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Kedaara Capital and Partners Group, promoters of Aavas Financiers, on Tuesday divested 12.6 per cent in the housing finance company for Rs 1,369 crore through open market transactions. Private equity firm Kedaara Capital through its affiliate Lake District Holdings Ltd have sold the shares of Aavas Financiers, while Partners Group through its entities Partners Group ESCL and Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund) LLC disposed of shares of Aavas on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As per the bulk deal data available on the NSE, Lake District Holdings sold 58.39 lakh shares of Aavas Financiers, while Partners Group ESCL and Partners Group Private Equity (Master Fund) offloaded a total of 41.57 lakh shares of the housing finance company. These entities have collectively sold 99,96,950 shares, which represents a 12.6 per cent stake in Aavas Financiers Ltd. The shares were disposed of within the price range of Rs 1,370-1,370.20 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs
SmallCap World Fund on Wednesday sold a 1.6 per cent stake in Aavas Financiers for Rs 173 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, SmallCap World Fund Inc offloaded more than 12.84 lakh shares, amounting to a 1.6 per cent stake in Aavas Financiers. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 1,349.94 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 173.43 crore. Post the latest transaction, SmallCap World Fund's shareholding has been reduced to 6.39 per cent from the 7.99 per cent stake at the end of March. Details of the buyers could not be ascertained. Shares of Aavas Financiers closed on a flat note at Rs 1,351 per piece on the BSE.