Mumbai, March 17 -- Global private equity firm L Catterton's India pool of capital, led by former Hindustan Unilever (HUL) chief Sanjiv Mehta, is eyeing more proprietary deals in the country after deploying over $100 million across companies like Farmley, Haldiram's and Healing Hands Clinic over the last year.

"Our deals are primarily proprietary in nature, and we don't take part in intense bidding processes. This preferential access allows us to have better returns for our investors through better pricing discipline. The three deals we have completed so far have, on average, been 20-40% lower in terms of entry price versus market benchmarks, which again is an important driver of superior returns. On top of this, we help our entrepreneur...