CRISIL Completes ₹33.25 Crore Investment In Online PSB Loans Ltd: Acquires 4.08%

Mumbai, June 5, 2025: CRISIL Limited (NSE: CRISIL), a leading analytics company and part of S&P Global, has announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of a 4.08% stake by investing ₹33.25 Crore in Online PSB Loans Limited. The company’s investment to acquire a 4.08% equity stake has been made on a post-money, fully diluted basis.

The announcement follows CRISIL’s previous announcement made on December 12, 2024, when it announced that it would be investing ₹33.25 Crore in Online PSB Loans Limited to acquire a 4.08% stake, with a further update on May 17, 2025, confirming its progress. As per the latest regulatory filing dated June 4, 2025, the company has now completed all customary closing formalities and disbursed the full investment amount.

What Did CRISIL Say About The Deal Completion? 

“The investment amount has been paid in full and the transaction is now complete,” CRISIL stated in its official filing to the BSE and NSE.

Why The Investment?

CRISIL made the investment based on its strategy to tap into the growing digital credit infrastructure sector and to target credit opportunities in the agriculture and MSME sectors. This investment marks CRISIL’s continued expansion into the fintech ecosystem. Online PSB Loans Ltd is a digital lending platform that facilitates seamless credit access to MSMEs by integrating with public sector banks. By acquiring a minority stake, CRISIL is strategically positioning itself to participate in the digitisation wave within the banking sector.

How Did The Investor React To The News?

Investors were largely unmoved by the news as the company’s shares fell 0.42%, or ₹23 and were trading at ₹5,278. It remains to be seen at what price will the shares close at today’s market session on June 5th.

About CRISIL

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Mumbai, CRISIL is a globally recognised analytics firm offering ratings, research, risk, and policy advisory services. It is India’s first credit rating agency and currently operates as a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc. The company has a consistent history of innovation in analytics and has been instrumental in shaping India’s credit risk assessment landscape.

REF:https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/CRISIL_04062025202322_SignedBSENSE.pdf

https://nsearchives.nseindia.com/corporate/xbrl/REG30_Restructuring_1463127_04062025082756_WEB.xml

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