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HDFC Bank's Managing Director and CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan on Wednesday said the lender will continue supporting its subsidiary HDB Financial Services post-listing as well. Terming the Rs 12,500-crore initial public offering a "complex" transaction, Jagdishan said this is a "historic" day for the HDFC Bank-promoted non banking finance company (NBFC). HDB shares got listed on bourses on Wednesday. Speaking before the listing, Jagdishan said the IPO will provide "independent capital and visibility" for the company to accelerate its growth trajectory. "We will continue to support HDB as it navigates the opportunities and challenges of the public market," Jagdishan said. He added that HDB is well positioned to capitalise on the opportunity by the underserved credit segments in the country which provide a "large runway", and added that the company has "strong fundamentals" for doing so. HDFC Bank, the largest by assets in the private space, has nurtured the NBFC over the years, the CEO