Welcome to RiverBridge
RiverBridge aims to be the bridge between the aspiring corporates and mainstream financial investors. RiverBridge seeks to bring in its rich expertise in the financial services domain to assist companies in accessing capital – venture capital, private equity, debt, mezzanine funds. The strong network of the promoters with various corporates, financial institutions, investors and intermediaries will be utilized to provide advisory services on capital raising as well as other large corporate actions such as acquisitions, divestitures and identifying strategic partners.
Our Services
Capital Raising
- Raise private equity, venture capital & mezzanine capital from domestic/international funds and family offices
- Facilitate structured debt for growing SMEs against promoters' share holding in the firm
Acquisition, Divestiture and Strategic relationships
- Assistance in identifying suitable targets
for acquisition, divestiture - Identifying Strategic partners in India for
JVs – both domestic and International companies
Financial Advisory Services
- Financial advisory services including capital structuring,Business valuation, business plan preparation
- Assisting companies in their readiness to raise external equity
- Credit rating advisory
Deals
Clients
Investor
Description
USD 5 million, Series A
USD 2 million, minority stake
USD 1.5 million, minority stake
Amount undisclosed
USD 10 million, minority stake
USD 7 million, structured debt
USD 10 million Private Equity
Clients
Investor
Description
100% Acquisition
Strategic majority acquisition
Strategic majority acquisition
100% Acquisition
100% Acquisition
Strategic majority acquisition
100% Acquisition
Clients
Leadership
N. Muthuraman
Co-founder and Director - Had worked for 12 years with CRISIL Limited, last as Director – Ratings
- Handled various assignments in India and abroad in credit rating and structured finance domain
- As a voting member of CRISIL's rating committee, has closely analyzed 100s of corporates
- Had covered in-depth various sectors including auto, auto ancillary, engineering, cement, media, shipping and structured finance
- Is an empaneled trainer for CRISIL in the domain of credit risk, financial analysis and Basel II
- Has represented CRISIL at various fora including RBI, SEBI, ADB and industry chambers; also has a strong contact network with senior management in several companies across various industries
- An engineer from College of Engineering, Guindy and a management graduate from IIM, Bangalore
V. Satheesh
Co-founder and Director - Cross-sector Domain experience in Banking, Manufacturing & IT sector
- Experienced Corporate banker; also handled Treasury operations in HDFC Bank
- Tracked and analyzed several mid- and large-cap stocks over many years
- Handled Presales and project management for several large global clients as part of one of India's largestsoftware companies
- An engineer from IIT Kharagpur and management graduate from IIM, Bangalore
Why RiverBridge?
- Dedicated focus on mid-market transactions has helped specialize in identifying and addressing challenges unique to this segment
- Co-founders with rich experience are directly involved in every transaction which most other advisory firms could not afford
- Strong connection with PE funds through peer network of IIMB alumni helps obtain faster responses for every transaction
- Strong research background of the promoters helps present a cogent and persuasive investment thesis among a clutter of proposalsseen by PE funds.
- Buy-side engagements with reputed PE funds has helped closely understand inner workings of PE funds and anticipate commonapprehensions of funds upfront.