Deal Corner
July 21, 2025
NDA Represents Nuveen In Its Investment in Fabric IOT

Deal Brief

As part of its second climate inclusion strategy, NCIF II Lux S.á.r.l. (“Nuveen”) participated in the Series A Funding Round of Fabric IOT Private Limited (“Fabric”). The transaction involved a primary infusion by Nuveen into Fabric.

Fabric, along with its subsidiary Intellicar Telematics Private Limited (“Intellicar”), is engaged in the business of setting up internet of things (“IoT”) hardware and software, charging solutions in automotive and mobility spaces, building the elective vehicle future by a SAAS platform, setting up an IoT network infrastructure platform and deploying various IoT solutions in smart cities, smart home spaces.

Our Role

We, at Nishith Desai Associates, acted as the regulatory, legal and tax counsel to Nuveen and advised Nuveen on the structuring, negotiation, and finalisation of the transaction documents. We also conducted legal due diligence on Fabric and Intellicar.

Our Client

Nuveen is the global investment manager of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”), managing public and private assets worldwide. TIAA is one of the largest institutional investors in the world, with $1.2 trillion worth of global assets under management as of March 1, 2024.

Deal Team

Nishchal Joshipura

Parina Muchhala

Aditya Macedo

Palomita Sharma

Due Diligence Team

Chandrashekar K

Rakesh Krishnan

Divyansh Bhardwaj

PRESS COVERAGE

https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/auto-technology/fabric-its-arm-intellicar-secures-13-5-mn-in-series-a-funding-to-drive-ev-adoption-in-india/120549587

https://www.bwdisrupt.com/article/fabric-intellicar-raise-135-mn-from-nuveen-to-power-indias-ev-ecosystem-554691

https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/fabric-and-intellicar-raise-usd-135-mn-from-nuveen-to/490471

https://www.outlookbusiness.com/start-up/investors/bengalurus-ev-solutions-provider-fabric-secures-135-mn-in-series-a-funding-round

 


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Deal Corner

July 21, 2025

NDA Represents Nuveen In Its Investment in Fabric IOT

Deal Brief

As part of its second climate inclusion strategy, NCIF II Lux S.á.r.l. (“Nuveen”) participated in the Series A Funding Round of Fabric IOT Private Limited (“Fabric”). The transaction involved a primary infusion by Nuveen into Fabric.

Fabric, along with its subsidiary Intellicar Telematics Private Limited (“Intellicar”), is engaged in the business of setting up internet of things (“IoT”) hardware and software, charging solutions in automotive and mobility spaces, building the elective vehicle future by a SAAS platform, setting up an IoT network infrastructure platform and deploying various IoT solutions in smart cities, smart home spaces.

Our Role

We, at Nishith Desai Associates, acted as the regulatory, legal and tax counsel to Nuveen and advised Nuveen on the structuring, negotiation, and finalisation of the transaction documents. We also conducted legal due diligence on Fabric and Intellicar.

Our Client

Nuveen is the global investment manager of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (“TIAA”), managing public and private assets worldwide. TIAA is one of the largest institutional investors in the world, with $1.2 trillion worth of global assets under management as of March 1, 2024.

Deal Team

Nishchal Joshipura

Parina Muchhala

Aditya Macedo

Palomita Sharma

Due Diligence Team

Chandrashekar K

Rakesh Krishnan

Divyansh Bhardwaj

PRESS COVERAGE

https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/auto-technology/fabric-its-arm-intellicar-secures-13-5-mn-in-series-a-funding-to-drive-ev-adoption-in-india/120549587

https://www.bwdisrupt.com/article/fabric-intellicar-raise-135-mn-from-nuveen-to-power-indias-ev-ecosystem-554691

https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-in/news-and-trends/fabric-and-intellicar-raise-usd-135-mn-from-nuveen-to/490471

https://www.outlookbusiness.com/start-up/investors/bengalurus-ev-solutions-provider-fabric-secures-135-mn-in-series-a-funding-round

 


Disclaimer

The contents of this hotline should not be construed as legal opinion. View detailed disclaimer.

This Hotline provides general information existing at the time of preparation. The Hotline is intended as a news update and Nishith Desai Associates neither assumes nor accepts any responsibility for any loss arising to any person acting or refraining from acting as a result of any material contained in this Hotline. It is recommended that professional advice be taken based on the specific facts and circumstances. This Hotline does not substitute the need to refer to the original pronouncements.

This is not a Spam mail. You have received this mail because you have either requested for it or someone must have suggested your name. Since India has no anti-spamming law, we refer to the US directive, which states that a mail cannot be considered Spam if it contains the sender's contact information, which this mail does. In case this mail doesn't concern you, please unsubscribe from mailing list.