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TRUSTED PARTNER IN
VALUE CREATION


ENTREPRENEURIAL AND COLLABORATIVE CULTURE


FOCUS AND DEEP SECTOR EXPERTISE IN FOUR AREAS


PARTNERING WITH OUTLIER CEOS, ENTREPRENEURS AND MANAGEMENTS


DRIVEN BY DEEP LOCAL NETWORK, VALUE ADD AND GOVERNANCE

SAMARA CAPITAL


ABOUT US




SAMARA CAPITAL IS ONE OF INDIA’S LEADING MID-MARKET PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS WITH
STRONG OPERATING CAPABILITIES. WE FOCUS ON LONG TERM BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND
VALUE CREATION WHILE DRIVING POSITIVE IMPACT FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS.

Founded in 2007, Samara Capital is a leading mid-market private equity fund in
India and has invested over USD 1 billion since inception

A stable and cohesive leadership team that takes pride in attracting and
nurturing the very best of talent

Samara Capital sees itself as a business owner and partners with entrepreneurs
and managements to make the businesses achieve their true potential, thereby
creating long term value for all stakeholders.

Deep expertise in focus sectors and active collaboration with managements makes
Samara Capital a partner of choice for entrepreneurs and managements.

Samara Capital’s investors include high quality institutional investors and
family offices from across the globe.

Meet The Team



OUR CHARTER


OUR PURPOSE

To be inspiring business leaders and best-in-class capital allocators.


OUR MISSION

To be the most trusted steward of our client’s capital.


OUR CULTURE

Samara leaders nurture a work culture based on our core leadership principles
and values – Passion for investing, Business builder, Grit, Growing talent, and
Collaboration

Passion for investing Business Builder Growing Talent Grit Collaboration

Samara leaders are inquisitive and create unique investment opportunities based
on sharp insights and strong relationships with business leaders. Samara leaders
believe in capital preservation, demonstrate intellectual integrity and are
relentless in pursuing strong risk-adjusted investment returns

Samara leaders think and act as inspiring business owners, possess sound
judgment, and display a high degree of accountability. They have a frugal
mindset and don't sacrifice long-term value for short term results

Samara leaders can identify, attract, nurture and retain the very best of
talent, for the firm and for the businesses we invest in. They gauge their own
success basis the talent they build and create a culture of empowerment and
perfectionism

Samara leaders think audaciously and show unusual resilience. They learn and
improve from setbacks/failures and keep going while rallying everyone in the
team until the goal is accomplished. They are not afraid of taking calculated
risks and value speed in decision making

Samara leaders display a firm-first approach, they work together in the belief
that the best idea, rather than my idea, is everyone's common objective. They
share information & knowledge openly and make time to help others


OUR APPROACH

Samara Capital takes a long term approach to value creation with a strong bias
to partner with best in class management teams. We believe that focus on input
metrics and culture-building leads to sustainable and scalable business
performance.


CORE SECTORS

 * Consumer / Retail
 * Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals
 * Financial Services
 * Business Services / Technology


FLEXIBLE CAPITAL

 * Long term stable capital
 * Majority ownership supporting MBOs, MBIs, and divestments
 * Minority growth capital – secondary or primary


KEY INVESTMENT CHARACTERISTICS

 * Amongst Top 3 in its sector/category
 * Unorganized to organized sector shift
 * Rising penetration of products/services
 * Exceptional management team


SUPERIOR RISK-ADJUSTED RETURN

 * Toolkit includes sector expertise and value-add
 * Appropriate deal structuring (JV/ partnerships)
 * Risk assessment and mitigation


OUR PORTFOLIO

 * Consumer
 * Healthcare/Pharma
 * Financial Services
 * Business services/Tech
 * Diversified

 * FLEMINGO DUTY FREE


   FLEMINGO DUTY FREE
   
   
   
   
   
   Fast growing emerging markets duty free and travel retail company with
   presence across 130+ outlets in 30+ countries and successfully operating all
   duty free formats – airports, sea-ports, border shops, in-flight, downtown
   shops, armed forces and diplomatic commissaries
   
   
   
   

 * GANGA KAVERI SEEDS


   GANGA KAVERI SEEDS
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Leading agri-biotech seeds company having pan-India distribution network and
   products across several crops including sunflower, maize (corn), paddy
   (rice), pearl millet and cotton.
   
