BDA Partners is pleased to have been recognized as Investment Bank of the Year by deal value at the 2026 VCCircle Awards. The VCCircle Awards are India’s most respected distinctions within the private equity and venture capital ecosystem, celebrating excellence, innovation, and value creation across high-growth businesses and their advisors.
Separately, BDA was recognized for M&A advisory excellence at the Tracxn India M&A League Table Awards.
The BDA Partners India team is led by Manoj Balwani, Kumar Mahtani and Jyotin Gagrani.
Manoj Balwani, Head of Tech, US & India, BDA Partners, said, “Over the past five years, we’ve built BDA’s Technology practice brick by brick across the US–India corridor, earning the trust of founders, private equity funds, and CXOs of global technology services companies along the way. We’ve been thoughtful in partnering on a number of marquee transactions and, over the past year, have been privileged to be at the center of some of the most game-changing deals in the Technology Services sector across this corridor. This recognition reflects the trust our clients have placed in us. We’re committed to building on this momentum in the years ahead”.
Euan Rellie, Managing Partner, BDA Partners, said, “BDA’s team has been helping blue-chip corporates and private equity clients originate and execute increasingly sizeable, innovative, and sophisticated Indian transactions across the Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials and Tech sectors. We’ve seen tremendous success in the Technology and Tech Services verticals; BDA has developed a strong track record in the US–India corridor. We’re proud to be recognized once again as a leader in our industry”.
Jyotin Gagrani, Managing Director, was honoured to receive this award on behalf of BDA Partners. Please see the announcement speech here.
About BDA
BDA Partners is the global investment banking advisor. We are a premium provider of advice to sophisticated clients globally, with 30 years’ experience advising on cross-border M&A, capital raising, and financial restructuring. We provide global reach with teams in New York and London, and true regional depth through Asian offices in Mumbai, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo. BDA has expertise in the Chemicals, Consumer & Retail, Health, Industrials, Services, Sustainability and Technology sectors. We work relentlessly to earn clients’ trust by delivering insightful advice and outstanding outcomes. BDA Partners has strategic partnerships with William Blair, a premier global investment banking business, and with DBJ (Development Bank of Japan), a Japanese government-owned bank with US$150bn of assets.
US securities transactions are performed by BDA Partners’ affiliate, BDA Advisors Inc, a broker-dealer registered with the SEC. BDA Advisors Inc is a member of FINRA and SIPC. In the UK, BDA Partners is authorized and regulated by the FCA. In Hong Kong, BDA Partners (HK) Ltd is licensed and regulated by the SFC to conduct Type 1 and Type 4 regulated activities to professional investors. bdapartners.com
