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INDIA WINNER:

Royston Braganza GRAMEEN CAPITAL INDIA

GCI Profile: Investment Banking Services for Socially Responsible Enterprises

ABOUT US Grameen Capital

is a first-of-its-kind

financial advisory firm with a mandate to catalyze inclusive growth and facilitate capital market access for impact-focused enterprises across sectors. Our clients are microfinance institutions, affordable healthcare providers, low-cost education firms and other dynamic and sustainable organizations with a social development focus - from dynamic early-stage enterprises to established industry leaders.

We provide them with innovative debt and equity solutions and other

investment

banking services to efficiently and effectively scale their businesses. We also offer strategic advisory services to both enterprises and investors.

Established in 2007, Grameen Capital is a joint venture between Grameen Foundation, Amit & Arihant Patni and Citi.

OUR SERVICES Equity Solutions: Our equity advisory practice is focused on originating, structuring and executing innovative equity and equity-linked transactions for our microfinance and social enterprise clients.

We work with a wide variety of domestic and global investors including private equity and venture capital funds, corporations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.

We leverage our strong relationships with both double-bottom-line and commercial investors to achieve the best possible fit and mission alignment for our clients.

Key Transactions • Equity raise for Ujjivan Financial Services (USD $20MM)

• Equity raise for Janalakshmi Financial Services (USD $10MM)

Debt Solutions: Our debt syndication practice is focused on originating, structuring, executing and syndicating debt financing and debt securities for microfinance institutions and other enterprises serving the Base-of- the-Pyramid market segment.

We also work with Grameen Foundation USA on deployment of Growth Guarantees in India, aimed at facilitating debt funding for socially responsible microfinance institutions.

Key Transactions • Portfolio Sale for SKS Microfinance (USD $40MM)

• Portfolio Sale for Bandhan Financial Services (USD $17MM)

Advisory Services: We provide diverse advisory services to social enterprises and investors.

For enterprises, we offer services including business plan development and strategy, valuation opinion, capital structure advisory, and other custom solutions based on client need.

For investors, we offer services including pipeline development, exit strategy and secondary sale, market research, fund structuring and marketing, and portfolio monitoring.

Key Engagements • Advised leading global foundation on social investment program focused on urban segment

• Advised management domestic sector entry strategy About Royston Braganza

Royston joined Grameen Capital in 2007 to launch the organization as CEO. He currently oversees all aspects of operations in India.

Grameen Capital, founded by Grameen Foundation USA, IFMR Trust and Citigroup, is a first of its kind social business enabling Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) develop wider access to the capital markets. Grameen Capital is part of the global Grameen family of companies,

the

flagship of which is the Nobel Prize- winning Grameen Bank founded by Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.

In his earlier assignment, as a Senior Vice President with HSBC, Royston was instrumental in setting up and heading HSBC’s Microfinance & Priority Sector

business. Prior to that, he was the head of HSBC’s SME Business.

Before joining HSBC, Royston worked in Citibank India for over 8 years in various assignments both across the Consumer Bank as well as the Corporate Bank – in all, a banker for over 12 years.

He has served on many boards and advisory bodies,

including Sa-Dhan,

Grameen Foundation India and the United Nations Microfinance Resource Group. He has been invited to address various programs, in India and globally, promoting microfinance as a sustainable tool to eradicate poverty.

Royston has done his Masters in Management Studies from the prestigious Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai.

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