NBFCs
KKR agrees $164.2m financing package for India's GMR Infra
KKR has agreed to invest INR10 billion ($164 million) in ailing Indian infrastructure conglomerate GMR Holdings (GMR), the parent of GMR Infrastructure (GIL), via a structured credit facility.
Apax invests $83.2m in India NBFC Cholamandalam
Apax Partners is investing INR5 billion($83.2 million) in Cholamandalam Investment & Finance (CIF), a non-banking finance company (NBFC), in exchange for potential 8% stake.
IFC commits $25m to India's Au Financiers
International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $25 million more in Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) Au Financiers through a private placement of non-convertible debentures.
WestBridge leads Series C round for India's Vistaar Finance
WestBridge Capital has led a INR1.6 billion ($27.4 million) Series C round for Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) Vistaar Finance.
LeapFrog invests $29m in India’s IFMR Capital
LeapFrog Investments, a US-based specialist investor in financial services in growth markets, has invested $29 million in Indian non-banking finance company (NBFC) IFMR Capital.
India's Annapurna Microfinance raises $5m Series B round
The state-backed Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) has led a INR300 million ($5 million) Series B round for India's Annapurna Microfinance.
PE-backed Manappuram acquires Jaypee Hotels NBFC
Manappuram Finance, a listed non-bank financial company (NBFC) backed by Baring Private Equity India and India Equity Partners (IEP) among others, is to acquire Milestone Home Finance Company - a unit of Jaypee Hotels - for an undisclosed amount.
IFC commits $50m to India's Cholamandalam NBFC
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of World Bank, is investing INR3.15 billion ($50.7 million) in non-banking finance company (NBFC) Cholamandalam Investment & Finance (CIF).
IFC pumps $91m into Indian financial services providers
International finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank, has committed around $91 million in three PE-backed non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) in India: Magma Fincorp, Bandhan Financial Services and Au Financiers.
KKR provides $100m in structured finance to India’s Avantha
KKR has agreed to provide $100 million in long-term financing to Avantha Group in order to help the Indian conglomerate pay down debt and continue investing in its businesses. The capital will come from KKR India Financial Services, the private equity...
Henry Kravis on Asia
KKR co-founder Henry Kravis recently briefed a group of reporters on his firm's investment strategy in Asia, offering glimpses of a business that is rooted in private equity yet stretches well beyond it.
Morgan Stanley leads $53m round in India’s Janalakshmi MFI
Microfinance lender Janalakshmi Financial Services has raised INR3.25 billion ($52.8 million) in a Series D round of funding led by Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia.
IFC invests in Indian education NBFC
International Finance Corporation will back Avanse Financial Services with $2.3 million to help expand its ability to provide loans to Indian students pursuing higher education.
KKR seeks investors to expand India NBFC
KKR is in talks with overseas investors to infuse capital into its non-banking financial company (NBFC) in India, KKR India Financial Services.
Everstone to invest $33m in Indian NBFC
Everstone Capital is to invest INR2 billion ($33.5 million) for a 15-20% stake in Hinduja Leyland Finance (HLF) a non-banking financial company (NBFC) owned by the Hinduja Group.
PE-backed NBFC Magma to apply for India banking license
Non-bank financing company (NBFC) Magma Fincorp, which has several private equity investors, will apply to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for a new banking license. IDFC, Religare Enterprises, Reliance Capital and the Aditya Birla Group also plan to...
India's Future Generali Life Insurance sells 22.5% stake to IITL
Industrial Investment Trust (IITL) will acquire a 22.5% stake in the life insurance unit of India's Pantaloon Retail, Future Generali India Life Insurance (FGLI).
India's Grameen Koota raises $9.6m from VCs
Indian's Grameen Financial Serivces (GFS), also known as Grameen Koota, has raised INR532 million ($9.6 million) from Creation Investments, Incofin Investment Management and MicroVentures in its third round of funding.
ChrysCapital buys 10% stake in NBFC Au Financiers
ChrysCapital Partners has purchased a 10% stake in Indian non-banking financial company Au Financiers for INR1.2 billion ($22.2 million). The investment facilitates another partial exit for Motilal Oswal Private Equity, which sold a portion of its holding...
Warburg Pincus backs India’s Future Capital
Warburg Pincus' investment in Future Capital Holdings probably wasn’t the first private equity deal conceived on an evening flight from New Delhi to Mumbai and it almost certainly won’t be the last.
Warburg Pincus gets FIPB approval for Future Capital deal
Warburg Pincus has won approval from India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for a INR8.08 billion ($145 million) investment in non-bank finance company (NBFC) Future Capital Holdings.
India regulator pulls plug on ACA PE’s Repco Home deal
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has vetoed ACA Private Equity Trust’s proposed investment into Repco Home Finance because it contravenes the country’s venture capital regulations.
KKR says it has no plans for India credit fund
KKR has talked down reports that it is preparing to raise an India-focused debt fund. While interested in pursuing India credit opportunities, the private equity firm currently has no plans to launch a specific vehicle in this space.
Warburg Pincus, IFC commit $50m to Au Financiers
Warburg Pincus and International Finance Corp. (IFC) have jointly invested $50 million in Au Financiers, an Indian non-banking finance company. IFC’s participation means its stake in the company will remain the same, while Motilal Oswal Private Equity,...