Credit Analysis & Research Ltd.

Incorporated in 1993, Credit Analysis & Research Ltd (CARE) is the second largest full-service credit rating company in India. CARE offers rating and grading services across a diverse range of instruments and industries including IPO grading, equity grading, and grading of various types of enterprises, including shipyards, maritime training institutes, construction companies and rating of real estate projects, among others. They also provide general and customized industry research reports.CARE's existing shareholders include domestic banks and financial institutions, such as IDBI Bank, Canara Bank, SBI and IL&FS etc. Company's list of clients includes banks and other financial institutions, private sector companies, central public sector undertakings, sub-sovereign entities, small and medium enterprises and micro-finance institutions.They are the leading credit rating agency in India for IPO grading having graded the largest number of IPOs since the introduction of IPO grading in India. CARE Ratings has completed over 19069 rating assignments having aggregate value of about Rs. 44051 bn (as of September 30, 2012), since its inception in April 1993.