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SBI Mutual Fund on Friday bought stakes in Adani Enterprises and Adani Energy Solutions from US-based GQG Partners for Rs 5,747 crore through open market transactions. SBI Mutual Fund purchased 1,64,39,984 shares representing nearly a 1.3 per cent stake in Adani Enterprises, the flagship entity of the Adani Group, according to block deal data on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). In addition, SBI MF also acquired 63,65,796 shares, amounting to a 0.52 per cent stake in Adani Energy Solutions. The shares were picked up in the price range of Rs 1,504.80-2,913.40 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 5,747.55 crore. Meanwhile, Rajiv Jain-backed GQG Partners, through its affiliate GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund, offloaded the same number of shares in the two Adani group companies. The stake buy comes after SBI Mutual Fund last month acquired a 0.45 per cent stake in Adani's flagship firm Adani Enterprises, for Rs 1,435 crore. Shares of Adani Enterprises rose 2
The Reserve Bank of India has approved a proposal by SBI Mutual Fund to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.99 per cent in Bandhan Bank, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday. Bandhan Bank informed stock exchanges that the RBI, through a letter dated February 25, 2026, accorded its approval to the fund house to acquire up to 9.99 per cent of the paid-up share capital or voting rights in the lender. The approval is subject to compliance with the provisions of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks ' Acquisition and Holding of Shares or Voting Rights) Directions, 2025 dated November 28, 2025, as amended from time to time, the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999, and regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, among other applicable statutes and guidelines, the bank said. The RBI has stipulated that if the applicant fails to acquire the major shareholding within one year from the date of its letter, the approval
SBI Mutual Fund, the biggest fund house, has initiated the process for the appointment of merchant bankers and other service providers to facilitate an initial public offering (IPO). The boards of respective shareholders, like SBI and Amundi, and the board of SBI Funds Management Ltd (SBIFML) have approved a timeline of 12 months, SBI Chairman C S Setty told PTI in an interview. "We are very seriously working on that, and in this timeline we should hit the market...we have started the process of identifying the merchant bankers and other service providers," Setty, who is also chairman of SBIFML, said. SBIFML is a joint venture between State Bank of India and Paris-based Amundi, with 61.98 per cent and 36.40 per cent stake, respectively. The fund house managed assets of around Rs 12 lakh crore as of September 2025. The company's two promoters plan to sell a combined 10 per cent stake through the public offering. Last month, SBI approved the offloading of 3,20,60,000 equity shares,