Shares of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) on Monday ended with nearly 2 per cent gains as IndusInd Bank will acquire the country's second largest microfinance player.
The stock settled at Rs 1,019.10, up 1.56 per cent on BSE. During the day, it gained 4.29 per cent to Rs 1,046.50.
Shares of IndusInd Bank, however, fell by 1.87 per cent to close at Rs 1,717.35. Intra-day, it lost 2.85 per cent to Rs 1,700.10.
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This would be the largest merger and acquisition in the microfinance space.
Announcing the merger, IndusInd Bank Managing Director Romesh Sobti said BFIL's shareholders will receive 639 shares of IndusInd for every 1,000 shares of the microfinance major.
The merger will be effected through an all-stock transaction of BFIL into IndusInd through a Composite Scheme of Arrangement, he said.
Post merger, the new entity will have 4,000 branches and outlets and 16 million customers.
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