Saif Partners Sells ₹964 Crore in Paytm Block Deals; Ant Financial Among Major Sellers
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- •Saif Partners, rebranded as Elevation Capital in 2020, sold shares worth ₹964 crore in Paytm through block deals on May 22.
- •Major participants in the deals included Societe Generale, Marshall Wace Investment Strategies, and Morgan Stanley Asia.
- •Ant Financial, Alibaba Group’s financial affiliate, has sold 85.3 million Paytm shares across multiple tranches over the past two years.
- •Paytm reported its first-ever full-year net profit of ₹556 crore in FY26, with operating revenue rising 22% to ₹8,437 crore.
- •Paytm became an Indian-owned company in April 2026 after domestic investors increased their stake to around 50%.
- •The fintech firm’s market capitalisation currently stands at ₹71,220 crore ($7.4 billion).
Multiple entities under Saif Partners, now known as Elevation Capital, executed block deals on May 22, divesting shares worth approximately ₹964 crore in Paytm, as disclosed in stock exchange filings. This marks a significant exit by one of Paytm’s earliest investors, following its rebranding in 2020. The bulk deals saw participation from major institutional players, including Societe Generale, Marshall Wace Investment Strategies, and Morgan Stanley Asia. These transactions add to a broader trend of early investors and financial affiliates liquidating their holdings in Paytm over the past two years.
