1. Kotak Private Equity
Since 2005, Kotak PrivateEquity has helped discover, grow and create value for
mid-sizeIndian businesses across growth sectors
The team at Kotak Private Equity has often been amongstthe firstto investin
India's sunrisesectors such as LifeSciences & Healthcare, Media &
Entertainment, Retail, Quick ServiceRestaurants, Business Process Outsourcing
and Internetdriven businesses.
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
PE/Buyout
Other Investor Types
Asset Manager
Growth/Expansion
Real Estate
Investment Strategy
Discovering FutureLeaders - As pioneers of the Indian privateequity industry,
our team is adept at identifying outstanding entrepreneurs and management
teams of emerging businesses. Welook for companies that have a clear
business strategy with significant opportunities to scale up with a defendable
market positioning.
Investments made by kotak private equity
BHARAT FRITZ WERNER LTD
BHARAT SERUMS AND VACCINES LTD
MINDA CORPORATIONLTD
MANIPAL HEALTH
NATCO PHARMA LTD
2. Eyestem raises second round of funding from Kotak Private
Equity
This investment will help Eyestem reach their goal of becoming one of the first
few companies in the world to develop a treatment for Dry Age-related
Macular Degeneration (Dry AMD)
Eyestem, based in Bengaluru, has raised an undisclosed amountin funding from
Kotak Private Equity and original investors towards taking EyecyteRPE- its
flagship product to treat Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration through firstin
man clinical trials.
This round of investment was led by existing global investors of the company in
Switzerland, South Africa and India. In addition, Kotak Investment Advisors
Limited, one of the largest and most reputed life sciences investors in the
country, joined as a new investor.
