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Founded in 2001 by ex DSP Merrill Lynch senior bankers as a boutique investment bank focused on M&A advisory and Private Equity
fund raising
Has successfully closed over 130 transactions, across sectors, totaling to a deal size of over US$ 4 bn (approx)
Has consistently ranked amongst the top 10 investment banks in the country (per Bloomberg league tables) for last 12 years (CY
2002 CY 2013)
Awarded the Boutique Investment Bank Of The Year Award at the India M&A Atlas Awards 2012
Mergers &
Acquisitions
ECM
Cross Border
Advisory
Private Equity
Syndication
Prior to founding MAPE, Ram was the Senior VP heading Southern India operations at Merrill Lynch India, where he had
executed several landmark transactions including sale of SPIC Phi seeds to Dupont, acquisition of Tata Group's Hitech Drilling
by Aban Loyd, Bank of Madura - ICICI Bank merger and international capital raising programmes of Dr Reddys laboratories,
Sify, Satyam Computers and SSi
M. Ramprasad
Chairman and CoFounder
Ram is an MBA from BIM Trichy and has a first degree in Chemistry
Prior to founding MAPE, Jacob was Vice President (M&A) at Merrill Lynch India where he has driven landmark deals
including acquisition of Coats Viyella's garment business by AV Birla Group, sale of Burnol & Coldarin brand assets, Dr
Reddy's buyout of American Remedies and sale of Diamond Dyechem to Ciba AG
Prior to this, Jacob was the supervising consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was the first employee and setup
the Corporate Finance division. Jacob has advised a host of clients including Amway, Philip Morris, Telstra, Alcatel, Pilkington
etc in their India entry and domestic partner selection assignments
Jacob Mathew
Managing Director
and Co-Founder
Jacob is an MBA from IIM Calcutta and has a bachelors degree in civil engineering
Sughosh
Moharikar
Managing Director
Sughosh is a seasoned senior M&A dealmaker who has led many of the landmark domestic and cross border transactions.
Prior to joining MAPE, Sughosh was Managing Director and Head of M&A for Deutsche Bank, India. Before that, he ran the
M&A business for Credit Suisse India from 2008 to 2011. Earlier to that he was an Executive Director and head of
investment banking at Kotak during his tenure of 14 years with the firm leading the advisory services arena
His key transactions include acquisition of strategic stake in Baramulti(Indonesia) by Tata Power, sale of strategic stake in
Aston Martin to InvestIndustrial group of Italy, sale of Patni to i-Gate, acquisition of Cairn by Vedanta, finalization of
agreement between Heineken and United Spirits group, sale of Anchor to Matsushita, acquisition of Punjab Tractors by
Mahindra & Mahindra, acquisition of Jeco and Schoneweiss by Mahindra group, among other transactions
Sughosh is an MBA from IIM Calcutta and has a bachelors degree in engineering from VNIT
Devyani has been an Investment Banker with some of Indias leading Investment Banks for the last 2 decades. With focus on
business development, she has built strong relationships at senior levels across various sectors in India. Prior to joining
MAPE, she was the Executive Director at Kotak Mahindra for 8 years. She covered Consumer & Retail, EPC, Logistics and
Textiles. Prior to Kotak, she was with DSP Merrill Lynch for close to 11 years
Transactions she has advised on include Gokaldas Exports, Kokuyo Camlin, NCC, SBS Logistics, Aster Teleservices, Allcargo
