Lone Star and RattanIndia Invest US$398 Million to Launch RattanIndia Finance (Asia)

Source(s): RattanIndia Finance

Global alternative investment firm Lone Star Funds and India-based power, cement and mining conglomerate RattanIndia Group have jointly invested INR26 billion (approximately US$398 million) to launch RattanIndia Finance, a non-banking financial company. Lone Star and RattanIndia will each own a 50 percent stake in the company, which will provide loans to Indian small- and medium-sized enterprises. The joint venture has already received all regulatory approvals and set up offices in Mumbai and Delhi.