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Financial Services firm Aditya Birla Capital on Monday said it has decided to sell its entire stake in Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers Limited (ABIBL) to Edme Services for an undisclosed amount. The proposed deal includes the sale of the entire 25,65,103 equity shares of Rs 10 each held by the company (along with its nominees), representing 50.002 per cent of the issued and paid-up share capital of ABIBL to Edme Services Private Limited, Aditya Birla Capital said in a regulatory filing. The purchaser is part of the Samara Capital Group and an affiliate of Samara Alternate Investment Fund, it added. The proposed transaction is subject to receipt of the approval of the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), it added. As per reasonable estimates, the proposed transaction is expected to be completed within 120 to 180 days from the execution of the share purchase agreement (SPA).
Aditya Birla Capital on Monday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit at Rs 488 crore on a consolidated basis for the quarter ended September 2022, up by 30 per cent from a year ago, led by growth momentum across businesses. It had posted a net profit of Rs 377 crore in the same period a year ago. The total consolidated revenue of the company grew by 21 per cent to Rs 7,210 crore in the July-September period of 2022-23 from Rs 5,970 crore earlier, Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) said in a release. The strong momentum across businesses led to a 31 per cent year-on-year growth in the overall lending book (NBFC and housing finance) to Rs 77,430 crore and a 24 per cent year-on-year growth in the gross premium (life and health insurance) to Rs 4,394 crore, ABCL said. It added nearly 20 lakh customers during the quarter, leading to a 47 per cent yearly growth in the total customer base to 4.1 crore. The company is present in non-banking finance (NBFC) business, housing finance, asse