Logistics, Marico , Godrej Industries Ltd, Jyothy Labs, Speciality Restaurants, TVS Logistics, GMR , Infosys ADR and Biocon IPO
Devyani
Khanvilkar
Managing Director
Devyani is an MBA from IMDR, Pune and has a Diploma in Taxation Laws
Recent Recognitions
THE ANNUAL INDIA M&A ATLAS AWARDS, 2012
Acquisition of Shalaks
Brands by Invida Singapore
Cross Border M&A Deal
of the Year Small & Mid
Markets
Jyothy Laboratories
Acquisition of Henkel India
Among the Top 10 Investment Banks For Each of the Last 12 Years
Bloomberg League Tables Ranked among the top 10 investment banks for the last 12 years
CY13
Advisor
Ernst & Young
ICICI
Kotak Mahindra
PwC
KPMG
MAPE Advisory Group
O3 Capital
Axis Bank
Morgan Stanley
Rothschild
CY10
Rank Deal Count
1
35
2
17
3
15
4
13
5
11
6
10
6
10
8
9
8
9
10
8
Advisor
Ernst and Young
Kotak Mahindra
Enam Securities
MAPE Advisory Group
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Morgan Stanley
JM Financial
ICICI
Ambit Corporate Finance
Barclays Capital
CY12
Advisor
Ernst and Young
Kotak Mahindra
Yes Bank
Ambit Corporate Finance
MAPE Advisory Group
Avendus Capital
Morgan Stanley
KPMG Corp Finance
ICICI
Deal Count
37
21
19
16
16
15
13
13
12
10
Rank
1
2
3
3
5
5
7
7
9
Deal Count
33
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
10
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
6
8
9
Deal Count
56
26
23
21
19
17
17
16
14
CY09
Rank
1
2
2
4
5
5
7
8
8
Deal Count
17
12
10
9
8
8
6
5
5
Advisor
Ernst and Young
ICICI
Kotak Mahindra
MAPE Advisory Group
Enam Securities
o3 Capital
JM Financial
BMR Advisors
Citi
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
5
7
8
8
Deal Count
34
21
20
16
15
15
14
13
13
Advisor
Ernst and Young
ICICI
Yes Bank
Citi
Ambit Corporate Finance
Kotak Mahindra
KPMG Corp Finance
MAPE Advisory Group
Deutsche Bank AG
CY11
Advisor
Ernst and Young
Avendus Capital
Kotak Mahindra
Ambit Corporate Finance
Morgan Stanley
Standard Chartered PLC
o3 Capital
MAPE Advisory Group
KPMG Corp Finance
Rank
1
2
3
4
4
6
7
7
9
10
CY08
Marquee Clients
Pharma
TMT
Financial Services
Glenmark Pharma
Real Estate
Bangalores leading
property developers
Amalgamated Bean
Coffee Trading
Company
Shriram Group
Large Corporate with Business Interests in
Financial Services and Real Estate
CRISIL Limited
Indias largest Credit Rating Agency
Development Ltd
Sep 2010 Acquisition of the
WIPRO
Among Indias Top 3 IT services
Companies (by Mcap)
Mahindra Group
Among the top 10 industrial houses in
India
Italy
Networks
Karvy Group
Elgi Equipments
VG Siddhartha Group
Inc, USA
Aug 2012 Acquisition of Rotair
S.p.A, Italy
Dec 2009 Acquisition of BelAir
SA, France
by Blackstone Group
Dec 2010 Sale of Igarashi
Computershare as JV partner
Profab Engineers
Elgi Equipments
Feb 2014
Century Seeds
Elgi Equipments
CRISIL
Invida
CRISIL Acquisition of
Coalition Development
UK
Acquisition of Shalaks
brands by Invida Singapore
Nov 2012
Nov 2012
Aug 2012
May 2012
Nov 2011
US$233mn
Packaging Business of
Murugappa Group
Electronica Machine
Tools
Sree Jayajyothi
Cements
Elgi Equipments
Century Seeds
Sale to Amcor
Sale to My Home
Industries (CRH Group)
Feb 2014
Dec 2013
Sep 2013
Aug 2013
Nov 2012
Nov 2012
US$45mm
Max Payout
US$16mm +
Earn outs
US$13mm
IFCI Ltd
Invida
Mar 2012
Mar 2012
Nov 2011
US$103mm
US$17mm
Profab Engineers
Elgi Equipments
Acquisition of Rotair S.p.a
Aug 2012
CRISIL
CRISIL Acquisition of
Coalition Development
Ltd.
May 2012
Apr 2012
US$45mm
Indian Oiltanking
Acquisition of Newsco
Canada By IOT
Nov 2011
Agilyst Inc
US$190mm
Acquisition of Shalaks
brands by Invida Singapore
Jyothy Laboratories
Sampark PR
Leighton
Holdings Inc.
