media and entertainment industry



WYP

WYP is a media agnostic problem-solution boutique agency for the digital era

Within just 5 years of existence, WYP has been one of the most rewarded agencies in the world. Large part of these achievements were in the digital space

Extensively experienced founding team, ably backed by a robust team with diverse experience that is hands on with every brand 


 



Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

  • Malabar Capital Advisors acted as a Financial Advisors to Wondrlab for acquisition of WYP

  • We advised Wondrlab for structuring the deal in a part cash and part equity format and worked very closely with the both the teams during the entire process; advising and assisting them on various aspects such as transaction structuring, valuation advisory, payout structuring, integration of business plan

Mountain Tribe – Fund-raise

Mountain Tribe

MountainTribe is a 100% plant-based food nutrition company focused on functional food and beverages

Currently commercialized TRIBE kombucha, which is a sparkling fermented probiotic drink, that along with providing functional benefits is extremely low in calories

Plans to have a comprehensive product portfolio of Dairy/Meat alternatives in the future

Founded and managed by bunch of passionate professionals who are firm believers of sustainable plant-based living




Angel Investor

Raised seed capital from an angel investor having keen interest in the plant-based food & beverages space



 



Role of Malabar Capital Advisors

  • Malabar Capital Advisors acted as a Sole Financial Advisors to MountainTribe for raising seed capital from the angel investor which shall be utilized to expand their presence and also develop other product in pipeline

  • We worked very closely with the MountainTribe team in the entire fundraising process; advising and assisting them on various aspects such as preparation of business plan, investor meetings/ presentation, valuation advisory, transaction structuring.