Evaluating selling entire 20% stake in Shriram Capital: Piramal Enterprises
Live MintNew Delhi: Piramal Enterprises Monday said it is planning to sell its entire holding of around 20 per cent stake in Shriram Capital Ltd to fund growth of its financial services business. The company had earlier this month sold its entire holding of 10 per cent holding in Shriram Transport Finance Co Ltd for ₹2,300 crore. "As part of the long-term strategy of the company to fund growth of its financial services business, the company is evaluating the feasibility of sale of the entire stake held by the company in Shriram Capital Ltd," Piramal Enterprises said in a regulatory filing. In 2013, the company had initially picked up 9.9 per cent stake Shriram Capital for ₹1,636 crore and later in the next year increased it to effectively 20 per cent with an outlay of ₹2,014 crore.