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Company type | Public subsidiary |
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BSE: 534804 NSE: CARERATING | |
Industry | Financial Services |
Founded | 1993 |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Mehul Pandya (MD & Group CEO) [1] Sachin Gupta (ED) Revati Kasture (ED) |
Services | Credit Ratings, Analytics, Consulting, Research, ESG |
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CareEdge Group is a knowledge-based analytical group offering services in credit ratings, analytics, consulting and sustainability services. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
CareEdge Group was established in 1993 as Credit Analysis and Research Limited. Over the years the parent company in the group CARE Ratings Limited (CareEdge Ratings) expanded its service offerings into areas like corporate governance ratings, value creation studies, SME ratings, mutual fund ratings, and infrastructure project assessments.
Key milestones include:
CareEdge has international subsidiaries in Mauritius (CARE Ratings Africa), South Africa, and Nepal to offer ratings and advisory services in those regions.
CareEdge provides credit ratings services across sectors like manufacturing, infrastructure, financial services, structured finance and more. It rates various debt instruments, bank facilities, IPOs and has developed methodologies for areas like urban local bodies, ESCOs, REITs/InvITs.
In March 2024, CareEdge Ratings upgraded Punjab National Bank to Care AA+ (Stable), citing improving asset quality. [4]
Through its subsidiary CARE Analytics and Advisory Pvt Limited, CareEdge offers services in risk management and financial operations of Banks and NBFCs, Advanced Analytics, Risk consulting and Digital Services capabilities. CareEdge Advisory offers services in the areas of ESG & Sustainability Solutions, Industry Research, Corporate Consultancy and Grading Services.
CARE ESG Ratings Limited (CareEdge- ESG) (formerly known as CARE Advisory Research & Training Limited), a wholly owned subsidiary of CARE Ratings Limited received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to function as a Category I ESG Ratings Provider (ERP). [5] [6] Having received the registration under the SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) Regulations, 1999 on May 2, 2024, CareEdge- ESG will commence its environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating activity.
In 2024, CareEdge unveiled its sovereign rating methodology to assess the creditworthiness of sovereign debt issuers globally. It plans to provide sovereign ratings after receiving necessary approvals. [7] In 2024 the African Peer Review Mechanism and Care Ratings (Africa) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in developing credit rating standards for Africa. [8] The Indian government has been supportive: In late 2023, government economic advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran published a paper calling for reforms in the way that credit ratings agencies assign sovereign ratings. In the paper, Nageswaran, along with his co-author, Rajiv Mishra stated that, the global ratings agencies risked "sowing suspicion about ... discriminatory intent". The paper went on to say that "developing countries have seen over 95% of all downgrades despite experiencing milder economic contractions than their advanced economy counterparts." [9] .
CARE Ratings Limited (Parent Company) - Commenced operations in April 1993. The company went public on 26th December 2012 and is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE).
Group Companies - As of June 2024, CARE Ratings Ltd operates the following subsidiaries:
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