ICRA Limited

ICRA Limited (ICRA) is an Indian independent and professional investment information and credit rating agency.[2] The company was established in 1991, and was originally named Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited (IICRA India).

It was a joint-venture between Moody's and various Indian commercial banks and financial services companies. The company changed its name to ICRA Limited, and went public on 13 April 2007, with a listing on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange.[3] As of end December 2024, Moody's Corporation owns a 51.86% majority stake.[4]

Group Companies

As of August 2020, ICRA Ltd. operates the following subsidiaries:

The following business formerly were part of the ICRA Group of Companies:

• 1) ICRA Lanka Limited (ICRA Lanka) – credit rating agency licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) incorporated in December 2010 and was granted license by the SEC in May 2011.[5]
• 2) ICRA Nepal Limited (ICRA Nepal) – first Credit Rating Agency in Nepal incorporated on 11 November 2011 and granted licence by the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) on 3 October 2012.[6]
• 3) ICRA Analytics Limited – analytics and digital platforms for risk management, market data, consulting and knowledge services.[7] ICRA Analytics was formed from the merger of ICRA Online Limited (ICRON) and ICRA Management Consulting Services Limited (IMaCS) in October 2019.[8]

• 1) PT ICRA Indonesia (ICRAIndo) – ICRA pulled out of the Indonesia market in June 2015.[9]
• 2) ICRA Techno Analytics Limited (ICTEAS) – ICTEAS was acquired by Pune-based global consulting and IT services solutions integrations company Nihilent Technologies in August 2016 for INR 687.5 million (US$10 million)[10][11] and renamed Nihilent Analytics.[12]