- Business
- Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) is a diversified financial services holding company that provides an integrated suite of offerings through its subsidiaries and operating entities, including small and medium enterprise (SME) loans via Religare Finvest; affordable housing finance through Religare Housing Development Finance Corp; retail broking in equities, currencies, commodities, and depository participant services via Religare Broking Limited; health insurance products such as individual health plans, critical illness coverage, personal accident, top-up, international travel, and maternity insurance, as well as group health and accident policies through Religare Health Insurance; investment banking and securities trading via Religare Capital Markets; asset and wealth management services; mutual fund distribution; and e-governance services as a NSDL-appointed Aadhaar enrolment agency. The company, founded in 1984 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, operates primarily in India with over 1,275 locations across more than 400 cities, serving mass retail customers, affluent individuals, high-net-worth clients, SMEs, mid-size corporates, and institutional investors; it maintains a strategic overseas presence in regions including the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, the Middle East, Sri Lanka, and the US. REL is listed on the BSE and NSE under the ticker RELIGARE.NS. In recent developments, the Burman Group, promoters of Dabur India, acquired control of REL in February 2025 through entities including M.B. Finmart Private Limited, Puran Associates Private Limited, VIC Enterprises Private Limited, and Milky Investment and Trading Company following an open offer for up to 26% stake valued at Rs 2,116 crore, positioning them as the new promoters committed to enhancing governance, stability, and growth; additionally, in September 2025, REL raised INR 3.75 billion via issuance of 63.83 million warrants to investors including JM Financial Credit Solutions and family offices, exercisable at INR 176.25 within 18 months to support capital needs for subsidiaries like Religare Finvest and housing finance; the company also plans fresh equity infusion of around Rs 2,000 crore and potential rebranding under Burman oversight.