India Business Excellence Fund I (IBEF I)

Corpus : $83 million Vintage : 2007
Focus : Indian Mid market Growth Capital Average Ticket Size : $5 - $15 million
Status : Active  
Number of Investments : 13  

India Business Excellence Fund I (IBEF I), closed in 2007, is a $83 million private equity fund. IBEF I is a sector agnostic fund with a focus on providing growth capital to mid-sized Indian companies. The fund primarily targets mid-size Indian companies with a bias towards companies that have competent management, superior execution capabilities and are driven by domestic consumption. The fund is sensitive to minority interest protection rights and works on defined exit parameters.

IBEF I has made investments in 13 companies across sectors, of which four companies are publicly listed.

IBEF I Portfolio Snapshot:  

Company Deal Type Description
Time Technoplast Ltd. Private (L) Leading polymer packaging company in India with over 75% market share in industrial packaging
IMP Powers Ltd. PIPE One of the leading power transformer companies in India manufacturing the entire range upto 330kv class
InTarvo Technologies Ltd. Private One of the largest reverse logistics company in India; over 400+ service centers across India
Effort BPO Ltd. Private Domestic BPO with expertise in BFSI and Telecom
Resurgere Mines & Minerals India Ltd. Private (L) Iron ore mining & processing
AU Financiers (India)  Limited Private Rural centric finance company focused on commercial vehicle lending
Dixon Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. Private Manafacturing of consumer electronics and durables and branded consumer durables,electronics and mobile handsets
Parag Milk Foods Pvt. Ltd Private Integrated pure cow dairy with value added products like cheese, ghee and milk powder
Power Mech Projects Ltd. Private Erectioning & commissioning of boiler, turbines & generators at power plants; involved in all the large power projects in the country
Minda Industries Ltd. PIPE Leading electronic auto components company supplying to all the large OEMs in India
Mrs. Bector's Foods Specialities Ltd. Private Branded biscuits , bakery and condiments; exclusive supplier to players like McDonalds and Kraft Foods
Electromech Material Handling Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd. Private Leading material handling equipment company with leadership in EOT cranes for general industrial purpose
GR Infraprojects Ltd. Private Focused on EPC oriented road infrastructure,executing work for marquee clients