Aditya Birla Capital Ltd (ABCL) has successfully completed its ₹4,000 crore equity fundraise through a preferential share allotment to promoters and international investors. According to a regulatory filing on Tuesday, the company's stakeholders' relationship committee approved the allotment of 11.23 crore fully paid-up equity shares at ₹356.02 per share, including a premium of ₹346.02 per share. The allotment was approved following shareholder approval received earlier this month, with the largest portion going to promoter Grasim Industries Ltd, which received 8.08 crore shares for an investment of about ₹2,880 crore. Another promoter-group entity, Suryaja Investments Pte Ltd, Singapore, was allotted 56,17,661 shares for nearly ₹200 crore, while the global development finance institution International Finance Corporation (IFC) received 2.58 crore shares worth about ₹920 crore.
Following the allotment, Grasim's shareholding in ABCL increased marginally to 52.30% from 52.27%, while Suryaja Investments acquired a 0.20% stake and IFC acquired a 0.93% stake on a fully diluted basis. The company's paid-up equity capital has risen from 262.18 crore shares to 273.42 crore shares after the issue. This capital infusion positions the company to support its next phase of growth across its diversified financial services portfolio.
The company has delivered robust operational performance across multiple periods, with consolidated profit after tax rising 21% to ₹3,797 crore for FY26, while consolidated revenue increased 14% to ₹53,871 crore. In the March quarter alone, profit after tax rose 30% year-on-year to ₹1,124 crore. The company's overall lending portfolio across NBFC and housing finance businesses expanded 32% year-on-year to ₹2.07 trillion as of March 31, 2026. Additionally, the company highlighted strong momentum in its insurance businesses, with individual first-year life insurance premiums rising 15% to ₹4,725 crore and health insurance gross written premiums jumping 39% to ₹6,855 crore during FY26.
Total assets under management across asset management, life insurance and health insurance businesses rose 16% to ₹5.91 trillion. As reported by Mint, the company has built scale across the financial-services landscape, creating a portfolio of high-quality businesses supported by robust digital capabilities and disciplined execution. Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla emphasized that financial services have become central to India's economic transformation, driving capital formation, expanding financial inclusion and supporting the formalisation of the economy at scale.
