IDFC Alternatives

IDFC Alternatives, established in 2002 as the alternative asset management division of IDFC, focuses on private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and debt investments. The firm has evolved significantly over the years, notably selling its infrastructure asset management business to Global Infrastructure Partners India in April 2018. In January 2019, Investcorp acquired its private equity and real estate fund business. This strategic shift has allowed IDFC Alternatives to concentrate on managing and growing its remaining investment strategies, positioning itself as a significant player in the Indian alternative asset management landscape.

Aditya Aggarwal

Founding Member and Partner

Hemant Agrawal

Senior Vice President

Dhaval Dholabhai

Associate

Vikas Dugar

Senior Associate

Vinod P. Giri

Director

Narayanan Gopalakrishnan

Partner

Nimesh Grover

Partner – Real Estate Investments

Manish Jindal

Chief Finance Officer

Sachin Johri

Chief Executive Officer IDFC Capital

Milind Joshi

Partner - Infrastructure

Prakash Yashwant Karnik

MD, Investments

Vrushali Kithany

Associate Vice President, Finance

Zachary Kong

Associate

Satish Mandhana

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner

Girish Nadkarni

Partner, Private Equity

Abhishek Neotia

Senior Associate

Kunal Patwa

Senior Associate

Piyali Reddy

Associate Director, Corporate Communications

Somesh Rungta

Senior Vice President, Finance

Kunal Sabharwal

Senior Associate

Gaurav Sharma

Partner

Sakshi Sharma

Senior Associate

Usha Sreedhar

Senior Vice President, Compliance - Idfc Capital

Ritesh Vohra

Partner

M.K. Sinha

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner

41 past transactions

Citykart

Private Equity Round in 2019
Citykart Retail Private Ltd operates apparel retail stores. Its products include clothes, accessories and footwear for men, women and children. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New Delhi, India.

Zolo

Series B in 2019
Zolo is a provider of managed co-living spaces aimed at students and young professionals seeking shared accommodation options. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Zolo enhances the traditional concepts of paying guest accommodations and hostels by offering a range of living amenities, from basic to luxury. Its fully furnished rooms come with essential services such as hygienic food, daily housekeeping, internet access, and security, creating a hassle-free long-term living experience. By catering specifically to the needs of individuals relocating to new cities, Zolo provides a flexible and supportive living environment.

The Leela Palaces

Post in 2019
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts are 5 star luxury and business hotels in India. The hotels are located in Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Gurgaon, Kovalam, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Udaipur. The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts was founded in 1985 and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is owned and managed by Hotel Leelaventure Limited which was established in 1983 in Mumbai. The company is a part of The Leela Group whose portfolio includes hotel and resort properties; IT and business parks; as well as, real estate development.

Mytrah Energy

Debt Financing in 2017
Mytrah Energy Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent power producer in India. The company owns and operates wind farms and solar power plants. It generates 1,000.8 MW of power through 16 wind energy plants in 8 states. The company was formerly known as Caparo Energy Limited and changed its name to Mytrah Energy Limited in September 2011. Mytrah Energy Limited was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

ASG Eye Hospital

Venture Round in 2017
ASG Eye Hospital is a prominent network of super-specialty eye hospitals operating in India and internationally, with locations in Uganda and Nepal. Established in 2005 by a group of eye specialists from AIIMS, New Delhi, the hospital focuses on providing comprehensive diagnostic, treatment, and surgical services for various ocular conditions, including cataracts, Q-lasik, cornea issues, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment, squint, and amblyopia. The institution is committed to leveraging advanced technology and skilled professionals to ensure high-quality ophthalmic care. With a strong presence in regions such as North and North East India, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, and Assam, ASG Eye Hospital aims to meet the diverse eye care needs of patients through its extensive network and expertise.

Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd

Private Equity Round in 2017
Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. (formerly known as Aster Infrastructure Private Limited) was incorporated in 2002 with the aim of becoming the leading integrated telecom infrastructure provider. Ascend is registered under Infrastructure Provider (IP-I) Category with the Department of Telecommunication, Government of India. Having achieved what it aimed, Ascend today is a leading independent owner and provider of world class passive telecom infrastructure and allied services. It is also the first Indian company to offer the Build-Own-Lease model to mobile and telecom giants with complete passive infrastructure.

