(Bloomberg) — Rothschild & Co. plans to beef up its equity capital markets advisory business in India and also provide debt advisory services amid the country’s dealmaking boom.
The expansion plans at Rothschild follow a surge of initial public offerings in the Indian stock market, partly driven by some multinational companies seeking to unlock value from their local operations, according to Aalok Shah, a managing director and co-head of Rothschild India.
“We have an equity advisory product where we work with companies to prepare them for an IPO, including selection of banks, assigning valuations and pricing, and then fees for these banks,” Shah said in an interview in Mumbai. “I think it’s going to be like a core focus area as…
