The company was originally incorporated as - Abans Vanijya Private Limited on September 24, 2009 at Kolkata, West Bengal as a private limited company under the Companies Act, 1956 with the Registrar of Companies, West Bengal. Subsequently, the name of the Company was changed to -Abans Holdings Private Limited vide special resolution passed by the shareholders of the Company in their meeting held on November 20, 2019 and a fresh Certificate of Incorporation consequent to the change of name was granted to the Company on December 05, 2019, by the Registrar of Companies, Mumbai. Further, the company was converted into Public Limited Company pursuant to special resolution passed by the shareholders of the company in their meeting held on April 28, 2021 and the name of the company was changed to -Abans Holdings Limited and a Fresh Certificate of Incorporation consequent upon conversion of Company to Public Limited dated May 19, 2021 was issued by Registrar of Companies, Mumbai.

Abans Holdings represents the financial services arm of the Abans Group. It operates a diversified global financial services business, headquartered in India, providing NBFC services, global institutional trading in equities, commodities and foreign exchange, private client stock broking, depositary services, asset management services, investment advisory services and wealth management services to corporates, institutional and high net worth clients.

The company operates a RBI Registered NBFC (Non Deposit taking). Its Finance business is primarily focused on lending to private traders and other small and medium businesses involved in the commodities trading market. It is SEBI registered Stock and Commodity Exchange Brokers with memberships across all the major stock exchanges in India, including BSE, NSE, MSEI, MCX, NCDEX and ICEX. Further being FCA registered financial services firm in London, it has direct/indirect memberships in various international exchanges like DGCX (Dubai), LME (London), INE and DCE (China). It is also a SEBI Registered Portfolio Management company as well as a SEBI Registered Category-I FPI.

The company offers various institutional and non-institutional trading services, wealth management and private client brokerage services, mainly in equity, commodities and foreign exchange. Its Capital Business includes its internal treasury operations which manage its excess capital funds. It does so by investing its capital in low / medium risk strategies, maintaining positions in physical as well as exchange traded commodities and other instruments. The company structures its treasury investments to maintain sufficient liquidity in its portfolio to support the capital needs of its other businesses. Further it provides Warehousing Services to commodity market participants.

Business area of the company

The company is a globally diversified organization engaged in Investment Management, Trading, Broking, Gold Refining, Non-Banking Financial Services, Agricultural Trading, Pharmaceuticals Distribution, Software Development, and Real Estate Development.

Major Events

• 2009: Incorporation of the Company.
  
• 2009: Acquired Abans Finance Pvt. Ltd. as a 99.9% subsidiary.
  
• 2010: Ventured into international financial markets & trading business by incorporating a FCA regulated company, Abans Global Limited in the United Kingdom.
  
• 2012: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Finance Pvt. Ltd. acquired Abans Securities Pvt. Ltd. and Abans Commodities (I) Pvt. Ltd. as its subsidiaries.
  
• 2013: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Finance Pvt. Ltd. acquired Abans Broking Services Pvt. Ltd. as its subsidiary.
  
• 2013: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Finance Pvt. Ltd. registered with RBI as a NBFC.
  
• 2014: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Securities Pvt. Ltd. received SEBI Registration to act as a Stock Broker on perpetual basis. (Before acquisition Abans Securities Pvt Ltd already held SEBI Registration to act as Stock Broker which was renewed post acquisition).
  
• 2015: Obtained membership at Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange and the London Metal Exchange through Abans Global Limited.
  
• 2015: Set-up CIS and other portfolio business under Abans International Ltd. in Mauritius.
  
• 2015: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Securities Pvt. Ltd. received SEBI Registration to act as a Depository Participant on perpetual basis. (Before acquisition Abans Securities Pvt Ltd already held SEBI Registration to act as Depository Participant which was renewed post acquisition).
  
• 2016: The company’s  subsidiary, Abans Global Broking (IFSC) Pvt. Ltd. obtained SEBI Registration as a Stock Broker (For operating in GIFT IFSC).
  
• 2016: Ventured into Warehousing business by acquiring 100% shareholding in Abans Agri Warehousing & Logistics Pvt. Ltd.
  
• 2016: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Global Limited (UK) obtained membership at DCE and INE.
  
• 2016: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Broking Services Pvt. Ltd., obtained SEBI Registration as a Research Analyst.
  
• 2019: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Securities Pvt. Ltd., obtained MCX membership as a Trading Member.
  
• 2019: Incorporated Abans Capital Pvt. Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
  
• 2020: The company’s subsidiary, Abans Commodities (I) Pvt. Ltd., obtained SEBI Registration as an Investment Advisor.
  
• 2021: All Non-NBFC businesses de-merged from Abans Finance Pvt. Ltd. into Abans Capital Pvt. Ltd.