GR Infraprojects

Acquisition in 2017
G R Infraprojects Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, and construction services for roads and highway projects in India. The company constructs state and national highways, bridges, culverts, flyovers, airport runways, and rail over bridges, as well as a group housing society, including row houses and other residential units. It also engages in the operation and maintenance of roadways; procurement of equipment and materials; and project execution activities. In addition, the company constructs, maintains, operates, and transfers the infrastructure facilities, such as roads on build-operate-transfer basis. Further, it manufactures thermoplastic road-marking paints and road signage, and fabricates and galvanizes metal crash barriers, as well as processes bitumen. The company was formerly known as G.R. Agarwal Builders and Developers Limited and changed its name to G R Infraprojects Limited on August 31, 2007. G R Infraprojects Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Udaipur, India.

ONGC Tripura Power Company

Private Equity Round in 2015
ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd. operates a combined cycle gas turbine thermal power plant at Palatana in Tripura. It focuses on supplying power to the power deficit areas of North Eastern states in India. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in New Delhi, India. ONGC Tripura Power Company Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.

DB Power

Private Equity Round in 2015
DB Power owns and operates coal power plants.
National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) is a professionally managed on-line multi commodity exchange. The shareholders of NCDEX comprises of large national level institutions, large public sector bank and companies. NCDEX offers a bouquet of benefits, which are currently in short supply in the commodity markets. The shareholders of NCDEX are prominent players in their respective fields and bring with them institutional building experience, trust, nationwide reach, technology and risk management skills. NCDEX is a public limited company incorporated on April 23, 2003 under the Companies Act, 1956. It obtained its Certificate for Commencement of Business on May 9, 2003. It commenced its operations on December 15, 2003. Corporate Identity No. is U51909MH2003PLC140116.

MediBuddy

Series B in 2013
MediBuddy is the award-winning technology platform from Medi Assist that transforms the health insurance industry at the very core. MediBuddy, with its diverse offerings for various stakeholders of the health benefits industry, makes the process of discovering, accessing, utilizing and monitoring health benefits seamless, real-time and virtually paperless. Here is how MediBuddy addresses the varying needs of the diverse stakeholders in the health benefits ecosystem: • Members: MediBuddy is a comprehensive one-stop health benefits management platform that gives members access to inpatient, outpatient, wellness, fitness and preventive care services offered by our curated network of healthcare providers. Accessible both as an online portal as well as a mobile app, MediBuddy gives members unparalleled, real-time access to all their health benefits anytime and from anywhere. • Corporate HR: Individual logins for HR members provide them a transparent view of everyday claims management. The dashboard gives real-time information about claims in process, settled, denied, etc., and also allows HR members to raise, track or manage claims on behalf of their employees. • Insurers and decision makers: MediBuddy offers near-real-time MIS report of all critical parameters that allows for comparative study across years and policies with ease. Our business analytics module packs the power of multiple pivot tables into simple drop-downs for deep, decisive insights into your portfolio. Simple, graphical representation of data enables easy comparison, trend mapping and predictive analysis. • Hospitals: Medi Assist network hospitals enjoy real-time access to all cashless claims with MediBuddy. From receiving alerts for planned eCashless hospitalization, to raising preauthorization, enhancement and final billing, and also dashboards to view total claims settled, in-process, etc., hospitals get all the information they need on one common interface.

United Liner Shipping Services LLP

Private Equity Round in 2013
United Liner Shipping Services LLP operates as a shipping agency in India.

Parag Milk Foods

Venture Round in 2012
At Parag, each day is filled with providing new inspiration to consumers, to create fresh trends in dairy consumption. Each of their brands Gowardhan, Go, Topp Up and Pride of Cows, play a central role in people's lives – they awake to them and consume them all day long. Each with their own unique taste and place in life. They are passionate about making milk moments a source of delight and inspiration. From new ways to delight children, to healthier ways to spread goodness and cheer in families, from delicious ways to entertain friends, to providing the quickest ways in which a mother can provide taste and nutrition.

Sahyadri Hospitals

Secondary Market in 2012
Sahyadri Hospitals currently has 8 Hospitals with 900 beds. Currently we have more than 1000 clinicians along with 2300 supporting staff and 50 lacs lives touched. Sahyadri Hospital leads in Neurosciences, Haematology, Oncology & Oncosurgery, Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery, Orthopaedics & Joint Replacements, Liver Transplant, General Surgery, IVF, Paediatrics, ENT , Ophthalmology, Nephrology, Urology and Tissue engineering services.

