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- Sakthi Finance Limited, a leading non-banking financial company in South India, specializes in hire purchase financing for used commercial vehicles and construction equipment. The company offers core products including vehicle loans for refinancing commercial vehicles; construction equipment financing; fixed deposits and cumulative deposit schemes through its authorized distributor Sakthi Financial Services, with interest rates up to 9.25% for terms ranging from 15 to 60 months; secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) issued publicly in multiple tranches; and subordinated bonds as fixed-income instruments. Founded in 1955 as Pollachi Credit Society Private Limited and converted to Sakthi Finance Limited in 1967, it maintains its registered office at 62 Dr. Nanjappa Road, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, with over 50 branches across Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, targeting small fleet operators and individual vehicle owners in these regions.
In recent developments, Sakthi Finance approves a public issue of secured, redeemable NCDs up to Rs. 30,000 lakhs in May 2025 and allots 10,00,000 NCDs aggregating Rs. 10,000 lakhs; increases authorized share capital from Rs. 130 crores to Rs. 150 crores in 2025 with alterations to its memorandum and articles; launches NCD public issues in July 2025 and February 2025; appoints Sri K V Ramachandran as an independent director for five years effective July 2025 and designates its COO as a key managerial personnel in April 2025; recommends an equity dividend of Rs. 0.80 per share in May 2025; and plans fundraising through NCDs and other debt securities up to Rs. 250 crores on private placement basis. As part of the Sakthi Group and classified as an NBFC-Investment and Credit Company by the Reserve Bank of India, it sustains operations through stable collections of Rs. 60-65 crores monthly, leveraging its six-decade legacy in the niche used vehicle financing segment.