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Insurance behemoth Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) will make an open offer to minority shareholders of IDBI Bank in which it proposes to acquire up to
51 percent equity, source said. The state-owned life insurer will approach market regulator Sebi after getting approval from its board for acquiring stake
in the state-owned bank Insurance regulator Irdai has already given its approval to LIC for the stake purchase, a move which will help the debt-ridden
bank get a capital support of Rs 10,000-Rs 13,000 crore. "The LIC-IDBI Bank deal will trigger an open offer to protect the interest of minority shareholders
in the bank," sources said. As per SEBI takeover code rules, an acquirer has to give an open offer to the shareholders of target company on acquiring
shares or voting rights of 25 percent or more. According to sources, the board of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), at
its meeting held in Hyderabad last month, had permitted LIC to increase its stake from 10.82 percent to 51 percent in IDBI Bank. As per current regulations,
an insurance company cannot own more than 15 percent in any listed financial firms. LIC has been looking to enter the banking space by acquiring a majority
stake in IDBI Bank as the deal is expected to provide business synergies despite the lender's stressed balance sheet. For LIC it will get about 2,000
branches through which it can sell its products while the bank would get massive funds of LIC. The bank would also get accounts of about 22 crore policy
51 percent equity, source said. The state-owned life insurer will approach market regulator Sebi after getting approval from its board for acquiring stake
in the state-owned bank Insurance regulator Irdai has already given its approval to LIC for the stake purchase, a move which will help the debt-ridden
bank get a capital support of Rs 10,000-Rs 13,000 crore. "The LIC-IDBI Bank deal will trigger an open offer to protect the interest of minority shareholders
in the bank," sources said. As per SEBI takeover code rules, an acquirer has to give an open offer to the shareholders of target company on acquiring
shares or voting rights of 25 percent or more. According to sources, the board of Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai), at
its meeting held in Hyderabad last month, had permitted LIC to increase its stake from 10.82 percent to 51 percent in IDBI Bank. As per current regulations,
an insurance company cannot own more than 15 percent in any listed financial firms. LIC has been looking to enter the banking space by acquiring a majority
stake in IDBI Bank as the deal is expected to provide business synergies despite the lender's stressed balance sheet. For LIC it will get about 2,000
branches through which it can sell its products while the bank would get massive funds of LIC. The bank would also get accounts of about 22 crore policy
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