Regen Powertech

Private Equity Round in 2012
ReGen Powertech Private Limited, established in 2006 and based in Chennai, India, specializes in the design, manufacture, marketing, and installation of gearless wind turbines primarily for the independent power producers sector. The company offers a range of products including gearless wind turbines, water-cooled solar central inverters, and hybrid wind-solar systems utilizing advanced permanent magnet technology. Additionally, ReGen provides comprehensive services such as turnkey installations for wind projects, wind resource assessment, power evacuation, project management, operations and maintenance, and testing services for wind turbines. With a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tada, Andhra Pradesh, ReGen Powertech has rapidly grown to become a leading player in the wind energy sector in India, focusing on clean and sustainable energy solutions. The company operates as a subsidiary of Nuziveedu Seeds Limited.

StarAgri

Private Equity Round in 2012
StarAgri is focused on empowering farmers both small and large - so that they gain more from their harvests. The company helps farming communities protect their produce and reduce post harvest losses to increase food availability without placing additional burden on the environment. As agriculture moves up the global growth agenda, the company is addressing one of the planet most pressing challenges today - food security with depleting resources.

Green Infra Ltd.

Private Equity Round in 2011
Green Infra is a privately held company produces and provides renewable energy power in India. It focuses on wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and energy efficiency verticals.

GR Infraprojects

Venture Round in 2011
G R Infraprojects Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, and construction services for roads and highway projects in India. The company constructs state and national highways, bridges, culverts, flyovers, airport runways, and rail over bridges, as well as a group housing society, including row houses and other residential units. It also engages in the operation and maintenance of roadways; procurement of equipment and materials; and project execution activities. In addition, the company constructs, maintains, operates, and transfers the infrastructure facilities, such as roads on build-operate-transfer basis. Further, it manufactures thermoplastic road-marking paints and road signage, and fabricates and galvanizes metal crash barriers, as well as processes bitumen. The company was formerly known as G.R. Agarwal Builders and Developers Limited and changed its name to G R Infraprojects Limited on August 31, 2007. G R Infraprojects Limited was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Udaipur, India.

Karaikal Port Private

Private Equity Round in 2010
Karaikal Port Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle, develops, operates, and maintains Karaikal Port in India. It provides multi-cargo port handling services. The company handles in bulk quantity, such as coal, fertilizer, sugar, gypsum, and agricultural products; break bulk, which includes bagged cements, bagged sugar, iron scrap, timber, granite, stell plates and pipes, and project cargo; liquid bulk, including edible oil, petroleum, and lubricants; and containers, which include all types of containers. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Chennai, India. Karaikal Port Private Limited operates as a subsidiary of MARG Limited.

Wireless TT Info Services

Venture Round in 2009
Wireless TT Info Services Ltd (WTTIL), a wholly-owned company of Tata Teleservices Ltd, is a leading provider of telecom infrastructure, systems, networks and services on a shared, multi-tenancy basis, with over 10,000 cell towers across India. WTTIL builds, operates and provides telecommunication infrastructure, equipment, systems, networks and services for transmission of voice and data communications. The company owns more than 10,000 cell sites and towers in India.

Sabarmati Gas

Venture Round in 2009
Sabarmati Gas Limited supplies natural gas in Gujarat. The company offers piped natural gas to domestic, industrial, and commercial/noncommercial customers; and compressed natural gas to automobiles through its outlets. It serves various industrial sectors, such as ceramic, metal, dairy, glass, pharmaceuticals, plastic, food and beverages, chemical, textile, crockery, etc. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in Gandhinagar, India.

Deepak Cables

Venture Round in 2008
Deepak Cables provides power transmission and distribution products.

Moser Baer Solar

Series B in 2008
Established in 1983 in New Delhi, Moser Baer India Ltd (MBIL) is one of India's leading technology companies. MBIL has successfully developed cutting edge technologies to become the world's second largest manufacturer of optical storage media. Moser Baer Solar Limited (MBSL) and Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd (MBPV) are subsidiaries of MBIL involved in Solar business globally including India. Through both these companies Moser Baer serves customers across the solar value chain through world class products and services. In a short span of time since inception in 2005-2007 Moser Baer brand has taken a dominating position in Solar EPC Services and Solar PV modules in India and the world.

Jas Toll Road Co

Private Equity Round in 2008
Jas Toll Road Company maintains and operates the toll road stretch of 32.5km between Neelmangala and Tumkur in the state of Karnataka, on the outskirts of Bangalore. This is an operational toll road on the National Highway that connects Bangalore to Pune.

Gayatri Highways L

Private Equity Round in 2008
Gayatri Highways Limited engages in the construction, operation, and maintenance of roads, highways, vehicle bridges and tunnels, and toll roads in India. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Hyderabad, India. Gayatri Highways Limited is a subsidiary of Gayatri Projects Limited.

Viom Networks

Private Equity Round in 2008
Viom Networks operates and manages telecommunication towers for telecom service providers in India.

