India’s Mahindra & Mahindra picks up 3.53% stake in RBL Bank for $51 million

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(Corrects to add dropped word “bought” in paragraph 1)


BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian tech-to-tractor conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday said it bought a 3.53% stake in private lender RBL Bank for 4.17 billion rupees ($50.8 million).


The company might consider further investment in the lender subject to pricing, regulatory approvals and required procedures, Mahindra said, adding that the investment will not exceed a 9.9% stake.


Multiple block deals were seen in RBL Bank on Wednesday and the stock ended up 7.1%.


In a separate statement, RBL said it was not aware of any stock purchase by Mahindra.


Mahindra already owns non-banking financial company Mahindra and Mahindra Financial.


An approval from the Reserve Bank of India is needed to acquire a 5% stake in any Indian lender.


($1 = 82.0473 Indian rupees)


(Reporting by Sethuraman NR in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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First Published: Jul 26 2023 | 7:57 PM IST

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