DCM Bajaj Finance (IFC-39493)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
FI
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Jun 7, 2017
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
BAJAJ FINANCE LIMITED
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Ring Fence
  • Small & Medium Enterprises
A financial intermediary is a commercial bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank, sometimes for a specific lending purpose. A "ring fence" is another name for this specific purpose. These funds are then used for lending by the financial intermediary to client companies or individuals.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 154.97 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 154.97 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 154.97 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ IFC website

Updated in EWS Aug 3, 2018

Disclosed by Bank May 8, 2017


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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to IFC website, the project involves the subscription by IFC to Non-Convertible Debentures issued by Bajaj Finance Limited for on-lending to micro small and medium enterprise. The investment would increase availability of financing to the MSME segment which lacks adequate access to finance despite being a key driver of the Indian economy. Within the SME space the transaction also intends to reach low income states and women-owned SMEs. SMEs in low income states have historically been under financed despite the region having a significant percentage of SMEs, support in this area will aid their inclusion into the formal financial system. Finally, since SMEs in India employ close to 40% of the workforce, access to credit for these entities will help them achieve scale while enhancing sector competitiveness and job creation.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.
Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actor Relationship
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

There is often limited information publicly available about what development banks are funding through financial intermediaries. In 2021, the Early Warning System partnered with Oxfam International to incorporate information on high-risk projects being funded by financial intermediaries receiving funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Dutch Development Bank (FMO).

The information listed below describes the relationship between the different private actors linked to high-risk sectors and subprojects of IFC and FMO's financial intermediary investments and/or the financial intermediary's parent companies made from 2017 through 2020, including any associated ring fences.

The database, however, does not explicitly or implicitly imply that IFC or FMO have material exposure to or are contractually or legally accountable to the sub-projects financed by their financial intermediaries or the financial intermediary's parent companies. It only shows a seemingly financial relationship among the different private actors, the financial intermediaries, and IFC or FMO.

Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Bajaj Finance Limited (BFL) is a diversified NBFC operating across different business segments - Consumer (43%), SME (42%), Commercial (12%) and Rural (3%). As of Dec 31, 2016, BFL has total assets under management of around US$ 9.23 billion and has reached out to more than 19 million customers through a widespread network branches and customer touch points.

BFL is part of the Bajaj Group, one of the largest corporate houses in India engaged in auto manufacturing and financial services. Bajaj Finserv Limited, the holding company for the financial services businesses of the Bajaj Group, owns 57.3% of BFL and also holds interests in life and general insurance. Bajaj Finserv reported a market cap of US$10.6 billion in Mar’16.

Private Actor 1 Private Actor 1 Role Private Actor 1 Sector Relation Private Actor 2 Private Actor 2 Role Private Actor 2 Sector
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Ashar Ventures Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Destiny Hospity Svcs Pvt Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Divyasree Holding Pvt Ltd Parent Company Infrastructure
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Kolte-Patil I-Ven Twn (P) Ltd Client Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Piramal Enterprises Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Prima Bay Pvt Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in PRL Developers Pvt Ltd Client Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Reliable Exports (India) Pvt Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Rmz Corp Parent Company Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in RMZ Infotech Pvt Ltd Client Industry and Trade
Bajaj Finserv Investor Finance invests in Sheth Developers Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade
Kolte-Patil Developers Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade owns Kolte-Patil I-Ven Twn (P) Ltd Client Industry and Trade
Piramal Enterprises Ltd Parent Company Industry and Trade owns PRL Developers Pvt Ltd Client Industry and Trade
Rmz Corp Parent Company Industry and Trade owns RMZ Infotech Pvt Ltd Client Industry and Trade

Contact Information
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Project Contact: Mr. M. M. Muralidharan
Head- Treasury, Bajaj Finance Limited 

Email Address: mm.muralidharan@bajajfinserv.in
Office Address: 3rd Floor, Panchshil Tech Park, Plot 43/1,43/2 & 44/2, Viman Nagar, Pune – 411 014

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