Deal Corner
August 22, 2018
Westbridge led Consortium to acquire Star Health

DEAL BRIEF

A consortium led by Westbridge Capital AIF and comprising of ace Indian investor Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Madison Capital have executed definitive agreements for the acquisition of Star Health & Allied Insurance Company Limited from its existing shareholders (which includes Tata Capital, ICICI Ventures and Apis) with deal value in vicinity of USD 1 billion. Star Health is the largest company in the health insurance space in India.

Press coverage relating to the transaction is available herehere and here.

OUR ROLE

We, at Nishith Desai Associates, acted as legal and tax counsel to Westbridge Capital AIF and Madison Capital advising them on the legal, tax, regulatory and strategic aspects for the acquisition.


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Deal Corner

August 22, 2018

Westbridge led Consortium to acquire Star Health

DEAL BRIEF

A consortium led by Westbridge Capital AIF and comprising of ace Indian investor Mr. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Madison Capital have executed definitive agreements for the acquisition of Star Health & Allied Insurance Company Limited from its existing shareholders (which includes Tata Capital, ICICI Ventures and Apis) with deal value in vicinity of USD 1 billion. Star Health is the largest company in the health insurance space in India.

Press coverage relating to the transaction is available herehere and here.

OUR ROLE

We, at Nishith Desai Associates, acted as legal and tax counsel to Westbridge Capital AIF and Madison Capital advising them on the legal, tax, regulatory and strategic aspects for the acquisition.


Disclaimer

We expressly clarify that this communication is not a solicitation or an invitation of any sort whatsoever from Nishith Desai Associates or any of its members to create an attorney-client relationship. This communication is not intended to be a source of advertising and the recipient should always seek the advice of competent counsel licensed to practice in the recipient's country/state.

This is not a Spam mail. You have received this mail because you have either requested for it or someone must have suggested your name. Since India has no anti-spamming law, we refer to the US directive, which states that a mail cannot be considered Spam if it contains the sender's contact information, which this mail does. In case this mail doesn't concern you, please unsubscribe from mailing list.