Our Investment Banking team provides institutions, entrepreneurs and investors with high-quality, independent financial advice and meticulous execution of deals. Our range of expertise spans from private placements of equity, capital raising in public markets, mezzanine and convertible instruments, to debt syndication, mergers & acquisitions and restructuring advisory. We enjoy strong relationships with leading commercial banks, financial institutions, public & private funds and domestic & foreign institutional investors. Our robust client relationships, world-class human capital, innovation and ethical business practices, have helped us execute transactions across various sectors.
Global Operations
Our global footprint through affiliations with International Investment Banks gives us coverage across North America, Europe & Asia, enabling us to provide companies in India with the finest investment banking products and services.
Sectoral Focus
We firmly believe in the philosophy of initiating coverage through a sector-focused approach and have dedicated teams covering core sectors such as BFSI, TMT, Building material, Consumer, Infrastructure, Power, Defence and Real estate amongst others.
Leadership
Rajendra has over 25 years of experience across multiple market cycles in Equity Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Debt Structuring and Placements and Project Finance. He is a member of the team that founded the Centrum Group in 1996.
A Commerce Graduate, Rajendra has completed his Masters in Management Studies (MMS) from Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
- Initial Public Offer for Canara Bank Rs 3850 mn
- Initial Public Offer for DB Corp Rs 3842 mn
- Initial Public Offer for Adlabs Entertainment Rs 3750 mn
- Initial Public Offer for Union Bank Rs 2880 mn
- Initial Public Offer for Uco Bank Rs 2400 mn
- Qualified Institutional Placement of Indiabulls Financial Services Rs 12,820 mn
- Qualified Institutional Placement of Syndicate Bank Rs 11,500 mn
- Follow-on Public Offer for Allahabad Bank Rs 8,200 mn
- Follow-on Public Offer for Punjab National Bank Rs 31,200 mn
- Right Issue for Godrej Consumer Rs 3968 mn
- Right Issue for Jyoti Structures Limited Rs 3,694 mn
- Buy Back of Deccan Chronicle Rs 3500 mn
- Bond Placement of IDBI Rs 41,500 mn
- Sale of Adlabs Film Exhibition business to Reliance ADAG Rs 7,000 mn
Sandeep Upadhyay joined Centrum Capital Limited in June 2008 and is currently serving as Managing Director of Infrastructure Practise at Centrum Capital Limited. As a senior Coverage Banker he is responsible for covering the Stressed asset resolution apart from leading Investment Banking initiatives across core sectors like Transportation, Logistics, Energy & Utilities space.
He is an alumnus from XLRI, Jamshedpur besides holding a Post Graduate Degree in Project Management specialising in Infrastructure sector alongwith a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Gujarat University. He has over sixteen years of extensive experience in raising Private Equity, Project Finance and advising Government & established private sector clients on M&A, Stressed asset resolution and Bidding initiatives.
Prior to Centrum, he worked with SBI Capital Markets and with IL&FS Group in financial advisory and fund raising domain on marquee Infrastructure Projects.
Kapil comes with more than 27 years of diverse experience in leadership positions across industries such as Financial Services & Media & Entertainment. He has worked in areas of Investment Banking, Corporate Advisory, Debt Capital Markets, Project Financing, Investment Management, Venture/ PE Investments, Business Management, Strategic and Project Planning and Finance. In his last assignment, he was managing the Family Office investments for the promoters of the Centrum Group.
As the erstwhile CEO of Adlabs Entertainment Ltd, Kapil was instrumental in creation of Adlabs Imagica – India’s first premier theme park destination. He was responsible for business management, strategic planning, project implementation, general management and corporate finance. He continues to serve on the Board of Adlabs. Prior to joining Adlabs Entertainment Limited he was working with Adlabs Films Limited as the Corporate Head – Strategic Planning and Acquisitions and Centrum Capital Limited as an Executive Director.
Kapil holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s degree in Management Studies with specialization in Finance.
Focused Sub Segments
Centrum Capital is focused on pursuing PE and M&A opportunities in fast growing sub-segments including automotive electronics, automotive assemblies for OEMs, high capacity batteries, electric / hybrid automobiles, applied electronics, catalytic convertors and emission control components, etc.
Featured Deals
Fiem industries
- Sole Book Running Lead Manager for a QIP of INR 1,200 million
ESCORTS LTD.
- Sole Book Running Lead Manager for a QIP of INR 873 million
LUMAX AUTO
- Lead Manager for the INR 226 million IPO
MAYUR UNIQUOTERS
- Sole Advisor to the deal involving Westbridge Capital's INR 1.1 billion investment in the company
At Centrum, we offer expertise to our clients in the form of extensive sector and business understanding and superior execution capabilities, built through our experience across engagements with several consumer businesses, dedicated sector tracking, research and access to an extensive network of financial and strategic investors and partner investment banks.
Focus Sectors
Food And Beverages (Both Products And Services)
FMCG Products
Personal Care Products
Home Care Products
Consumer Ancillaries And Services
Centrum has been working extensively on the Education sector and has successfully closed some significant transactions in this space.
Featured Deals
Raised Private Equity for EveronnSystems India Ltd. from India-China Pre IPO Equity (Mauritius) Ltd.
Lead Manager to the IPO of EveronnSystems India Ltd.
Raised funds through PIPE for EveronnSystems India Ltd.
Book Running Lead Manager to the IPO of Career Point Infosystems Ltd.
Book Running Lead Manager to the IPO of Career Point Infosystems Ltd.
