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L&T Finance, a part of diversified group Larsen & Toubro, today said it has completed the acquisition of Fidelity’s mutual fund (MF) business in India for an undisclosed amount.
On completion of this transaction, the all new L&T Mutual Fund has over Rs 12,800 crore in managed assets and an investor base of close to 9.5 lakh investors from more than 200 cities and towns, a company statement said.
“With this acquisition, our fund suite spans the whole range of investment opportunities — equity, fixed income, hybrid, domestic and international funds — and moves us closer to becoming one of the country’s leading and admired asset management companies,” Y M Deosthalee, Chairman & Managing Director, L&T Finance Holdings said.
This transaction is among one of the largest M&A deals in the Indian mutual fund industry and provides L&T with the necessary size, scale and momentum to move to the next level.
L&T Mutual Fund has recently strengthened its investments team. The AMC has appointed S N Lahiri as Head — Equities, Shriram Ramanathan as Head — Fixed Income and has enhanced its research team in order to increase coverage.
“Over the last few months, we focused on a seamless transition and adding high quality talent to our investments team and other areas,” N Sivaraman, President and whole-time Director, L&T Finance Holdings said.
The new entity will answer different customer needs with a range of investment options spanning 25 funds across asset classes, risk profiles and time horizons.
In March, L&T Finance had announced that it will take over the mutual fund business of Fidelity of its India operations. But, it did not disclose the financial details.
L&T Finance is a part of engineering conglomerate L&T Group and Fidelity Mutual Fund is part of the US-based Fidelity Worldwide Investment.
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