- Business
- IL&FS Investment Managers Limited (IIML), a subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited, operates as one of India's oldest private equity fund managers, headquartered in Mumbai and founded in 1986; the company raises and manages over $3.5 billion across funds spanning general purpose private equity, real estate, and infrastructure sectors. It provides fund management services focused on seed capital, late venture, growth capital, expansions, middle-market investments, restructuring, stressed assets, recapitalizations, buyouts, and high-growth real estate assets including office, residential, retail, integrated townships, special economic zones, hospitality, and mixed-use properties; offerings also encompass debt investments, investment banking-led private equity transactions on stressed assets, and infrastructure debt funds (IDF) through subsidiaries such as IL&FS Infra Asset Management Limited and IL&FS AMC Trustee Limited. IIML targets sectors including energy, materials, logistics, agricultural services, auto components, textiles, healthcare, power, waste management, toll roads, biotechnology, niche manufacturing, retail, media, consumer services, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, airport services, highways, marine ports, telecom, city gas distribution, shipyards, life sciences, wastewater treatment, information technology, and IT-enabled services, primarily serving major Indian banks, institutions, and global investors such as U.S. pension funds, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds; operations center on India with select Southeast Asian exposure via affiliates like IL&FS Investment Advisors LLC in Mauritius and IIML Fund Managers in Singapore. Recent developments include the appointment of Prasad Prakash Chaoji as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer effective October 1, 2025, and a change in authorized key managerial personnel with Lubna Usman as CEO/CFO; the company reported consolidated profit after tax of ₹2,781.79 lakhs for Q2 FY2026 driven by dividend income, declared an interim dividend of ₹0.50 per share in November 2025, and continues portfolio divestments amid expiring fund terms and reduced fee revenue, while IL&FS advances a resolution plan potentially involving the sale of its 50.42% stake in IIML with ongoing bidder interest.