Edelweiss Group Explained

Edelweiss Group
Type:Public
Location:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Founders:Rashesh Shah
Venkat Ramaswamy
Key People:Rashesh Shah
(Chairman & CEO)
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Financial services
Revenue: [1]
Revenue Year:2023
Income Year:2023
Net Income Year:2023
Assets Year:2023
Equity Year:2023
Aum: [2] (2023)
Num Employees:8,820 (2023)
Isin:INE532F01054
Traded As:

Edelweiss Group (officially known as Edelweiss Financial Services Limited) is an investment and financial services company based in Mumbai.[3] It was co-founded by Rashesh Shah and Venkat Ramaswamy.

The company deals in various financial services ranging from brokerage services to life insurance and general insurance, private equity and other investment-related services through subsidiaries.[4] It has a network of sub-brokers and authorised people across India. It is registered with National Stock Exchange of India, Bombay Stock Exchange and Multi Commodity Exchange.

History

Edelweiss was founded in 1995 by Rashesh Shah and Venkat Ramaswamy.[5] Initially, the company worked on private equity syndication, mergers, acquisitions (M&A) and focused on advisory services.[6]

Edelweiss worked on mergers & acquisitions, providing advisory and investment banking services.[7] Edelweiss also offered equity broking, portfolio management, and wholesale financing services to individuals and corporates.[8]

1996–2004

The company became a merchant bank in 2000.[9] It was also helped start-ups raise funds via the non-IPO route, Venture Capital (VC) and Private Equity funds (PE).[8] In 2000, the company had capital mark of 50 million. It acquired Rooshnil Securities in 2001.[10]

2004–2012

During this period Edelweiss added institutional broking and non-banking financial company (NBFC) activity to its portfolio.[8] In 2007, Edelweiss obtained its Clearing Member License.[11] The same year, Edelweiss commenced asset management business with the launch of real estate funds.

In 2007, Edelweiss Global Wealth Management was established[12] to offer wealth structuring solutions, asset protection, asset transfer strategies, risk management and investment banking solutions.[13]

In 2008, EdelGive Foundation (the company's charitable wing) was established with education and livelihoods as its primary focus areas.[14]

In 2010, Edelweiss acquired Anagram Capital, for Rs. 164 crore.[15] In 2011, Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance was established as a joint venture between Edelweiss and Japanese insurer Tokio Marine. Edelweiss held a 74 per cent stake in the JV.[16]

2012–present

In 2014, Edelweiss Financial Services acquired Mumbai-based asset management company, Forefront Capital Management.[17]

In 2016, Edelweiss Asset Management Company completed the acquisition of fund schemes of JP Morgan Asset Management India.[18]

In September 2016, Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd also agreed to acquire Ambit Investment Advisors' longshot hedge fund Ambit Alpha Fund.[19]

In 2016, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a pension fund manager in North America, acquired 20 per cent equity stake in Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company (EARC) with a view to investing annually in stressed assets and the specialized corporate credit segment, over a four-year period.[20]

In 2022, Edelweiss General Insurance's Group Health Policy includes LGBTQ+ community.[21]

In 2024, the Reserve Bank of India, effectively suspended Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company from acquiring more business, while simultaneously limiting the business of ECL Finance. Both are subsidiaries of Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd.[22] The Reserve Bank of India found evidence to suggest that Edelweiss had been using its Group companies to evergreen its bad loans and circumvent regulations.[23]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edelweiss Group. 2023.
  2. https://www.edelweissfin.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Investor-Presentation-Q3FY24.pdf
  3. News: How Edelweiss built a business for the long run Forbes India. Forbes India.
  4. News: Economic Times. 23 November 2017. Economic Times. Menon. Rashmi.
  5. News: Sinha. Shilpy. What makes investors trust their money with these 5 financial supermarkets of India . The Economic Times . 22 January 2018 . 14 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Rashesh Shah: Every setback is an opportunity to recalibrate Forbes India. Forbes India.
  7. Web site: Company Profile for $. Editorial. Reuters. IN. en. 2019-03-26.
  8. Web site: Edelweiss Financial: Reports, Company History, Directors Report, Chairman's Speech, Auditors Report of Edelweiss Financial - NDTV. www.ndtv.com. 2019-03-26.
  9. Web site: Forbes India Magazine - Print. www.forbesindia.com. 2019-03-26.
  10. News: Sultana. Nasrin. Edelweiss Group acquires Religare's securities business. Livemint.com. 20 December 2017.
  11. Web site: Edelweiss Financial Services History Edelweiss Financial Services Information - The Economic Times. economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2019-03-26.
  12. Web site: EDELWEISS GLOBAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED - Company, directors and contact details Zauba Corp. www.zaubacorp.com. 2019-03-26.
  13. Web site: Edelweiss Financial: Reports, Company History, Directors Report, Chairman's Speech, Auditors Report of Edelweiss Financial - NDTVProfit.com. www.ndtv.com. 2019-03-26.
  14. Web site: EdelGive Foundation Center for Education Innovations. educationinnovations.org. 2019-03-26. 20 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120135858/https://educationinnovations.org/funder/edelgive-foundation. dead.
  15. News: Edelweiss to acquire Anagram Capital. 2010-01-28. The Hindu. 2019-03-26. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  16. News: Edelweiss inks joint venture agreement with Tokio Marine. 2009-11-23. The Hindu. 2019-03-26. PTI. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  17. News: Edelweiss Fin Services acquires Forefront Capital Management. Reporter. B. S.. 2014-05-01. Business Standard India. 2019-03-26.
  18. News: Edelweiss Asset Management to acquire JP Morgan's Mutual Fund. 2016-04-04. The Economic Times. 2019-03-26.
  19. Web site: Edelweiss Financial acquires Ambit Alpha Fund. Forbes India. en. 2019-03-26.
  20. Web site: Canada's CDPQ to pick up 20% stake in Edelweiss ARC. @businessline. 3 October 2016 . en. 2019-03-26.
  21. News: Standard . Business . Edelweiss .
  22. News: RBI bars Edelweiss ARC from acquiring financial asset with immediate effect . Business Standard.
  23. Web site: Edelweiss moves its money around and RBI doesn't like it . Boring Money.