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Nippon Life-Birla Sun Life merger talks fail ahead of RCap deal deadline

Sources say Nippon Life of Japan not keen on diluting its holding in Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company to less than 10%--something that the merger will bring about

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Nippon Life is far more comfortable with the 51 per cent being acquired by someone like Hindujas, who are also bidding for RCap

Dev Chatterjee Mumbai
Talks between the Aditya Birla group and Nippon Life to merge Birla Sun Life and Reliance Life have collapsed -- just weeks before the deadline to make final bids for Reliance Capital ends.

Aditya Birla group was planning to bid for 51 per cent stake of Reliance Capital’s (RCap's) stake in Reliance Nippon Life Insurance Company (RNLIC), a 51:49 per cent joint venture.

Banking sources said Irdai guidelines make it clear that no cross holding are allowed between two insurers.

The only solution was to merge between Birla Sun Life and Reliance Nippon Life. In such an eventuality, Nippon Life

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