Fairfax’s $6 Billion Bank Deal Signals Zest for Indian Assets
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Fairfax Financial Holdings is set to acquire a controlling stake in India's IDBI Bank for nearly $6 billion. The transaction could boost India's banking-sector reform drive and encourage further investment and dealmaking in the country's financial industry.
India’s sale of a controlling stake in IDBI Bank Ltd. to Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. for nearly $6 billion helps jump-start the South Asian country’s push to reform its banking sector and shows the potential for more dealmaking in its rapidly growing financial industry.