Ambit Finvest, part of the Ambit Group, announced the acquisition of Finmax\u2019s small and medium enterprise (SME) financing business.<\/p>\n
Finmax Credit and Finance Pvt. Ltd. is a fast emerging SME lending NBFC in the country, with presence across Maharashtra, Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab. It has a total loan book in excess of INR 200 crores, with a ticket size ranging between INR 2 lakhs and INR 2 crores. It has an outstanding team of 140 employees led by Sanjay Agarwal. Under the terms of the transaction, Ambit Finvest will acquire the SME business and all the employees of Finmax.<\/p>\n
Finmax, in business since September 2016, was set up by Sanjay Agarwal.\u00a0He has more than two decades of rich experience in the SME lending space, having\u00a0previously worked with Yes Bank,\u00a0Standard Chartered Bank and Centurion Bank.<\/p>\n
Ambit Finvest has over the past eighteen months built a very successful structured finance business in India, providing customized wholesale lending solutions to its diverse customer base. The acquisition of an SME lending business is an integral part of Ambit Finvest\u2019s strategy to diversify its asset base and create granularity in its lending portfolio.<\/p>\n
Ashok Wadhwa, Group CEO, Ambit\u00a0said, \u201cWe are delighted to welcome Sanjay Agarwal and his team into the Ambit family. We have ambitious plans for our lending business and in particular would like to capitalize on the highly attractive growth potential in the SME space. I am confident that the Ambit Finvest team comprising Vikrant Narang, CEO, Structured Finance and Sanjay Agarwal, CEO, SME and Retail Lending, led by Sanjay Sakhuja, Executive Chairman, Ambit Finvest, will enable us to create a world class lending institution.<\/p>\n
Ambit Corporate Finance was the exclusive financial advisor to the transaction and Wadia Ghandy & Co was the legal advisor.<\/p>\n
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