Shriram Finance shares jump 5% on deal to exit housing finance biz
The Shriram group flagship will sell its entire 85% stake in Shriram Housing Finance (SHFL) to Warburg Pincus for ₹4,630 crore.
The Shriram group flagship will sell its entire 85% stake in Shriram Housing Finance (SHFL) to Warburg Pincus for ₹4,630 crore.
Shriram Finance holds a controlling stake in SHFL while private equity firm Valiant Partners L.P., Mauritius, holds the remaining ownership.
The Rajiv Jain-led investment firm picked up 2.58% shares in IDFC First Bank at ₹89 apiece via bulk deals, amounting to ₹1,527 crore.
Fortune India’s The Next 500 event showed how emerging companies are scaling new levels.
“This year the company will focus on India and going all out is next year’s vision,” says Aman Gupta, Founder and CMO, boAt, at Fortune India’s TheNext500 event.
Warburg Pincus, which holds 26.36% stake in Kalyan Jewellers through its subsidiary, Highdell, looks to sell 2.5% equity stake in the company.
After raising $100 million from Warburg Pincus, boAt is now one of the most successful electronics hardware startups in India, proving that attractive prices and nifty design can always be a winner.
It wouldn’t be hyperbole to call Warburg Pincus a rough-weather friend for Indian entrepreneurs. Over 25 years, the private equity firm has shown its willingness to ride out the storm.
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Editor’s letter from the February 2020 edition.