Indian agri-focused lender NAFA raises $50m through equity and ECB
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April 27, 2021
Agriculture-focused non-banking finance company (NBFC) Netafim Agricultural Financing Agency (NAFA) on Monday said it has raised $50 million through a mix of equity capital and external commercial borrowing from Israel based – Phoenix Group and Cogito Capital.
Funds raised will be utilized for business expansion, enhanced offerings, and to expand horizons in the agri-rural domain and to improve its margins as it intends to service the high-cost old debt and bring down the overall cost of funds, the company said in a statement.
Apart from Phoenix group and Cogito Capital, it recently raised $9.4 million of Tier I Capital from its parent, Netafim Singapore and offered exit to the initial equity partners Atmaram Properties & Granite Hill Fund as they had reached their investment horizon, it said.