DIPAM extended the deadline to submit Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the strategic disinvestment of the Bank to January 7 2023 from December 16 2022.
Consortium of foreign funds, investment companies will be allowed to own over 51% of IDBI Bank
January 2023 could be new date following requests from transaction advisor
Queries shows a strong interest in the proposed IDBI transaction
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9-10 serious bidders seek clarity on the expression of interest
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This comes ahead of the December 16 deadline for potential bidders to submit EoIs for picking up majority stake in the private sector lender
The Indian government will allow a consortium of foreign funds and investment firms to own more than 51% in IDBI Bank Ltd, according to a government clarification on Tuesday
Finance ministry on Sunday has clarified that IDBI Bank will continue to operate as an 'Indian private sector bank' after its strategic sale.
As the war for deposits escalates, the cost of money will rise and banks' NIM will be under pressure. Also, a few banks may invite trouble by aggressively growing their retail books without necessary
The company underperformed peers on the volume front in Q2, though margin impact was lower given value-added mix
The sources said that the government expects over Rs 60,000 crore from the IDBI stake sale.
Centre's receipts from disinvestment till November in FY23 stand at Rs 24,544 crore
The bank has also tweaked the deposit rate for 555 days
Sebi raises concern over low public float in the lender
Jaypee Infratech deal expected to close by early Nov
The government and state-owned insurer LIC, who will continue to hold significant shareholding in IDBI Bank post its privatisation, will not veto any proposals of the new owner as part of their plan to give the incoming promoters a free hand, a senior official said. The government earlier this month invited bids for the sale of 60.72 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, which is 45.48 per cent owned by the government and 49.24 per cent by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). At Friday's closing price of Rs 44.30, IDBI Bank is valued at Rs 47,633 crore but the government is looking for at least 30 per cent markup in the sale. At the current price, sale of 61 per cent stake would fetch about Rs 29,000 crore to the government. The official said post-privatisation, the government and LIC shareholding will come down to 34 per cent but they do not intend to move in tandem to block any special resolution proposed by the new promoter. This is with a view to assuaging the concerns of ...
For 1 year to less than 2 years, SBI is offering 6.10% as compared to 5.60% earlier