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Blackstone, 3 more PE firms circle Axis Finance
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|July 08, 2025
Kedaara, Advent, Warburg also in race; the company may be valued at $1 billion
Global and domestic private equity firms including Blackstone, Kedaara Capital, Advent International and Warburg Pincus are in talks to acquire 40-100% stake in Axis Finance, the non-banking financial arm of Axis Group, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Binding offers are likely to be placed by the end of September.
“Firms are doing their diligence. The deal contours will be decided post that,” one of the people cited above said.
“The firms are likely to value the company anywhere between $800 million -1 billion,” another person said.
This story is from the July 08, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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