The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked PNB Housing Finance (PNB HFC) to keep on hold the proposal to seek the shareholders’ nod for a preferential allotment of equity until an independent valuation of shares was done.
The housing finance firm was planning to issue shares and warrants on a preferential basis to private equity firm Carlyle Group and associates, which were reported to be investing Rs 4,000 crore to acquire a controlling stake of over 50 per cent in the Delhi-based mortgage lender.
It was supposed to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on June 22 to