Ex-Citi CEO Pandit, partner take stake in JM Financial

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Reuters MUMBAI
Last Updated : May 16 2013 | 8:25 PM IST

MUMBAI (Reuters) - JM Financial Ltd says former Citi Chief Executive Vikram Pandit and his business partner, Hari Aiyer are to buy a 3 percent equity stake in the financial services company through an issue of warrants.

JM Financial also said it would set up a fund jointly with Pandit's firm to buy distressed assets. The fund is targeting an initial capitalisation of $100 million, JM Financial said in a statement late on Thursday.

(Reporting by Aditi Shah. Editing by Jane Merriman)

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First Published: May 16 2013 | 8:14 PM IST

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