YES Bank to get capital from a tech major: CEO Ravneet Gill

YES Bank to get capital from a tech major: CEO Ravneet Gill

The exercise will result in the new investor/s picking up stakes above the regulatory cap and the RBI will have to take a call on a "non-conventional" investor coming on board.

AgenciesUpdated: Friday, October 04, 2019, 09:18 AM IST
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Yes Bank shares zoom 33% |

Mumbai: Troubled private sector lender YES Bank is in advanced stage of capital raising from investors, including global tech majors, to grow the balance-sheet that has been consciously shrunk in recent months, says CEO Ravneet Gill.

The exercise will result in the new investor/s picking up stakes above the regulatory cap and the RBI will have to take a call on a "non-conventional" investor coming on board.

The mid-sized lender has been passing through a barrage of troubles since August last year when the RBI refused to give co-founder and chief executive Rana Kapoor a new term and instead asked him to leave the bank by January 31, 2019, governance lapses.

Gill said the new investor/s will be either a strategic partner like a tech company, or a financial investor or a deep-pocketed family office. A combination of the two is most likely to enter the bank soon, he said, choosing not to disclose the exact targets or timelines.

Thursday, the shares rallied 33% to Rs 42.55 on the BSE. The stock was trading at Rs 404 in August.

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