SYNOPSIS:
Advent International’s SPV, Jomei Investments, fully exited Aditya Birla Capital, selling its 2.04 percent stake (5.32 crore shares) for Rs. 1,638.6 crore at Rs. 308 per share through block deals.
Shares of one of India’s leading diversified financial services companies are in focus on Wednesday, after foreign and domestic institutional investors, including Goldman Sachs, Plutus Wealth Management, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, bought 5.32 crore equity shares of the company.
At 12:53 p.m., the shares of Aditya Birla Capital Limited were trading at Rs. 309.15 on BSE, as against its previous closing price of Rs. 312.45, with a market cap of Rs. 80,769.4 crores. The stock has delivered positive returns of more than 51 percent in the last one year, and has gained by nearly 7 percent in the last one month.
What’s the News
Jomei Investments, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) of Advent International Corporation, has fully exited its holding in Aditya Birla Capital Limited, selling 5.32 crore equity shares, representing a 2.04 percent stake, through two block deals executed on both the NSE and BSE. The shares were sold at Rs. 308 per share, aggregating to a transaction value of around Rs. 1,638.6 crore.
The stake was acquired by a group of 15 institutional investors, comprising both foreign and domestic entities. Prominent buyers included Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Plutus Wealth Management, Norges Bank (on behalf of the Government Pension Fund Global), Société Générale, Viridian Asia Opportunities Master Fund, HDFC Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, ITI Mutual Fund, Motilal Oswal AMC, and SBI Mutual Fund, among others.
Financials & more
Aditya Birla Capital reported a significant growth in its revenue from operations, showing a year-on-year increase of around 10 percent from Rs. 8,673 crores in Q1 FY25 to Rs. 9,503 crores in Q1 FY26. Likewise, its net profit increased during the same period from Rs. 779 crores to Rs. 851 crores, representing a rise of around 9 percent YoY.
IN Q1 FY26, the company’s total lending portfolio (NBFC and HFC) stood at ~Rs. 1.66 lakh crore, reflecting a growth of 5 percent QoQ and 30 percent YoY. The mutual fund average assets under management (AUM) reached Rs. 4.03 lakh crore, up 14 percent YoY, while the life insurance segment recorded a 23 percent YoY rise in individual first-year premium, reaching Rs. 795 crore. The health insurance division also posted a robust performance, with gross written premium (GWP) increasing 30 percent YoY to Rs. 1,357 crore.
During the quarter, total disbursements amounted to Rs. 15,851 crore, representing an 18 percent YoY growth, while assets under management (AUM) rose 22 percent YoY to Rs. 1.31 lakh crore. The company maintained a healthy return on assets (RoA) of 2.25 percent. The company is scheduled to announce its Q2 FY26 financial results on Thursday, 30th October 2025.
Aditya Birla Capital Limited, a subsidiary of Grasim Industries Limited, is principally engaged in the provision of financial services comprising lending both as a non-banking financial institution and as a housing finance institution, life and health insurance, stock broking, asset management and others.
Written by Shivani Singh
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