About Us

Set up in 2012, led by a team of qualified and experienced professionals, Aurum Equity Partners LLP is an India-focused Investment Banking Firm providing services across Mergers and Acquisitions, Fundraising, Restructuring, Corporate Advisory Valuation

  • Over 5 decades of cumulative “deal experience” for mid-market and large Corporates, Multinational Corporations and Institutional Financial Investors
  • Team has successfully closed 200+ transactions across all sectors of the Indian economy
  • Scrutinized and assessed 2,000+ deals all in all

We believe our Philosophy and Approach to Business is best represented by our tagline “Trust is Everything”, thereby encapsulating our Character, Competence and Connections into a single goal – Building long term “Trust”.

Our Expertise

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Sell-Side M&A
  • Buy-Side M&A
  • Corporate Alliances and JVs
  • Business Divestitures
  • Takeover Strategies
  • Acquisition Financing

Fundraising

  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Mezzanine Finance
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Infrastructure Finance
  • Impact Funding
  • ESG Funding

Restructuring

  • Balance Sheet Recapitalization
  • Special Situations Financing
  • Distressed M&A
  • Liquidation, Litigation Support & NPA Resolution
  • Distressed Debt Sale

Corporate Strategic Advisory

  • Valuations & Fairness Opinions
  • Group Reorganization
  • Capital Structure and Financial Planning
  • General Corporate Advisory

Sector Coverage

Aurum strives to focus on sectors that are the cornerstone of growth in the Indian economy, thus building tremendous value for all stakeholders

Consumer Markets (CRFAB)

Consumer Markets (CRFAB)

  • Consumer
  • Retail
  • Food
  • Agriculture
  • Beverages
  • ConsumerTech

Industrials

Industrials

  • Auto & Auto Components
  • Electric Vehicles & Ancillaries
  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Building Materials
  • Speciality Chemicals
  • Packaging
  • Electronic Manufacturing Services
  • IndustrialTech
  • AutoTech

Healthcare

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

  • Healthcare Delivery
  • Diagnostic
  • Medical Devices including MedTech
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • CRAMS - Contract Research & Manufacturing Services
  • BioPharma
  • Animal Health
  • Ayurveda
  • Nutraceuticals
  • HealthTech

Banking

BFSI - Banking, Financial Services & Insurance

  • Banks
  • Small Finance Banks
  • NBFC
  • Housing Finance
  • Micro Finance
  • Insurance
  • Asset Management
  • FinTech

Technology

TIDE - Technology, Internet, Digital & Entertainment

  • IT & BPM
  • Engineering Research & Design
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Print Media, Radio & Television
  • Digital Media & AdTech
  • Online Gaming
  • Filmed Entertainment
  • Music & Streaming
  • Animation & VFX
  • Out-of-home Media
  • Sports
  • Metaverse

Education

Education

  • Formal K12
  • Test Preparation, Technical Skilling and Publishing
  • EdTech

Infrastructure

Infrastructure & Energy

  • Roads
  • EPC
  • Transmission
  • Renewables (Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydro)
  • ClimateTech

Real Estate

Real Estate & Hospitality

  • Residential Real Estate
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Retail Real Estate
  • Hospitality
  • Data Centres
  • Co-living
  • Student Housing
  • Co-working
  • PropTech

Supply Chains

Supply Chain & Logistics

  • Transportation
  • 3rd Party Logistics
  • Express Logistics
  • E-commerce Logistics
  • Value-added Services
  • Industrial Warehousing & Cold Storage
  • LogiTech

Leadership

The Aurum Team comes with over 5 decades of hardcore deal experience across sizes and sectors. The team is also supported by Strategic Partners who are veterans in one or more industries with 25+ years of experience

Sanjay Bansal

Founder & Managing Partner  

A veteran investment banker with a knack for concluding large, complex transactions. Sanjay has 30+ years of experience, with a deep and on-the- ground understanding and exposure to handling 160+ mid & large-sized transactions, across a range of sectors. Over the years Sanjay has developed an expertise that requires a nuanced perspective of the client’s business, as well as, the macro environment impacting the client’s decisions. Sanjay is a passionate supporter and enabler of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India and encourages aspiring & budding entrepreneurs through angel investments. Sanjay is a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and the Indian Angel Network

Vikram Bihani

Senior Partner  

Vikram is an experienced Investment Banker with around 25 years of experience and 85+ transactions under his belt. He is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. He started his career with Ambit Corporate Finance, post-which he co-founded Mosaic Capital Services, another Investment Bank. He was the Director and on the Investment Committee of a USD 500 million real estate fund, is a Board Observer on the Indian Subsidiary of a Nasdaq listed MNC and is an Investor, Director and mentor in few startups. He is the Past President of the Bangalore Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organisation and is on the Managing Committee of the prestigious Bangalore Club.

Strategic Partners

The power of relationships is synonymous with Investment Banking. We bring the power of our relationships with key strategic partners in the investment banking ecosystem. At Aurum, Strategic Partnerships have been core to our strategy.

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