Yesterday's Values, Tomorrow's Deal Making Skills
The RainMaker Group is founded on the premise that India’s new breed of entrepreneurs and companies require a new breed of dealmakers. We believe that delivering tangible value in today’s milieu stems from fusing the reach and enterprise of a top flight investment bank with the integrity and domain depth of an in-house corporate development team. We have worked diligently to institutionalise this approach.
The RainMaker Group works with a limited set of market leading companies backed by Tier 1 VCs, which come to us through strong relationships or credible references. Unlike traditional investment banks with a transactional approach to business, we partner clients through their lifecycle- for months and years before and after the champagne has been popped for a successful deal closure. This helps us cultivate deep domain knowledge as well as infuse much needed creativity and meticulousness into deal making.
Despite our short history, leading global counterparties have found comfort in having us on the other side of the table – because they know that our transactions are preceded by thorough client diligence and research.
Managing Partner
KC looks after business origination and transaction marketing at TRMG
Advised Nowfloats, India’s premier digital discovery platform raise Series B of USD 10 MM from Iron Pillar Fund, IIFL and participation from existing investors
Advised Porter, India’s premier intra-city logistics company with an innovative ‘Uber for trucking’ business model, in its Series B fund raise from Mahindra Partners
Advised Nowfloats in its acquisition of Khosla Ventures, Infosys Founder Kris Gopalakrishnan and Twitter Founder Biz Stone backed LookUp
Advised the Accel Partners, Angel Investors from Franklin Templeton and Founders of Edupristine exit to DeVry Group (NYSE:DV) of US
Advised 1mg, India’s premier digital health platform in its Series B fund raise from Maverick Capital, HBM Partners, Sequoia Capital, Omidyar Network and Kae Capital
CarDekho.com’s acquisition of Zigwheels from Times of India Group, India’s largest media house
Advised India’s premier commercial health analytics platform, Propstack in its fund raise from the Daily Mail Group’s investment arm and RCA Group of US
CarDekho.com raised funds from India’s leading auto industrialist Ratan Tata’s family office and India’s most valuable commercial bank, HDFC Bank
CarDekho.com’s acquisition of BuyingIQ (price comparison) & Advanced Structures (Vehicle Experience Technology Provider)
CarDekho.com raised funds from Google Capital
CarDekho.com Raised USD 50 MM from Hillhouse Capital & Tybourne Capital)
Advised R Systems in selling its European BPO operations to Charterhouse owned Webhelp
CarDekho.com’s acquisition of Gaadi.com for Girnar Software from global internet giant, Naspers
Advised Sequoia Capital, IDG Ventures and Founder at Sourcebits, India’s premier mobile app development venture exit to Globo PLC
CarDekho.com Raised USD 15 MM in Series A from Sequoia Capial
Advised funds managed by IDFC, India’s premier financial services group in acquiring shares in RBL Bank via secondary purchase
Advised Paramount Cables in its sale of UK based AEI Cables to Dubai Sovereign backed DUCAB
TRMG team was the co-manager to DEN Networks, India’s second largest cable TV company in its USD 50 MM Qualified Institutional Placement
We are India’s most prolific deal makers for new age businesses with the Highest Closure/Team Size ratio in the Indian Dealmaking Universe – In our very first full calendar year.
