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- Lerthai Finance Ltd. is an India-based investment company engaged in financing and long-term value-oriented capital deployment across high-growth sectors including real estate, fintech, and capital markets. Incorporated in 1979 and listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (ticker: LERTHAI.BO, code: 502250), the company, headquartered in Bengaluru, operates primarily in India as a subsidiary of Calvera Capital Pte. Ltd., Singapore; it provides investment services focused on scalable opportunities emphasizing innovation, governance, and sustainable shareholder value creation. Core activities encompass financing and investments in secondary markets, real estate projects, technology-oriented venture capital, and capital market instruments. Formerly known as Marathwada Refractories Ltd., which produced, manufactured, and traded refractories and bricks, the company amended its memorandum of association in fiscal 2019 to discontinue unprofitable operations and pivot to its current financing and investment business; recent developments include filing of the fiscal 2025 annual report in August 2025 with notice for the 46th annual general meeting on September 9, 2025, alongside reappointment of directors and auditors, and reporting an unaudited net loss of Rs 5.65 lakh for the first quarter of fiscal 2026 ended June 30, 2025.