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Global travel-tech unicorn OYO has arranged for five investment banks to meet its key shareholder SoftBank in June, in a crucial presentation that could determine the company's path to public listing, sources said. The banks include Citi, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies from the global banking consortium, alongside ICICI Securities and Axis Capital representing Indian financial institutions. SoftBank, which remains one of OYO's largest shareholders, is interested in understanding the key positioning strategies, expected valuation metrics and anticipated investor appetite for the offering. The high-stake meeting is scheduled to take place at SoftBank's London office on Grosvenor Street, where the banks will present their IPO strategies to SoftBank's Sumer Juneja. OYO founder Ritesh Agarwal and his senior leadership team will also participate in the discussions, sources close to the development told PTI. The Japanese conglomerate's view is considered important for the IPO's timing, given
Global banking major Citi on Wednesday announced the appointment of K Balasubramanian as the head of India. Balasubramanian's appointment as the India subcontinent sub-cluster and banking head is subject to regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India, an official statement said, adding that he will be reporting to head of Asia South Amol Gupte. "India is one of Citi's largest markets globally where we have strong business momentum and we are confident Bala will build further on our leadership position in this key market," Gupte said. The appointment has been necessitated because incumbent Ashu Khullar has been appointed as the co-head of Global Asset Managers (GAM). Khullar will be part of the investment banking global operating committee, as per a memo from Citi's head of banking Vis Raghavan and head of international Ernesto Torres Cantu. "During Ashu's tenure from 2019-2025, Citi has recorded impressive all-round growth becoming the top investment bank across equity capi