The proposed acquisition of would mark the entry of Groww to the asset management space of managing mutual fund schemes. Credit: Tumisu from Pixabay.

India-based mortgage lender Indiabulls Housing Finance has secured regulatory approval from the country’s competition commission to offload its mutual fund business.

The firm is offloading the business to stockbroker and depository participant Nextbillion Technology (Groww) for INR175m.

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The deal was signed by the company’s fully-owned subsidiaries Indiabulls Asset Management Company (IMACL) and Indiabulls Trustee Company (ITCL) with Groww in May this year.

It is part of Indiabulls’ plan to strengthen the focus on its retail estate asset management business.
The mutual fund business, which is part of the company’s non-core businesses, constituted 0.03% of its consolidated revenue as of 31 March 2020.

Bengaluru-headquartered Groww launched its financial service business in 2016. It allows investors to invest in stocks and mutual funds.

It is registered with Association of Mutual Funds in India as a mutual funds distributor.

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The proposed acquisition would mark the entry of Groww to the asset management space of managing mutual fund schemes.

The transaction is expected to be concluded on or before 30 June 2022.

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