Grameen Capital

Provides financial and strategic advice to social enterprises and microfinance institutions, helping them grow by matching them with debt and equity funding

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About

  • Headquarters

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2007

Grameen Capital is a financial advisory firm which aims to accelerate the growth of social enterprises. Its clients are micro-finance institutions, af Read morefordable healthcare providers, low-cost education firms, and other organizations with a focus on social development, including everything from early-stage enterprises to established industry leaders. Grameen Capital helps these businesses grow by offering debt and equity solutions in addition to other investment banking services. It focuses on the following sectors: Affordable Healthcare, Sustainable Agriculture, Financial Services, Affordable Education and Livelihoods, Clean Energy and Innovation. Its Debt Solutions involve originating, structuring, executing, and syndicating debt financing and debt securities to facilitate debt funding to micro-finance institutions and other enterprises that serve the poorest sector of the market. Grameen Capital's Equity Solutions focus on originating, structuring, and executing equity and equity-linked transactions for its micro-finance and social enterprise clients. The organization works with investors, including private equity and venture capital funds, corporations, family offices, and individuals with high net-worth, matching them to its clients. The organization also offers advisory services such as business plan development and strategy, valuation opinion, capital structure advisory, and other solutions to the enterprises it works with. To investors, it offers services such as pipeline development, exit strategy and secondary sale, market research, fund structuring and marketing, and portfolio monitoring. It has worked with enterprises such as Cashpor Micro Credit, Svasti Microfinance, Disha Microfinance, Svasti Microfinance, Vienova Education Pvt Ltd, Janalakshmi, SMILE, SKS Microfinance, Bandhan, BISWA, Ujjivan, Sonata Finance, EMFIL, and Swadhaar Finserve.

Demographies Served

Programs

  • Equity solutions

    The equity advisory practice is dedicated to the origination, structuring, and execution of pioneering equity and equity-linked transactions tailored to its clientele in the microfinance and social enterprise sectors.
    The organisation collaborates with a diverse range of investors, encompassing domestic and international private equity and venture capital funds, corporations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.
    Drawing on the robust connections with investors driven by both financial and social impact objectives, it strives to secure the most optimal alignment of mission and purpose for its clients.

  • Advisory services

    The organisation offers a wide array of advisory services tailored to both social enterprises and investors.
    For enterprises, its services encompass the development of business plans and strategies, valuation assessments, guidance on capital structure, and tailored solutions aligned with the specific needs of the clients.
    For investors, it provides services that include pipeline development, exit strategy planning, secondary sales, market research, fund structuring and marketing, as well as ongoing portfolio monitoring.

  • Debt solutions

    The debt syndication practice centers around the activities of sourcing, crafting, executing, and syndicating debt financing and debt securities specifically tailored for microfinance institutions and other enterprises catering to the Base-of-the-Pyramid market segment.
    In addition, it collaborates with Grameen Foundation USA, a prominent global nonprofit dedicated to empowering impoverished individuals, with a particular focus on women, to alleviate poverty and hunger. Grameen Foundation USA pioneers innovative solutions spanning financial, agricultural, and healthcare services, harnessing the potential of digital technology and local partner networks to equip individuals with the tools and opportunities needed to become self-reliant. In India, the collaborative efforts are directed towards facilitating debt funding for socially responsible impact institutions.

Leadership Team

  • Royston Braganza

    CEO

  • Sanjay Nayar

    Director

  • Bahram N. Vakil

    Director

  • Amit Patni

    Director

  • Arihant Patni

    Director

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    6-20

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • Registration ID

    U65923MH2007PTC168721

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    Grameen Capital India Limited, No. 402, 36 Turner Road, Opposite Tavaa Restaurant, Bandra (West), Mumbai, 400050

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Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    For-profit
    Public Limited Company