The Competition Commission on Wednesday said it has approved acquisition of 6.5 per cent stake by General Atlantic Group in PNB Housing Finance in a Rs 925 crore deal.
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) in March had said that it will sell 6.5 per cent of its stake in PNB Housing Finance to global private equity firm General Atlantic Group.
PNB had entered into agreement for sale of 1,08,91,733 equity shares held in PNB Housing Finance (PNBHF) to General Atlantic Group at Rs 850 per share for Rs 925.80 crore, it added.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in a tweet Wednesday said it "approves acquisition of 6.5 per cent of the equity share capital of PNB Housing Finance Ltd by General Atlantic Singapore HF Pte Ltd"