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IPO-bound NBFC Northern Arc raises $80 mn from IFC

VCCircle · 1y ago

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Chennai-based non-banking lender Northern Arc has raised $80 million, with $40 million in equity and $40 million in debt, from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the investment arm of the World Bank Group. The funds will be used for expansion and improving customer reach. Northern Arc, which focuses on financial inclusion, plans to raise an additional $75 million from another foreign institution. The company offers microfinance, MSME finance, affordable housing finance, vehicle finance, consumer finance, and agriculture supply chain finance. Its assets under management stood at INR 10,081 crore ($1.34 billion) as of September 2023.