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Lulu Group MD Yusaff Ali acquires 4.99% stake in ESAF Small Finance Bank

With this investment, the Indian billionaire now owns 5% in a Kerala-based Bank

ESAF Small Finance Bank
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ESAF Small Finance Bank

T E Narasimhan Chennai
NRI businessman, billionaire and chairman of Lulu Group MA Yusaff Ali has acquired a 4.99 per cent stake in ESAF Small Finance Bank, headquartered in Thrissur. 

He invested around Rs 860 million to acquire the stake. K Paul Thomas, MD and CEO, ESAF Small Finance Bank confirmed the development.

With this investment, he now owns 5 per cent in a Kerala-based bank.

Currently, he owns around 5 per cent shares in Federal Bank, South Indian Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank and Dhanlaxmi Bank.

Ali, who hails from Kerala, is the Chairman and Managing Director of LuLu Group International that owns the