NEW HAVEN, CT — (Marketwired) — 04/15/13 — Woodbridge International, a leading middle-market mergers and acquisitions firm, is pleased to announce the opening of its . The new office will serve Woodbridge clients throughout India and will be led by Senior M&A advisors Darshan Rathod and Vaibhav Sundecha, along with Woodbridge Vice President Jitender Chopra, who is based in New York.
Woodbridge International is an M&A firm focused on with transactional values ranging from .
Woodbridge recently closed several cross-border deals in a variety of industries. In March of this year, Labor Import, a Brazilian distributor of medical supplies, was sold to Bunzl, a London-based distributor traded on the London stock exchange.
In 2012 Woodbridge completed four cross-border transactions: U.S.-based A&A Manufacturing Company, Inc. was acquired by Halltech Gmbh, a leading German specialty OEM; Panama-based Hidrotenencias S.A., a hydroelectric power company, entered into a capital transaction with ACON, a private equity investment fund based in the U.S. and Latin America; U.K.-based Private Equity Group Permira through their portfolio company, Genesis, located in the U.S. and Brazil, acquired Woodbridge-s Brazilian client, LM Sistemas; and Woodbridge-s Japanese client, Yamada, entered into a joint venture with LOM, a Scandinavian company with a division in Manaus, Brazil.
Woodbridge-s innovative process for marketing companies globally to strategic and financial buyers is unique — and includes the production of a dynamic 2-minute company video buyers can watch on their screens, wherever they are in the world.
Vaibhav specializes in transaction advisory for midsize companies and has worked for Ernst & Young and PwC. Darshan specializes in lead advisory and previously worked for RREEF (Deutsche Bank Real Estate Private Equity), Ernst & Young and PwC.
Vaibhav and Darshan will work closely with Jitender Chopra and the entire Woodbridge team in serving Woodbridge-s clients in India. Prior to joining Woodbridge, Jitender worked in the Credit Risk division of J.P. Morgan-s Investment Banking line of business. He also previously worked at Fidelity Investments and AXA Equitable.
Woodbridge welcomes Vaibhav and Darshan to its team and looks forward to bringing India-based sellers to buyers around the globe.
Woodbridge International, founded in 1993, is an innovative M&A firm headquartered in New Haven, CT. The firm serves clients from its 10 North American offices and locations in the Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil and Honduras.