Tata Capital Limited (TCL) was incorporated as Primal Investments & Finance Limited' as a Public limited company, on March 8, 1991, with the
Additional Registrar of Companies, Mumbai and commenced its operations pursuant to a Certificate for Commencement of Business dated April 1, 1991. Subsequently, the name of the Company was changed to Tata Capital Limited' dated May 8, 2007 vide fresh certificate obtained from the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai.
Tata Capital Limited is a subsidiary of Tata Sons Private Limited. Since the commencement of its lending operations in September, 2007. Company has served 8+ million customers and is categorized as an Upper Layer NBFC by RBI. Through comprehensive suite of 25+ lending products, Tata Capital serve a diverse customer base comprising salaried and self-employed individuals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, small and medium enterprises and corporates. Additionally, it distribute third-party products viz. insurance and credit cards, offer wealth management, and act as sponsor and investment manager to PE funds.
Through Tata Capital, Tata Group has made the entry into financial services. The Company was set up to cater the investment or financial needs of the retail and institutional customers. TCL is an engaged in two businesses, namely Fund based and Fee based activity and currently works an extensive distribution network of 1,477 branches.
The Company entered into the retail asset financing business in a phased manner with an initial focus on auto and personal loans. On September 1, 2007, Company started infrastructure financing business by acquiring the construction equipment (CEQ) financing business from Tata Motors Limited and Tata Motors Finance Limited. Later, in December 2007, it commenced auto finance business. In February 2008, it launched personal loan business. In June 2008, the Company acquired 4,02,56,111 equity shares representing 24% stake in Tata Autocomp Systems Limited (TACO). Company launched private equity business in 2009. The Company incorporated the erstwhile wholly owned subsidiary, TCFSL, to house the NBFC business in 2010.
The Company has launched the IPO by issuing 475,824,280 equity shares having the face value of Rs 10 each, by raising funds of Rs 15,511 crores, consisting a fresh issue of 210,000,000 equity shares aggregating to Rs 6846 Cr and the offer for sale of 265,824,280 equity shares aggregating to Rs 8,665 Cr in October, 2025.
During the year 2025-26, Tata Motors Finance Limited (TMFL), subsidiary of TMF Holdings Limited has merged with the Company effective from May 8, 2025 through the Scheme of Arrangement.
The Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on July 13, 2026, approved the proposed acquisition of Yogakshemam Loans
Limited, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) registered non-banking financial company primarily focused on gold loans.