Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC), HDFC Bank and HDFC Credila Financial Services (HDFC Credila), have entered into definitive agreements to sell approximately 90% stake in HDFC Credila to an investor consortium of BPEA EQT and ChrysCapital. HDFC Credila is the one of the largest non?bank lenders in the Indian education financing market.
The consortium valued HDFC Credila at a Pre?Money Valuation of Rs 10,350 crore and will infuse primary proceeds of Rs 2,000 crore into the company. HDFC will continue to remain invested with a stake of 9.99% in HDFC Credila.
Jefferies acted as the exclusive financial advisor to HDFC and HDFC Credila on the transaction. The transaction represents the largest ever private equity buyout in the Indian financial services sector. The transaction was run on a very tight timeline with the entire process up to signing being completed in just 54 days. Established in 2006 and headquartered in Mumbai, HDFC Credila is one of India’s premier non?bank lenders in the education finance space. The NBFC provides education loans to students pursuing higher education in India and overseas. The Company has extended loans to over 1.24 lakh customers since inception with the current loan book at over Rs 15,000 crore. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals from the RBI and CCI.
HDFC offers a whole gamut of products like loans to individuals, loans to corporates, construction finance, and lease rental discounting. The financial conglomerate has subsidiaries and associates in insurance (general and life), asset management, education finance, venture funds and banking services.
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