IDFC Limited provides financial, advisory, and management services for the infrastructure sector in India. It provides corporate investment banking services, such as senior debt financing in the form of loans or in the form of subscriptions to debentures; mezzanine products comprising preference capital and subordinated debt; principal equity investments in infrastructure companies; and non-fund based products comprising guarantees for a project’s performance and payment obligations. The company also offers investment banking services consisting of private and public placements of equity and debt capital and project advisory services; strategic corporate actions, such as mergers and acquisitions; and institutional brokerage services. In addition, it provides alternative asset management services, including advise and assistance in formulating policy and regulatory frameworks that support private investment and public-private partnerships in infrastructure development to government entities and regulators. Further, the company manages mutual fund products for institutional and retail investors. Additionally, it provides government advisory services, such as commercialization and privatization of infrastructure assets; corporate advisory services, including risk assessment, feasibility analysis, project structuring, financial modeling, and developing appropriate structures and solutions; and state government advisory services comprising project development and consulting services. The company was formerly known as Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited and changed its name to IDFC Limited in July 2012. IDFC Limited was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Mumbai, India.