Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), Bengaluru-based microfinance company which will morph into a small finance bank (SFB), has raised new equity capital of Rs 1,030 crores.
Private equity player TPG is leading the current round of equity funding by investing a significant amount. Other current investors participating in this round are Morgan Stanley Asia managed PE fund (NHPEA), Treeline, QRG Enterprises Limited and Vallabh Bhansali.
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited are new investors in JFS.
Ajay Kanwal, chief executive, JFS said the current round of funding is a crucial step in enabling