Apr 11 2024, 10:32
Why PE funds are upbeat on the education-loan market:
HDFC Bank concluded the sale of 90% stake in HDFC Credila to private-equity firms BPEA EQT and ChrysCapital for INR9,553 crore, making it one of the largest PE deals in the Indian market. So, how is the sector poised to grow and what gives NBFCs an edge over banks in the education-loan space?
How would you feel if the company you founded 13 years ago fetched a valuation of over INR4,000 crore at the time of your exit (in December 2019)? Great, right? But what if the same company is now valued more than INR10,000 crore?
The founder Ajay Bohora feels proud but does not have any FOMO.
"While the market has expanded, only two-three out of 10 applicants for education loan for foreign studies, manage to get it. This indicates that the market is huge and there is still more for NBFCs to operate," says Bohora, who founded Credila, India's first education loan NBFC, along with this brother in 2006.
In 1989, Bohora, who wanted to go to an American university for higher studies, had very few options of financing his studies. He managed to secure one from a public-sector bank after great difficulty.
That was the first time he realised the demand for an overseas degree was huge and even for well-deserving students there were no financers.
Bohora, an engineering graduate from VJTI, Mumbai, and an MBA from New York-based Hofstra University, started Credila in 2006, and a year later DSP Merrill Lynch bought 40% stake.
Erstwhile HDFC bought DSP's 40% in Credila in 2009. After hiking its stake over a 10-year period, HDFC in December 2019 bought the remaining 9.12% from the Bohoras. While the brothers exited, HDFC, which got
merged into HDFC Bank last year, became the 100% owner.
"Income has not been able to beat even inflation. It is exactly similar to how we c but our parents could. The same thing is repeating for the next generation. There opting for a quality degree would necessarily mean taking an education loan," sai Peaceful-Loan.com, a marketplace connecting students with lenders.
"When I graduated from IIM Calcutta, my fees was INR12 lakh (in 2012) and now the study abroad segment, tuition fee is about 60%-70%, and the rest is living exp through the roof," Zope said.
He added that state-owned banks give up to INR75lakh of unsecured education."Income has not been able to beat even inflation. It is exactly similar to how we c but our parents could. The same thing is repeating for the next generation. There opting for a quality degree would necessarily mean taking an education loan," sai Peaceful-Loan.com, a marketplace connecting students with lenders.
"When I graduated from IIM Calcutta, my fees was INR12 lakh (in 2012) and now the study abroad segment, tuition fee is about 60%-70%, and the rest is living exp through the roof," Zope said.
He added that state-owned banks give up to INR75lakh of unsecured education.
source: et
Apr 11 2024, 10:36