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THE formal nod from India's central bank for DBS to take over cash-strapped Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB), announced on Wednesday, will pave the way for South-east Asia's largest lender to gain full control of a sizeable branch network in India.
With this deal triggered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), LVB will cease to exist when its amalgamation into DBS India takes effect. All LVB branches will operate under the DBS brand name from Nov 27. This is unlike a typical acquisition, which, under India's Banking Regulation Act, limits foreign investment in a local banking company to 74 per cent.
"Willingness may have been expressed by both sides," said a Jefferies report this week, pointing to hopes of a union from both RBI and DBS.
The merger with LVB will add 563 branches - mostly in southern India - to DBS India's current 34 branches in 24 cities, over two million retail accounts, more than 150,000 non-retail clients and about 4,400 employees, DBS said in a bourse filing on Wednesday night.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/co...india-branch-network-as-bank-bailout-gets-nod
With this deal triggered by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), LVB will cease to exist when its amalgamation into DBS India takes effect. All LVB branches will operate under the DBS brand name from Nov 27. This is unlike a typical acquisition, which, under India's Banking Regulation Act, limits foreign investment in a local banking company to 74 per cent.
"Willingness may have been expressed by both sides," said a Jefferies report this week, pointing to hopes of a union from both RBI and DBS.
The merger with LVB will add 563 branches - mostly in southern India - to DBS India's current 34 branches in 24 cities, over two million retail accounts, more than 150,000 non-retail clients and about 4,400 employees, DBS said in a bourse filing on Wednesday night.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/co...india-branch-network-as-bank-bailout-gets-nod