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Fairfax plans to combine IDBI Bank, Digit Insurance and IIFL Capital Services into an integrated financial services entity, subject to regulatory approvals

Fairfax's acquisition of a 60.7% stake in IDBI Bank for nearly $6 billion comes as Blackstone explores IIFL Finance and Japan's MUFG studies options to gain majority control of Shriram Finance

The sales of BALCO, VSNL and Hindustan Zinc in the early 2000s, followed by transactions involving THDC India, NEEPCO and Air India, account for much of this history

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., led by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, is set to acquire nearly 61 per cent stake in IDBI Bank for $5.6 billion, marking the largest foreign investment in banks

Separately, Fairfax, through FAL Corporation, held a 65 per cent stake in Valueattics Re, India's first privately owned domestic reinsurer, as of March 2026

Improving India-Canada ties brought Fairfax back into play as IDBI Bank's recovery from a bad-loan crisis paved the way for a Rs 52,878 crore sale of a majority stake

Fairfax joins a wave of foreign firms expanding in India, drawn by the burgeoning wealth class and the world's fastest-growing major economy

Blackstone is in talks with Fairfax and other shareholders to acquire the stake in IIFL Finance

A long-delayed sale of a majority stake in IDBI Bank, held by the federal government and ‌state insurer Life Insurance Corp of India, is in its final stages

The Centre is close to accepting Fairfax Financial's revised offer for IDBI Bank, with the Canadian firm's bid expected to be raised slightly ahead of final regulatory and Cabinet approvals

The ​purchases by Fairfax India Holding Corp were made to bring capital into the country ‌ahead of a potential deal to buy stake in government-owned IDBI Bank

Fairfax India will infuse ₹2,000 crore into IIFL Capital Services through a mix of transactions, increasing its stake in the company to at least 51 per cent

Fairfax has moved ahead in the race to buy a majority stake in IDBI Bank, with Kotak Mahindra Bank still in the fray as the government and LIC prepare to finalise bids for the lender's sale

Global e-commerce giant Amazon on Saturday sold shares of business services provider Quess Corp for Rs 46 crore through an open market transaction, while promoter billionaire Prem Watsa promoted Fairfax Capital increased its holding in the company. US-based Amazon, through its investment arm Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings, offloaded 7.54 lakh shares or 0.50 per cent stake in Bengaluru-based Quess Corp, as per the bulk deal data available on the BSE. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 610.20 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 46.03 crore. Meanwhile, Fairfax Financial Holdings' affiliate Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) and Ajit Isaac (Chairman of Quess Corp), the two promoters of Quess Corp, increased their holdings, by picking up an additional 3.77 lakh shares of the company each. "Pursuant to Sebi (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) regulations, 2015, we would like to inform that Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Ltd has purchased 3,77,218 ..

Fairfax India Holdings will buy an additional 10 per cent stake in Bengaluru airport operator BIAL, hiking its overall shareholding to 74 per cent. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) is a joint venture between Fairfax India, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Karnataka State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. The latter two entities have 13 per cent stake each. "The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2025, upon which the additional 10 per cent equity interest in BIAL will be acquired by Fairfax India for, in aggregate, USD 255.0 million. The purchase price will be payable in three installments, with the initial installment to be paid on the closing date in Q1 2025," Fairfax India said in a release. The second and third installments are to be paid on or around August 31, 2025 and July 31, 2026, respectively. Fairfax India is acquiring the 10 per cent stake from Siemens Projects Ventures. "We would like to thank Siemens for the great partnershi

IDBI Bank's disinvestment process began in October 2022, with LIC and the government selling their respective shares of 30.24% and 30.48%

NBFC's stock falls another 20% after RBI bars it from disbursing gold loans

Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax Group on Friday divested a 5.7 per cent stake in IIFL Finance for Rs 1,198 crore through an open market transaction. Fairfax Group through its affiliate FIH Mauritius Investments Ltd have sold the shares of IIFL Finance Ltd. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, FIH Mauritius Investments offloaded 2,16,02,000 crore shares, representing a 5.7 per cent stake in IIFL Finance Ltd. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 554.64 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,198.13 crore. After the latest transaction, FIH Mauritius Investments' shareholding had declined to 15.2 per cent from 20.90 per cent in IIFL Finance. Meanwhile, Nomura India Investment Fund Mother Fund acquired more than 26.20 lakh shares of IIFL Finance at an average price of Rs 551.01 per share, taking the deal size to Rs 144.39 crore, as per the data. Shares of IIFL Finance declined 3.86 per cent to close at Rs 572.60 apiece on the BSE.

GM also shut its midsize Malibu sedan factory in Fairfax, Kansas, during the last week of September, blaming parts shortages caused by the strike

Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa-backed Fairfax Group on Wednesday pared a 5.9 per cent stake in brokerage firm IIFL Securities for Rs 118 crore through open market transactions. Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd (HWIC) Asia Fund, an affiliate of Fairfax Financial Holdings, offloaded shares of IIFL Securities in two transactions on NSE and BSE. Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd A/C HWIC Asia Fund Class A Shares offloaded 1.20 crore shares on NSE and 60 lakh shares on BSE, amounting to a 5.9 per cent stake in IIFL Securities, as per the block and bulk deal data available with the NSE and BSE. The shares were disposed of in the price range of Rs 65.45-65.67 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 117.94 crore. Post the transaction, Fairfax's shareholding in IIFL Securities declined to 3.38 per cent from 9.28 per cent at the end of June quarter. Meanwhile, Theleme India Master Fund Ltd acquired 80 lakh shares, Zafar Ahmadullah bought 40 lakh shares on the NSE, while