Aurum Equity Partners LLP | Investment Banking Firm in India

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.