SSG Capital Advisors announced that Special Situations M&A (GSSM&A or the Alliance), a global alliance of investment banking firms which focus on special situations transactions, announced that L&T Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (L&T Infra Finance), one of the largest private sector infrastructure financing solution providers in India and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, has become a member.

The expansion enhances the coverage of member firms, which already includes strategic partnerships in Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America. In addition to L&T Infra Finance, partners include U.S.-based SSG Capital Advisors, Germany-based Saxenhammer, Asia-based Teak Capital Corporation and Brazil-based TCP Latam.

L&T Infra Finance, founded in 2006, is a leader in infrastructure financing in India with an asset book of more than $2.9 billion, offering products and services across project finance, corporate lending and financial advisory. The equity financial advisory services team of L&T Infra Finance provides advisory support to mid-market companies in areas such as capital structuring, equity fund raising, debt fund raising and placements and M&A. Significant recent investment banking deals closed by L&T Infra Finance include the private equity investment of a Canadian pension fund into a leading road developer of India, the sale of the wind assets of a power project developer to a renewable power company and the sale of a GCC subsidiary of an Indian education company to a Qatar-based business conglomerate.

“We are very pleased to add L&T Infra Finance as a member. They maintain relationships with hundreds of corporations throughout India, which will be a great benefit to member firms and their clients,” said Wilbert Sanchez M. de O. of TCP Latam.

The Alliance was established in 2014 to enhance each member firm’s cross border deal execution capabilities by providing their clients access to a global network of special situations investment banking professionals as well as their respective in-region buyer, investor and lender networks. In addition, the alliance allows GSSM&A member firms to better market their services globally through cross-referrals and joint pitches and engagements. Services provided by member firms include mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, capital raising, valuation, financial restructuring and bankruptcy/insolvency advisory.