Piramal holds edge in battle for DHFL Premium On 22 and 23 December, both Oaktree and Piramal Group made a number of additional commitments over and above their fourth-round bid amounts. 4 min read Share Via Read Full Story The flurry of bids and counterbids for Dewan Housing Finance Corp. Ltd (DHFL) continued with Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd sweetening its offer to top rival Oaktree Capital’s bid, two people directly aware of the development said. Piramal raised its total offer for DHFL to ₹38,250 crore on 24 December, improving on Oaktree’s commitment of ₹36,400 crore, and emerging as the top bidder based on evaluation metrics set by the investment banker and the committee of creditors (CoC) to the bankrupt lender, the people said on condition of anonymity.