State Bank of
Mauritius
Sale of Strategic
Stake to Welspun Infra
Projects
Sep 2011
May 2011
Apr 2011
Jan 2011
Jan 2011
Veta
US$13mm
US$30mm
Tata Sons
CRISIL
Elgi Equipments
Garden Namkeen
Sale of Igarashi
Motors & Agile Electric
Drives to HBL Power
systems
CRISIL Acquisition of
Pipal Research
Acquisition of BelAir SA
Sale to CavinKare
Dec 2010
Nov 2010
Sept 2010
Dec 2009
US$33mm
US$25mm
Igarashi Motors
India
Rohini
Electricals
Sale to Voltas
Mahindra &
Mahindra
Acquisition of Scooter
business of Kinetic
US$16mm
SEMAC Engineering
IMISoft
Engineering
Sale of majority
stake to Ramboll
Aug 2008
Jul 2008
May 2008
Mar 2008
US$49mm
US$3mm
US$174mm
US$5mm
Quintegra
Solutions
Wipro
Sharekhan
State Bank of
Mauritius
Acquisition of PA
Corporation
Sale of medical
diagnostics business
to RFCL
Sale to Citibank
Private Equity
Oct 2007
Sep 2007
Aug 2007
Aug 2009
Jul 2009
US$8mm
US$185mm
Mahindra &
Mahindra
SSI
Acquisition of GRD,
Italy
Feb 2008
US$5mm
Dec 2007
US$9mm
Doha Bank
Potential Engineers
Acquisition of
Select Securities
Jun 2007
May 2007
Feb 2007
10
US$32mm
US$60mm
Hexaware Technologies
Wipro Infotech
Godrej
Acquisition of 3D
Networks
Oct 2006
US$25mm
US$2mm
Ranbaxy Laboratories
L&T
Cepha Imaging
Acquisition of Nutrine
Confectionery
Acquisition of Spectrum
Infotech
Sale to Infomedia
Sale of Allied
business to ICICI
Venture
Oct 2006
Jun 2006
Feb 2006
Dec 2005
Sep 2005
US$9mm
US$23mm
US$12mm
US$3mm
US$5mm
US$5mm
Linc Software
India Switch
Company
Wockhardt
Indian Oiltanking
ICICI oneSource
CRISIL
Acquisition of Irevna
May 2005
Apr 2005
Oct 2004
Oct 2004
US$21mm
US$17mm
Purchase of
Pipal Research
Jul 2004
Jul 2004
US$20mm
US$75mm
US$5mm
US$18mm
Kshema Technologies
Karvy Consultants
SSI
SSI
JV with
Computershare,
Australia
Merger of the IT
Services business with
the Scandent Group
Acquisition of Revathi
Equipment from Atlas
Copco AB
Acquisition of
Aptech
Jun 2004
Feb 2004
Dec 2003
May 2003
Apr 2003
Feb 2003
11
IVFA / A Mahendran
Buyout of ISS Hi-Care
Jan 2014
US$15mm
US$110mm
US$13mm
US$ 5mm
SemanticSpace
Agile Electric
Eredene Capital
Casa Grande
Sep 2013
US$ 23mm
US$37mm
Ocean Sparkle
Limited
Mar 2013
US$ 31mm
Dec 2012
US$ 18mm
Sundaram Finance
and TVS Group
Management buyout by
Blackstone Group
July 2013
US$13mm
June 2013
US$30mm
May2013
Apr 2013
US$50mm
Kumar Urban
Development Ltd
Indian Oiltanking
Vishwa
Infrastructure
Apr 2012
Dec 2011
MyDentist
Vienova
Sep 2011
Aug 2011
US$ 27mm
US$
13mm
US$ 10mm
US$ 13mm
US$ 12.5 mm
Kalpathi
Investments P.
Ltd
IMImobile
Tutor Vista
Investment by
Pearson
Dec 2010
Aug 2010
Mar 2010
Jan 2010
Nov 2009
Jun 2009
12
US$ 100mm
Shriram Land
RSP Architects
US$30mm
US$25mm
US$13mm
US$110mm
ExcelSoft
Technologies
Saravana
Energy
South Asian
Petrochem
Jul 2008
Apr 2008
Feb 2008
US$25mm
US$41mm
US$60mm
US$8mm
US$12mm
Amalgamated Bean
Coffee Trading Co
Rangsons Electronics
Embassy Group
Promac Engineering
International
Print-o-Pac
Nov 2007
Aug 2007
Jun 2007
US$15mm
US$7mm
US$10mm
Amalgamated Bean
Coffee Trading Co
V&S International
IMImobile
Parksons Packaging
Firepro Systems
Dec 2006
Oct 2006
Jun 2006
Jun 2006
Mar 2006
Sep 2008
US$95mm
Dec 2007
Nov 2007
Private Equity
- Tano Capital
May 2007
Apr 2007
Jan 2007
US$11mm
US$12mm
US$10mm
People Infocom
Private Equity Westbridge,
Intel and Sequoia
Feb 2006
13
US$15mm
US$29mm
US$20mm
US$86mm
Coffeeday Holdings
Indu Project
Tanglin Developments
Next Education
Ocean Sparkle
Structured Finance
Promoter Funding
Mar 2012
Mar 2012
Mar 2009
Sep 2008
Dec 2007
Mar 2007
US$225mm
US$26mm
PVP Ventures
Granules India
Jan 2007
Sep 2005
Gemini
Communications
Jyothy Laboratories
Ltd.
Buyback of Equity
Shares
July 2013
August 2011
August 2011
March 2011
October 2009
Blackstone Group
India Cements
PVP Ventures
Open Offer for SSI
Limited
October 2009
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