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Global financial services firm Goldman Sachs on Thursday bought more than 1.13 crore shares of Billionbrains Garage Ventures, the parent company of Groww, from venture capital firm Friale for Rs 210 crore through an open market transaction. Goldman Sachs, through its affiliate Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, purchased 1,13,43,750 equity shares, representing a 0.18 per cent stake in the Bengaluru-based trading platform, according to block deal data available on the BSE. The shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 185.50 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 210.43 crore. Meanwhile, Friale offloaded the same number of shares, as per the data. Shares of Groww rose 0.64 per cent to close at Rs 190.05 apiece on the BSE. On Monday, markets regulator Sebi approved US-based State Street Global Advisors' (SSGA) proposed stake acquisition in Groww Asset Management (Groww AMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Billionbrains Garage Ventures. Following the proposed transaction, SSGA will acqu
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