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PE fund ValueQuest raises Rs 1,500 Cr from domestic LPs

EntrackrEntrackr · 6d ago
PE fund ValueQuest raises Rs 1,500 Cr from domestic LPs
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ValueQuest Investment Advisors has raised a Rs 1,500-crore private equity (PE) fund focused on advanced manufacturing sectors such as aerospace, defence, and energy transition. ValueQuest Tristar, a 100% rupee-denominated fund, has surpassed its target size of Rs 1,500 crore and activated a greenshoe option of Rs 500 crore. The fund aims to close the fundraising within the current calendar year. According to the Mumbai-based firm, the fund plans to back 8–12 companies with cheque sizes ranging from Rs 150 crore to Rs 400 crore and expects to complete capital deployment within 18–24 months. It will focus on businesses with proven product-market fit, positive unit economics, and established customer relationships. ValueQuest said this is the right time to deploy capital in advanced manufacturing sectors, noting that several companies in the space are also tapping the IPO market. The fund has already invested in Rangsons Aerospace, a precision manufacturing company serving marquee domestic and global aerospace and defence clients. It has also backed Waaree Energy Storage Solutions, which manufactures lithium-ion cells, battery packs, and energy storage systems for Indian and international markets. In defence investing, the fund has been an early investor in defence public sector undertakings such as Mazagon Dock, Cochin Shipyard, HAL, BEL, and Garden Reach, even before policy momentum built in favour of the sector.

IPO-bound Unimech Aerospace raises $30 Mn in maiden funding

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
IPO-bound Unimech Aerospace raises $30 Mn in maiden funding
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Unimech Aerospace has raised Rs 250 crore ($30 million) from Steadview Capital Mauritius Limited, ValueQuest Scale Fund, and Evolvence India Fund IV Ltd as a part of its private placement round. This is the maiden funding round for the Bengaluru-based company since its inception in 2016. As per the company, it has raised the funds at a post-money valuation of Rs 3,250 crore ($390 million). The proceeds will be used to pursue both organic and inorganic growth and refine products, the company said in a press release. Led by Anil Puthan, Unimech Aerospace specializes in manufacturing of high precision tooling for aero-engines and airframes, along with complex high precision components, assemblies, and for the aerospace, defence, energy, and semiconductor industries. Its key clients include top aerospace, energy, defence and semiconductor OEMs. The firm has also established itself as an export-oriented company with a presence in the USA, Europe, and the United Kingdom. For the fiscal year ended in March 2023(FY23), Unimech’s revenue jumped to Rs 28 crore from Rs 16 crore while it maintained its profitability with Rs 2.81 crore in FY23 from Rs 1.69 crore in FY22. Unimech claims to have grown to over Rs 200 crore ($24 million) in revenue by FY24. The company also said that it is in the process of filing a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Since January 2021, 26 tech startups have gone public and Unimech will become the first venture funded aerospace manufacturing company to go public in India. In the last couple of months, several established startups and companies have raised their maiden external or venture capital funding. The list includes workspace solution provider Incuspaze, ethnic wear brand Libas, consumer electronics startup Indkal, and performance wear brand TechnoSport.

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