ALMONDZ

Almondz Global Securities Limited (AGSL), formerly the Allianz Securities Ltd is one of the leading Investment Banks in India. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange. Its main business lines are: Corporate Finance, Distribution of Financial Products, Private Clients, Portfolio Management Services, and Equity Broking.

AGSL’s client base in the Corporate Finance segment covers all leading Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), large corporates and the vast and increasingly important segment of SMEs. In the Debt markets, the company has relationships with over 4000 leading Provident Funds. In the distribution of third-party financial products, AGSL has built a large base of retail customers as well as country-wide network of 1500 franchisees.

In Equity Broking, AGSL is serving both the Retail and the Institutional Investors. The company has also set up a Private Clients business to advise and manage High Net Worth (HNI) clients.

The company has a strong presence across 17 major cities and is manned by teams of qualified & experienced professionals.

Services offered by the company include:

• Equity - IPOs , Private Equity, Equity Broking – Retail , Equity Broking – Institutional, Equity Research,Portfolio Management Services   
• Debt- Private Placement of Debt, Debt Market, Portfolio Management (PMS) and Project Finance 
• Advisory -Infrastucture Advisory
• Distibution -Mutual Fund, Equity, Tax Saving Instruments, Fixed Deposits, Insurance Products
• Commodities and Brokerage   
• Insurance- Life Insurance Products, General Insurance Products and Reinsurance

Subsidiaries of the company include:

• Almondz capital & management Services Ltd
• Almondz global securities Ltd
• Almondz Commodities pvt. Ltd
• Almondz Insurance Brokers pvt. Ltd
• Almondz Reinsurance Brokers pvt. Ltd   

Awards & Achievements:

• All India Rank in PSU & SLU Bonds Placement
• *FY 2007:                3rd  FY 2006:                2nd  FY 2005:                1st  FY 2004:                2nd
• All India Rank in Private Placement & Corporate Debt
• *FY 2007:                5th  FY 2006:                5th  FY 2005:                4th  FY 2004:                3rd
• All India 6th rank in Domestic Bond Placement for FY 2005.
• All India 11th rank in Domestic Bond Placement FY 2006.
• PRU CHAIRMAN AWARD, 2005-2006 in Retail Category (the only award given by any AMC in India.)

Recent developments

Al Anwar Holdings SAOG, which makes investments in ventures across Oman’s financial and industrial sectors, has expanded into India with its maiden investment of $5.7 million in Almondz Global Securities Limited, which is one of the leading full service category-I investment bank in India.