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US PE firm eyes Indias non-banking sector

India Global Business Staff

US private equity firm KKR & Co Inc is seeking to buy assets from Indian non-banking finance firms as it believes current market conditions offer attractive opportunities. India's NBFC sector has been in the spotlight after IL&FS, a major infrastructure financing and construction company, defaulted on a string of debt obligations in recent weeks triggering wider concerns about risks in the country's financial sector. The private equity firm's two Indian credit units may spend as much as Rs 20 billion ($271.89 million) combined to purchase portfolios from local non-banking finance companies, said Sanjay Nayar, KKR's India chief executive officer according to a media report. “We believe current market conditions offer attractive opportunities to buy portfolios of structured credit and real estate credit.” KKR is seeking outright acquisitions of Indian non-bank lenders and their employee teams and is looking for targets that could help diversify its lending in areas including small and medium enterprises, the report added, citing sources.

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