IFCI Limited is an Indian non-banking financial institution primarily serving the public sector by providing a broad spectrum of financial services. The company offers extensive project financing solutions for critical infrastructure sectors like power (including renewable energy), telecommunications, roads, ports, and airports, as well as urban development initiatives such as smart cities. It also supports core manufacturing industries, including oil and gas, basic metals, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and textiles, along with real estate. Beyond project-specific funding, IFCI provides diverse corporate finance options, including balance sheet funding, loans against shares, lease rental discounting, promoter financing, and capital expenditure funding for both long-term and regular maintenance needs. It also extends short-term loans, such as bridge financing and working capital facilities, to small, medium, and large corporations. The company's offerings further encompass advisory and syndication services for government and corporate clients, specialized structured debt and mezzanine products, and targeted financing for sponsor-led transactions, acquisitions, and pre-IPO stages, alongside off-balance sheet structured solutions. IFCI is actively involved in the resolution and sale of non-performing assets, provides factoring services, offers direct corporate loans, and delivers specialized services for real estate and infrastructure projects. It additionally functions as a nodal agency, administrating a credit enhancement guarantee scheme for scheduled castes, and acts as a debenture trustee. Furthermore, IFCI extends its reach into capital markets, offering services such as stock and commodities broking, currency trading, portfolio management, depository participant services, merchant banking, insurance corporate agency, and the distribution of mutual fund and IPO products, complemented by general corporate advisory. Established in 1948 as the Industrial Finance Corporation of India, the company adopted its current name, IFCI Limited, in October 1999 and is headquartered in New Delhi, India.