   
   
   

 * MONTE CARLO FASHIONS


   MONTE CARLO FASHIONS
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   30+ year old branded apparel company operating through a comprehensive
   distribution network with leadership position in wollen wear and a growing
   presence in cotton wear
   
   
   
   

 * SAPPHIRE FOODS


   SAPPHIRE FOODS
   
   
   
   
   
   A large Yum! Brands Franchise in the Indian sub-continent with 400+ outlets
   across KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands.
   
   
   
   

 * NATURE’S ESSENCE AND BLUE HEAVEN


   NATURE’S ESSENCE AND BLUE HEAVEN
   
   
   
   
   
   Consolidation of two market leading personal care brands in the mass market
   segment under an accomplished management team focussing on beauty and skin
   care
   
   
   
   

 * MORE RETAIL


   MORE RETAIL
   
   
   
   
   
   India’s leading omni-channel food, grocery and lifestyle retail business with
   long-term strategic partnership with Amazon India for e-grocery.
   
   
   
   

 * PARADISE BIRYANI


   PARADISE BIRYANI
   
   
   
   
   
   World’s most famous and largest Biryani brand with a legacy of 65 years,
   almost synonymous with Biryani and Kebabs and now rapidly expanding stores
   across India with strong dine-in, take-away and delivery proposition in an
   omni-channel manner.
   
   
   
   

 * LOTUS SURGICALS


   LOTUS SURGICALS
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Fast growing surgical devices and consumables company focussing on the wound
   closure segment with best in class manufacturing facility and a high quality
   brand which is used in over 5,000 hospitals and nursing homes of India and
   exported to over 30 countries globally.
   
   
   
   

 * AIG HOSPITALS


   AIG HOSPITALS
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   A globally renowned gastroenterology focussed super specialty hospital which
   conducts pioneering research, delivers clinical excellence, handles complex
   cases, offers affordable pricing and yet delivers industry leading operating
   margins
   
   
   
   

 * GUARDIAN PHARMACY


   GUARDIAN PHARMACY
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Retail pharmaceutical chain with focus on beauty, wellness and nutrition and
   exclusive franchisee in India for GNC – largest global specialty retailer of
   nutritional products
   
   
   
   

 * SAHAJANAND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES


   SAHAJANAND MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
   
   
   
   
   
   Fastest growing and R&D driven Indian medtech company, emerging as the market
   leader in cardiovascular stents in India with a consistent quality and
   globally proven clinical track record and exporting its products to over 70
   countries globally.
   
   
   
   

 * OAKNET HEALTHCARE


   OAKNET HEALTHCARE
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Fast growing branded pharmaceutical formulations company with strong presence
   in the field of dermatology and gynaecology segments.
   
   
   
   

 * THYROCARE TECHNOLOGIES


   THYROCARE TECHNOLOGIES
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Leading provider of pathology and medical diagnostics services operating
   through a unique centralised laboratory model and a pan-India franchisee
   network that generates market leading volumes and increases capacity
   utilisation giving the business sustainable low cost advantage
   
   
   
   

 * MARENGO ASIA HEALTHCARE


   MARENGO ASIA HEALTHCARE
   
   
   
   
   
   An integrated platform of multi-specialty hospitals across India with a focus
   on providing tertiary and quaternary care, creating ‘centres of excellence’
   across specialties and adopting a ‘patient first’ approach.
   
   
   
   

 * SEKHMET PHARMAVENTURES


   SEKHMET PHARMAVENTURES
   
   
   
   
   
   Platform to consolidate and be one of the largest standalone Active
   Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) manufactured in Indian and the world with
   leadership across multiple molecules and sales to regulated markets and
   diverse customer base.
   
   
   
   

 * AIG HOSPITALS


   AIG HOSPITALS
   
   
   
   
   
   A globally renowned gastroenterology focussed super specialty hospital which
   conducts pioneering research, delivers clinical excellence, handles complex
   cases, offers affordable pricing and yet delivers industry leading operating
   margins
   
   
   
   

 * RBL BANK


   RBL BANK
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   One of India’s fastest growing private sector banks with an expanding
   presence across the country and led by a strong and capable management team
   
   
   
   

 * SHAREKHAN


   SHAREKHAN
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Large retail brokerage offering comprehensive suite of services with a
   pan-India presence.
   