Vijayawada Tollway Private Ltd

Private Equity Round in 2008
Vijayawada Tollway Private Limited constructs, develops, and operates highways.

KSK Power Venture

Private Equity Round in 2008
KSK Power Venture is a power project development company listed on Alternate Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. KSK operates in India through its downstream subsidiary, KSK Energy Ventures Limited (KSKEVL) which is currently listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. KSK's operations in the Indian Power Sector are powered by the growth opportunities it realizes and capitalizes on.

Green Infra Ltd.

Private Equity Round in 2008
Green Infra is a privately held company produces and provides renewable energy power in India. It focuses on wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and energy efficiency verticals.

Emergent Ventures India

Series A in 2008
Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd. offers sustainability and climate value advisory services; and carbon advisory services, such as carbon offset generation, carbon risk advisory and management solutions, and carbon asset management and transaction services. The company also provides carbon finance and technology solutions, as well as engages in clean energy generation from solar, wind, biomass, and waste-to-energy sources. It serves clients, which include industries, government organizations, multilateral agencies, investment funds, technology players, and academia. Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Gurugram, India. The company has branch offices in San Francisco, Jakarta, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Barcelona, and Bangkok.

Vijayawada Tollway Private Ltd

Private Equity Round in 2008
Vijayawada Tollway Private Limited constructs, develops, and operates highways.

Durg Shivnath Expressways

Private Equity Round in 2007
Durg Shivnath Expressways owns, operates, constructs, and maintains roads and highways.

PV Technologies India

Private Equity Round in 2007
PV Technologies India is manufactures thin-film solar cells.

Ashoka Buildcon

Private Equity Round in 2006
Ashoka Buildcon Ltd. is one of the leading highway developers in India. The Company is an integrated EPC and BOT player. It has a portfolio of 36 PPP projects, which is the largest in number by any private player in India. Besides construction of highways and bridges the company is also engaged in Power Transmission and Distribution on EPC basis. Ashoka has worked in over 20 states across the country, and completed prestigious projects for Central as well as State Governments. Overseas it is constructing road network for Housing Development Corporation in the Republic of Maldives. The company is one of the first Indian infrastructure companies to be certified for Integrated Management Systems, which encompasses ISO certification for Quality, Occupational Health and Safety and Environment. Ashoka Buildcon is strengthened with a strong talent pool of technical as well as support staff. It’s strong financials give it the ability to bid and execute large scale projects.

International Recreation Parks

Private Equity Round in 2006
IRPPL is an urban development project, jointly promoted by Unitech and International Amusement. It holds two amusement parks in and around New Delhi and a mall called “The Great India Place”.

Manipal Group

Private Equity Round in 2006
Manipal Group provides education and healthcare services in India and internationally through its subsidiaries. Manipal has been imparting world class education for over six decades. Manipal Acunova Pvt. Ltd. is a collaborative venture between the Manipal Education and Medical Group International India Pvt. Ltd. and AcuNova Ltd. They are also proud of their Stem Cell Research Programme. Manipal Healthcare manages 11 hospitals including 8 teaching hospitals, making it Asia’s largest healthcare management group. Manipal Cure & Care is a healthcare retail venture of Manipal group. Manipal cure and Care endeavors to establish Health & Wellness zones which focus on Wellness, Preventive, and Beauty. MNE Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is the only Asian group of company solely dedicated to providing integrated biomedical equipment maintenance and management and started its operations in India in the year 2000 following in-depth market analysis and customer surveys. The Manipal Foundation has been providing challenging global opportunities in Education & Healthcare to committed,talented and needy youth,besides preserving and promoting culture and traditions that make for a wholesome community. It fulfills this objective by offering Indian and International students a variety of scholarships and fellowships to pursue their ambitions in the fields of Education and Healthcare.

Delhi Airport

Private Equity Round in 2006
Delhi International Airport Limited operates, maintains, and manages Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in New Delhi, India. Delhi International Airport Limited is a subsidiary of GMR Airports Limited.

Chalet Hotels

Private Equity Round in 2005
Chalet Hotels Limited develops, owns, and manages hotels in India. Its hotel platform comprises six operating hotels, including a hotel with a co-located serviced residence, located in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, and Bengaluru representing 2,554 keys under the JW Marriott, Westin, Marriott, Marriott Executive Apartments, Renaissance, Four Points by Sheraton, and Novotel brands. The company is also involved in the commercial and retail operations, and real estate development. The company was formerly known as Chalet Hotels Pvt. Ltd and changed its name to Chalet Hotels Limited in June 2018. Chalet Hotels Limited was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.