Kotak Mahindra to raise Rs 5,363 crore equity capital
Kotak Mahindra bank said on Thursday its board has authorized the proposal to lift fairness capital of sixty two million shares, with a face worth of Rs 5 each, or Rs 5,363 crore ($819 million) as on Thursday’s closing price of Rs 865. The u . s .’s fourth-largest personal sector lender seems to have dropped the most important hint about its presence in the shopping market, with Thursday’s transfer strengthening speculation of an impending takeover. Kotak shouldn't be new to acquisitions; it paid $2.4 billion for ING Vysya in 2015 – billed as the Indian banking sector’s largest deal yet. In a submitting to exchanges, the financial institution said, “the purpose of raising fairness capital can be to augment Kotak’s capital base to pursue consolidation alternatives within the Indian banking device and monetary products and services space.” Or it's going to use the funds to capitalise on alternatives available in acquisition and backbone of stressed out property in t...