Singapore’s GIC gets CCI approval to buy stake in IPO-bound Groww



Viggo Investment, a subsidiary of Singapore’s sovereign fund GIC, has received approval of Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire stake in the Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the IPO-bound owner of stockbroker Groww.

GIC had approached the competition regulator in May, seeking approval for acquiring a 2.14% stake in the Bengaluru-based fintech startup. The investment is part of a larger funding round estimated at $250-300 million.

GIC is expected to lead the round with an infusion of around $150 million, while Groww has also engaged with existing investor Tiger Global to participate. ET had first reported on the financing on March 26.

Viggo Investment is a special purpose vehicle wholly owned by Enterprise Holdings, which in turn is held by GIC Ventures.

Groww recently closed a $250 million funding round led by GIC at a valuation of around $6.5 billion. On May 26, the company filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) for a public listing with the markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). The IPO size is estimated to be in the range of $700 million to $1 billion, people in the know told ET.



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