The Government of India has set an ambitious target of increasing the contribution of manufacturing output to 25% of GDP by 2025 from the current 16%. 'Make in India' initiative of the Government is a key step to place India as a manufacturing hub on the world map and give it global recognition. India's manufacturing sector could touch USD 1 trillion by 2025. In a major boost to the 'Make in India' initiative, the Government of India has received investment proposals of over USD 16.56 billion from various companies including Airbus, Phillips, Thomson, Samsung, LG and Flextronics among others. India has become one of the most attractive destinations for investments in the manufacturing sector.
Focused Sub Segments
Engineering And Process Equipment
Chemicals
- In terms of volume of production, the Indian Chemical industry is the third largest producer in Asia and sixth largest in the world.
- Bulk chemicals account for 39% of the Indian Chemical industry, followed by agrochemicals at 20.3% and specialty chemicals at 19.5%. The remaining share is accounted by Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology.
Building Products
- An investment of USD 1 trillion has been projected for the infrastructure sector until 2017, 40% of which is to be funded by the private sector.
- 45% of infrastructure investment will be funnelled into construction activity and 20% to modernise the construction industry.
- The Government has launched a number of ambitious building schemes from 'smart cities', housing projects, industrial parks and technological businesses, all of which need supplies of cement, ceramics, paints, electricals, glass, windows and other construction materials.
Plastics & Packaging
- India is presently the third largest consumer of polymers in the world after the US and China, with a 6% global share.
- India's per capita plastic consumption at 8 kg is way too little when compared to the current per capita consumption of plastics in the US at 109 kg and in China at 29 kg.
- The low per capita polymer consumption clearly indicates the enormous growth potential of the sector in India. Key players in the market believe that polymer consumption in India will double by 2020, to about 20 million metric tonnes.
Featured Deals
Mold-Tek Packaging Ltd.
- Deal Type: QIP
- Funds Raised: INR 550 million
- Centrum advised the company in the placement by positioning and showcasing the company's USP and Growth story to investors like DSP Blackrock, Canara Robeco, SBI Mutual Fund & Principal Mutual Fund.
Sarla Performance Fibres Ltd.
- Deal Type: QIP
- Funds Raised: INR 470 million
- Centrum showcased the company via extensive road shows and positioned its Growth story to attract quality investors including DSP Blackrock, Canara Robeco, HDFC Mutual Fund & Tata Mutual Fund.
The Indian M&E sector is taking its place on the global stage as a market with growth potential and investment opportunities. India is set to outperform growing economies with an expected CAGR from 2014-19 of ~14% - almost twice the global M&E growth and is expected to grow from USD 16 billion in 2014 to USD 30 billion by 2019. Digital growth is contributing significantly in all areas - digital media, digital advertising, digital distribution, etc. With spiralling smart phone and internet reach along with affordability, digital channels of M&E are at the brink of an explosive growth trajectory. The growing E-commerce space in India has ensured higher advertising spends across media.
Focused Sub Segments
Centrum is focused on pursuing PE and M&A opportunities in Post Production / Processing and Content Delivery mediums like Exhibitions, Broadcast, Digital Media and Radio.
Featured Deals
Reliance Mediaworks Ltd, Prime Focus Ltd.
- Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. acquired 46.34% stake in Mumbai based Prime Focus Ltd. for a total consideration of INR 7.2 Bn.
- Centrum acted as Manager to the offer by Reliance MediaWorks Ltd. and an Adviser to Prime Focus Ltd.
Adlabs Films Ltd.
- Raised Term Loans, Managed IPO in 2000, Raised Private equity funding post IPO in 2004, advised on the strategic sale to ADAG in 2007 and provided general Corporate advisory through the years.
Prime Focus World, Double Negative
- Prime Focus World acquired ~80-85% of Double Negative.
- Centrum acted as the Sole Adviser to Prime Focus Ltd.
Amagi Media
- Raised Private Equity funding of INR 300 million from Mayfield Partners.
Naaptol Online Shopping Pvt Ltd.
- Raised Private Equity funding of INR 330 million from Canaan Partners.
Our Offerings
Loan Against Property
Lease Rental Discounting
Construction/Project Finance
CC/OD Limits
Private Equity Funding
Structured Funding
NCDs
Capital Markets
Land Deals
HNI Funding
Advisory & Strategic Consulting
Facilitating Joint Ventures Between Land Owners And Developers
Property Deals From Distressed Assets Such As Hotels, Schools, Hospitals, Commercial Spaces, Shopping Malls, Etc.
Our Clients
Residential Units
Commercial Offices
Township Projects
Bungalows
Apartments
SEZs
Educational Institutions
Shopping Malls
Hotels
Hospitals
The healthcare sector is one of the fastest growing industries in India. It is expected to advance at a CAGR of 22.87 per cent during 2015-20 to reach USD 280 billion by 2020 from ~ USD 105 billion in 2015 . There is immense scope for enhancing healthcare services penetration in India, thus presenting ample opportunity for development of the healthcare industry. The primary growth drivers include, the rising income levels, increasing disease burden, especially because of Non- Communicable diseases, increasing penetration of healthcare insurance, congenial government policies, and rise in Private sector investments.
Sub Segments
Multi-Specialty / Single speciality Hospitals account for around 72% of the total revenues and is largely unorganised around- 65-70%
Healthcare Diagnostics - Very few organised chains, with good headroom for expansion
Medical Equipment and Consumables -Growing rapidly because of Government initiatives like Make in India and dumping duties on foreign products
