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Warburg Pincus, QIA in talks to derisk Shriram group arm investment

Shriram Finance Limited (SFL) decided to sell its housing finance business to focus more on its core operations and secure growth capital

Warburg Pincus exits Apollo Tyres; pares entire stake for Rs 1,073 crore

Private equity major Warburg Pincus on Wednesday exited Apollo Tyres by selling its entire 3.54 per cent stake in the tyre manufacturing company for Rs 1,073 crore through open market transactions. US-based Warburg Pincus through its arm White Iris Investment Ltd offloaded the shares of Gurugram-based Apollo Tyres through 14 block deals on the BSE. As per the data on the BSE, White Iris Investment Ltd sold a total of 2,24,74,903 shares of Apollo Tyres. The shares were offloaded at an average price of Rs 477.35 per piece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,072.84 crore. A clutch of domestic mutual funds (MFs), an insurance company and foreign investors were among the buyers of the shares. The entities are Edelweiss Mutual Fund (MF), Mirae Asset MF, ICICI Prudential MF, Sundaram MF, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company, Societe Generale, Ghisallo Master Fund LP, Goldman Sachs Investments (Mauritius) I, Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore, and Citigroup Global Markets Mauritius. As o

Shriram Finance will focus more on its core business: Umesh Revankar

Warburg to invest Rs 1,000 crore in SHFL

Warburg Pincus to acquire Shriram Housing Finance for Rs 4,630 crore

Warburg Pincus will acquire the stake through its affiliate Mango Crest Investment from all the sellers

Mubadala, Warburg in talks with Shriram Finance to buy stake in SHFL

Shriram Finance on Tuesday confirmed that it is looking to unlock value in the housing finance arm (SHFL) to secure growth capital.

Warburg Pincus exits IDFC First Bank, sells entire stake for Rs 1,195 cr

Private equity major Warburg Pincus on Thursday sold its entire 2.25 per cent stake in private sector lender IDFC First Bank for Rs 1,195 crore through an open market transaction. Warburg Pincus offloaded the shares of IDFC First Bank through its affiliate Cloverdell Investment Ltd on the BSE. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, Cloverdell Investment sold more than 15.88 crore shares of IDFC First Bank. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 75.24 apiece, taking the deal size to Rs 1,195.21 crore. As of December 2023, Warburg Pincus through its affiliate holds a 2.25 per cent stake in Mumbai-headquarted IDFC First Bank, shareholding data showed with the BSE. Details of the buyers of shares could not be ascertained. On Thursday, shares of IDFC First Bank plunged 3.11 per cent to close at Rs 75.39 apiece on the BSE. In January, IDFC First Bank reported an 18 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 716 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 202

IDFC First Bank slips 3% after over 2% equity change hands in block deals

As per reports, Cloverdell Investment, an affiliate of US-based Warburg Pincus, planned to sell 159 million shares in IDFC First Bank through the block deal route on Thursday.

Warburg Pincus divests 8.4% stake in Kalyan Jewellers for Rs 2,937 crore

Private equity major Warburg Pincus on Thursday divested an 8.4 per cent stake in Kalyan Jewellers India for Rs 2,937 crore through open market transactions. The US-based Warburg Pincus through its arm Highdell Investment Ltd sold shares of Kalyan Jewellers India on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the BSE. Kalyan Jewellers India is into manufacture and sale of gems and jewellery. As per bulk and block deal data available on the exchanges, Highdell Investment disposed of 1.80 crore shares on the BSE. Similarly, Highdell Investment also offloaded more than 6.87 crore shares in three tranches on the NSE. Around 8.67 crore shares sold represent an 8.42 per cent stake in Kalyan Jewellers India. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 344.42 apiece on the BSE, while the shares were disposed of within the price range of Rs 334-339.59 apiece on the NSE, taking the combined deal size to Rs 2,936.96 crore. After the latest transaction, Highdell Investment's shareholding in Ka

Private equity major Warburg Pincus divests 1.3% in IDFC FIRST Bank

In September, Cloverdell Investment, also an affiliate of Warburg, had sold 4.2 per cent in IDFC First Bank for Rs 2,480 crore

Warburg Pincus names Vishal Mahadevia as Asia private equity head

Mahadevia, a 17-year veteran of the firm, will remain as co-head of financial services, Warburg Pincus said in a statement

Warburg sells 4.2% in IDFC First Bank; GQG picks up 2.6% in lender

On Friday, shares of IDFC First Bank fell by as much as 5 percent in early trading but recovered to end little changed

Warburg Pincus buys majority stake in Vistaar Finance for $250 mn

Vistaar Finance is a leading SME lender in India; it operates in 12 states with over 2,500 staff serving 40,000 customers; AUM of Rs 3,150 crore as of March 2023

Warburg Pincus acquires 90% stake in Vistaar Finance for $250 million

Private equity major Warburg Pincus on Monday announced that it has acquired a 90 per cent stake in non-bank lender Vistaar Finance for USD 250 million. The stake in the 13-year-old company has been acquired through a combination of primary and secondary investments, the PE major said in an official statement. The acquisition has been done in partnership with banker Avijit Saha, who joins the company as the chief executive, it said. This is one of the biggest financial sector bets taken by Warburg in the country, adding that Vistaar presently operates in 12 Indian states and has a customer base of 40,000 and over 2,500 employees. The stake has been acquired by Warburg from existing investors and the founders. The company had over Rs 3,150 crore of assets under management as of end-March, and its networth has increased to Rs 1,210 crore after the transactions with the overall capital buffers at 37 per cent, it said. Warburg Pincus' managing director Narendra Ostawal said Vistaar h

Warburg Pincus to acquire majority stake in MSME lender Vistaar Finance

NBFC has more than Rs 2,600 crore in AUM and it has some 200 branches

Sebi puts Warburg Pincus-backed Biba Fashion's IPO in 'abeyance'

As part of the OFS, promoter Meena Bindra and private equity investors Warburg Pincus-backed Highdell Investment and Faering Capital India Evolving Fund are proposing to offload shares

IndiaFirst Life Insurance selects bankers for IPO expected later this year

IndiaFirst will be the fourth private sector life insurer to get listed on the bourses

Warburg to buy minority stake in medical devices major Meril for $210 mn

Leading global growth investor Warburg Pincus has agreed to pick up a minority stake for USD 210 million (about Rs 1,575 crore) in Micro Life Sciences, the parent firm of the Meril Group, which is the largest medical devices firm in the country. Warburg said the transaction, awaiting CCI approval, will be carried out through its affiliate South Elm Investments. Founded by the Bilakhia family, Meril is a fast-growing medical devices firm that designs, manufactures and distributes clinically relevant and state-of-the-art medical devices. With R&D facilities, manufacturing capability, distribution reach, Meril has market leading position across several categories. Narendra Ostawal of Warburg Pincus India said he is excited by Meril's compelling growth story and believes it stands to benefit from the secular tailwinds of healthcare in the country. Sanjeev Bhatt of Meril said this investment establishes high degree of credibility to the domestic medical devices in the global landscape

Healthy debut for MedPlus Health Services as it ends session at 41% premium

Premji Invest's PI Opportunities Fund and Natco Pharma were among the selling shareholders

Advent International picks up majority stake in Encora for $1.5 billion

Warburg Pincus, the present majority shareholder, would be minor partner

Advent takes majority stake in digital engineering services company Encora

Warburg Pincus, the present majority shareholder of Encora, would retain a minority stake