   
   
   

 * RBL BANK


   RBL BANK
   
   
   
   
   
   One of India’s fastest growing private sector banks with an expanding
   presence across the country and led by a strong and capable management team
   
   
   
   

 * FIRST MERIDIAN GROUP


   FIRST MERIDIAN GROUP
   
   
   
   
   
   Amongst the top 5 general staffing companies in India and a platform play for
   Samara in HR solutions offering services in the areas of temporary staffing,
   recruitment, compliance, payrolling, and allied services.
   
   
   
   

 * SMS FACILITY MANAGEMENT


   SMS FACILITY MANAGEMENT
   
   
   
   
   
   Large player in the fast growing facilities management services offering
   services such as house keeping, office support staff, etc with leadership
   position in the highly demanding private sector bank space
   
   
   
   

 * IRON MOUNTAIN


   IRON MOUNTAIN
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Indian subsidiary of world’s largest records management company which could
   achieve leadership position in India as well during Samara’s investment
   tenure.
   
   
   
   

 * SPOTON LOGISTICS


   SPOTON LOGISTICS
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Fast growing, professionally run and amongst the top 5 road express logistics
   players in India with a national reach, covering a network of over 21,000 pin
   codes and serving over 4,000 customers across sectors ranging from large
   corportes to SMEs
   
   
   
   

 * COGENCIS INFORMATION


   COGENCIS INFORMATION
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Leading real-time financial market data company with a large installed base
   of terminals across Banks, Mutual Funds, Insurance companies and Corporates
   
   
   
   

 * GLOBAL COAL


   GLOBAL COAL
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Part of India’s largest group in coal beneficiation industry.
   
   
   
   

 * OILMAX ENERGY


   OILMAX ENERGY
   
   
   
   
   
   Integrated oil and gas services and operations player across Asia, Middle
   East and Africa
   
   
   
   

 * THRIVENI EARTHMOVERS


   THRIVENI EARTHMOVERS
   
   Exited
   
   
   
   Leading Indian mining services company which offers end to end solutions to
   mine owners across commodities
   
   
   
   


MEDIA

 * Media Coverage
 * Press Release

May 26, 2023 Tube Investments and Premji Invest to acquire Lotus Surgical May 4,
2022 Eris Lifesciences to buy Samara-backed Oaknet Healthcare August 25, 2021
Delhivery acquires Spoton Logistics from Samara Capital
May 26, 2023 Samara Capital exits its entire controlling stake in Lotus
Surgicals May 12, 2022 Samara Capital exits its controlling stake in Oaknet
Healthcare to Eris Lifesciences February 9, 2022 Samara Capital announces its
follow-on investment in Paradise Biryani
View All Media Coverage and Press Releases
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SCAM ALERT

It has recently come to our attention that a group of unknown miscreants have
formed WhatsApp groups (Samara VIP Members; Samara Institutional Strategy) and
application (SamaraPro) and are sharing advisory and misusing our name and of
our employee, Vikram Agarwal. We would like to clarify that neither Samara
Capital Group, nor its affiliate entities and their respective employees are in
any way associated with the said WhatsApp group and application. There could be
other surreptitious groups / applications (in addition to the above) which have
not come to our notice but are illegitimately abusing our trade name and our
employees’ names to defraud the public.

Samara Capital Group comprising of Samara India Advisors Private Limited and its
affiliates, including Samara Alternate Investment Fund III India, are regulated
entities. We do not create or subscribe to any such social media platforms or
social media groups on any third-party apps like WhatsApp, telegram etc.,
website, application program, or any other form of electronic communication
(collectively, “Electronic Platforms”) and do not solicit, market, promote or
sell through any such Electronic Platforms any investment opportunities or any
investment products offered by Samara Capital or any of its affiliates. Anyone
creating and / or subscribing to such Electronic Platforms and / or paying
monies or acting on advisories / tips on such Electronic Platforms shall be
doing so at their own risk and Samara Capital Group shall not be responsible in
any manner.

In case anyone misleads you in the name of Samara Capital or any other affiliate
entities or its employees in any manner, you may consider filing a police
complaint and bringing it to the notice of the cyber-crime cell. We have already
initiated steps to lodge complaints with the cyber-crime cell in relation to the
aforesaid acts.