Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Godrej Capital Acquires Kanakadurga Finance's Gold Loan Business
Godrej Capital, a part of the Godrej Group, has bought the gold loan business of Kanakadurga Finance.
This is their first big purchase and will help them lend more money to people using gold as security.
The business they bought has 12,000 customers and 54 branches in Andhra Pradesh.
Godrej Capital wants to become a big financial company with lots of money under management and many happy customers by 2031.
They also want to go public in the next five years.
Many other companies are also trying to get into the gold loan business because it's growing fast.
Godrej Capital acquires Kanakadurga Finance's gold loan business for Rs 117 crore.
The acquisition aims to strengthen Godrej Capital's presence in the consumer finance segment.
Kanakadurga Finance's gold loan business has Rs 280 crore AUM with 12,000 customers and 54 branches.
Godrej Capital plans to achieve Rs 1 lakh crore AUM and serve over one million customers by 2031.
The gold loan segment is witnessing high growth due to increased gold prices and secured nature of the product.
- Who
- Godrej Capital and Kanakadurga Finance
- What
- Acquisition of Kanakadurga Finance's gold loan business by Godrej Capital
- When
- July 22
- Where
- Mumbai
- Why
- To strengthen its presence in the consumer finance segment and diversify its lending portfolio
Expansion Strategy
Market Competition
Growth Ambition
Expansion Strategy
Godrej Capital aims to build a Rs 1 lakh crore AUM franchise and serve over one million customers by 2031.
Market Competition
The gold loan segment is highly competitive with multiple players entering the market.
- Acquirer
- Godrej Capital
- Acquired Business
- Kanakadurga Finance's gold loan business
- AUM of Acquired Business
- Rs 280 crore
- Number of Customers
- 12,000
- Operational Branches
- 54
- Employees
- 250
- Target AUM by 2031
- Rs 1 lakh crore
- Target Customers by 2031
- Over one million