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 2 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

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 Investments since Inception

  • Blue Heaven and Nature’s Essence

  • More Retail

  • Paradise Biryani

  • Sapphire Foods

  • Sundrop Brands Limited

  • Flemingo Duty Free

  • Ganga Kaveri Seeds

  • Monte Carlo Fashions

  • Marengo Asia Healthcare

  • Sahajanand Medical Technologies

  • Sekhmet Pharmaventures

  • AIG Hospitals

  • Guardian Pharmacy

  • Lotus Surgicals

  • Oaknet Healthcare

  • Thyrocare Technologies

  • Edme Insurance Brokers

  • Cogencis Information

  • RBL Bank

  • Sharekhan

  • First Meridian Group

  • SMS Facility Management

  • Iron Mountain

  • Spoton Logistics

  • Global Coal

  • Oilmax Energy

  • Thriveni Earthmovers

Grey shaded logos indicate exited investments

Media

November 20, 2024 Agro Tech Foods Limited Transforms into Sundrop Brands with the Acquisition of Del Monte Foods Private Limited August 30, 2024 Samara Capital led platform, Edme Services acquires 100% stake in Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers Ltd May 26, 2023 Samara Capital exits its entire controlling stake in Lotus Surgicals
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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.