MUFG Bank to acquire 20% stake in India’s Shriram Finance for $4.3bn

Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s consolidated subsidiary MUFG Bank has signed an investment agreement with India’s non-banking financial company (NBFC) Shriram Finance to subscribe to a preferential allotment of 20% equity shares in Shriram Finance. The total investment, valued at around Rs396.2bn (about $4.3bn), is subject to regulatory approval. The investment agreement was reached between MUFG Bank, Shriram Finance, and its major shareholders, Shriram Ownership Trust and Shriram Capital Priva ...