Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Shriram Finance Eyes Stake Sale to Boost Rating
Shriram Finance is a big company that lends money.
They want to sell a small part of their company (5-15%) to foreign investors like MUFG and Sanlam Group.
This is because they hope it will help them get a better credit rating, which means they can borrow money more cheaply.
They have a lot of money in loans for cars and gold.
Their total money managed is growing, and they have a big market value of $18 billion.
They are also thinking about borrowing more money when the time is right.
Shriram Finance is in talks to sell 5-15% stake to foreign investors to improve credit rating.
Potential investors include MUFG, Sanlam Group, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and Temasek.
The NBFC has a market capitalization of around $18 billion and a stock price of ₹854.60.
Shriram Finance aims to diversify its asset base, including increasing its gold loan portfolio.
The company's assets under management grew 16% year-on-year to ₹2.81 lakh crore in Q2.
- Who
- Shriram Finance, a non-banking finance company (NBFC)
- What
- Exploring sale of 5-15% stake to foreign investors
- When
- Preliminary talks ongoing, no specific timeline mentioned
- Where
- India, with potential foreign investors
- Why
- To bolster credit rating and diversify investor base
- Company
- Shriram Finance
- Market Cap
- $18 billion
- Stock Price
- ₹854.60
- Stake for Sale
- 5-15%
- Credit Rating
- AA+ Stable
- Borrowing Cost
- 8.07%
- AUM Growth
- 16% y-o-y
- Total Borrowings
- ₹2.34 lakh crore
