SCPE spinout Affirma completes first deal as an independent
Affirma Capital, a PE firm launched last year as a spin-out of Standard Chartered’s private equity business, has completed its first transaction as an independent firm with a $50 million investment in Indian supplements maker Tirupati Medicare.
Tirupati Medicare is part of the Tirupati Group, which has interests in pharmaceuticals and sports nutrition as well as nutraceuticals. It also operates a contract research organization supporting its...
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