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Who is Rana Kapoor

Rana Kapoor is a co-founder and former managing director and chief executive of YES Bank. Born in 1957 in Delhi, Kapoor started his professional journey as a junior banker in Bank of America's Barakhamba branch in New Delhi.
 
Rana Kapoor's journey as a banker
 
Rana Kapoor started as a junior banker in Bank of America's Barakhamba branch. He worked with BoA for 16 years, until 1996. After his stint as the general manager and country head in ANZ Grindlays from 1996-1998, Kapoor joined his brother-in-law Ashok Kapur and Harkirat Singh to form Rabo India Finance, an NBFC in 1998. All the three partners had 25 per cent equity whereas the rest 75 per cent equity was with the Netherlands headquartered Rabobank. Ashok, Rana and Harkirat sold their equity in the venture in 2003 and got the license to set up a private sector bank in the same year. In 2004, YES Bank got off the ground. In September 2018, Yes Bank ordered Kapoor to step down as CEO in January 2019.
 
Rana Kapoor's fall and arrest
 
Kapoor was well-networked in the corporate sector and he found his niche in companies that were finding it difficult to get financing from other existing lenders. However, he lost the battle in FY17. This was the second time that YES Bank reported a gross divergence in bad loans of Rs 6,355 crore. In September 2018, he was asked to step down as the chairman of YES Bank and was replaced by Ravneet Gill.
 
After being grilled for more than 15 hours, Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor was placed under arrest by the Enforcement Directorate early on March 8, 2020, days after RBI seized control of the lender. The Enforcement Directorate claimed that Kapoor's crime amounts to around $581 million, and arrested him under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Kapoor has denied all charges against him.
 
Rana Kapoor's personal life
 
Born and brought up in New Delhi, the banker is married to Bindu Kapoor. They have 3 daughters together - Radha, Rakhee and Roshini.
Rana Kapoor's education
 
He completed his schooling from Frank Anthony Public School, New Delhi in 1973 and went on to earn his BA degree from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University (1977).
 
He then got an MBA degree from Rutgers University in the US.
 
Awards and recognition
 
Rana Kapoor was named Ernst & Young's Start-up Entrepreneur of 2005. By 2017, he had become a billionaire with the rising share price of Yes Bank. He received an honorary fellowship from All India Management Association (AIMA), President's Medal from Rutgers University, an honorary PhD from GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology.
 
YES Bank crisis explained?
 
YES Bank’s loan book on March 31, 2014, was Rs 55,633 crore, and its deposits were Rs 74,192 crore. Since then, the loan book has grown to nearly four times as much, at Rs 2.25 trillion as on September 30, 2019. While deposit growth failed to keep pace and increased at less than three times to Rs 2.10 trillion. The bank’s asset quality also worsened and it came under regulator RBI’s scanner. YES Bank has substantial exposure to several troubled borrowers, including the Anil Ambani-led Reliance group, DHFL and IL&FS. The tipping point came when one of the bank’s independent directors Uttam Prakash Agarwal, resigned from the board in January 2020 citing governance issues.

Latest Updates on Rana Kapoor

Kapoor was arrested in March 2020 in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). He was booked in eight cases by ED and Central Bureau of Investigation related to fraud at Yes Bank

Updated On: 20 Apr 2024 | 10:26 PM IST

His bail application claimed that the allegations in the CBI's charge sheet did not reveal his role in the wrongdoing

Updated On: 19 Apr 2024 | 10:50 PM IST

Kapoor, 65, former MD and CEO of Yes Bank, is in judicial custody following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in March 2020 in a money laundering case linked to financial irregularities

Updated On: 29 Dec 2023 | 11:00 PM IST

A special court here on Thursday granted bail to Yes Bank cofounder Rana Kapoor in a money-laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities at the bank

Updated On: 21 Dec 2023 | 10:56 PM IST

The matter has been listed for a final hearing on November 20

Updated On: 25 Oct 2023 | 11:24 PM IST

Bain Capital sells 2.82% in L&T Finance

Updated On: 12 Sep 2023 | 10:13 PM IST

Rana Kapoor has been in jail since March 2020 in connection with the DHFL money laundering case

Updated On: 04 Aug 2023 | 12:21 PM IST

Refusing to grant a stay on the notice, the tribunal pointed out that there was no urgency and asked the original matter to be heard as scheduled previously

Updated On: 31 Jul 2023 | 9:12 PM IST

The Bombay High Court refused to grant bail to Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor in connection with the DHFL money laundering case, noting that he was one of main accused in the case

Updated On: 04 May 2023 | 9:32 PM IST

A special PMLA court here on Saturday granted bail to Yes Bank co-promoter Rana Kapoor in a money laundering case linked to the alleged diversion of bank loan fund worth Rs 200 crore

Updated On: 01 Apr 2023 | 10:23 PM IST

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted regular bail to former Managing Director and CEO of YES Bank Rana Kapoor in a Rs 466.51 crore money laundering case.

Updated On: 25 Nov 2022 | 12:18 PM IST

CBI filed a charge sheet against Rana Kapoor, the then MD and CEO, Yes Bank, and Gautam Thapar, Chairman, Avantha Group and Oyster Buildwell in connection with Rs 466.51 crore bank fraud case

Updated On: 20 Sep 2022 | 6:29 AM IST

Kapoor is also co-accused with Thapar in another case related to alleged diversion of public money in Yes Bank in exchange for a high-end property at an upscale neighbourhood of Delhi, officials said.

Updated On: 19 Sep 2022 | 11:00 PM IST

The AT1 bonds of Yes Bank were entirely written off as a part of a restructuring scheme

Updated On: 07 Sep 2022 | 11:31 PM IST

Capital markets regulator Sebi imposed a penalty of Rs 2 crore on former Yes Bank MD and CEO Rana Kapoor for mis-selling the private sector lender's AT-1 bonds

Updated On: 07 Sep 2022 | 7:07 PM IST

They started something big, different and new. But somewhere down the line, they lost their way, even landed on the wrong side of the law. Here's a look at six high-fliers who fell from grace

Updated On: 12 Aug 2022 | 12:35 PM IST

The bank, in August, 2021 invited applications for setting up an ARC, planning to hold a 20 per cent stake in it. On the RBI's objection, it agreed to hold a minority stake in the ARC

Updated On: 15 Jul 2022 | 12:39 PM IST

CBI has stumbled upon 2 payments of over Rs 68.8 cr and Rs 292 cr to arrested ABIL chairman Avinash Bhosale's companies made by Radius Developers, whose owner Sanjay Chhabaria was recently arrested

Updated On: 03 Jun 2022 | 1:18 AM IST

Avinash Bhosale was arrested on Thursday (May 26) by the central probe agency, which suspects illicit funds were routed through several real estate firms based in Maharashtra.

Updated On: 31 May 2022 | 9:16 PM IST

The CBI suspects that illicit funds were routed through several real estate companies based in Maharashtra, officials said.

Updated On: 27 May 2022 | 12:16 AM IST