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Kotak Mahindra Bank gets CCI nod to acquire Deutsche Bank India's retail, private banking businesses

Kotak Mahindra Bank gets CCI nod to acquire Deutsche Bank India's retail, private banking businesses

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Kotak Mahindra Bank has received approval from the Competition Commission of India to acquire Deutsche Bank’s retail banking, private banking and wealth management businesses in India, clearing a key regulatory hurdle. The transaction will be undertaken as a going concern on a slump‑sale basis by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd as the acquirer from the seller.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    Why is Deutsche Bank exiting? Why it is important for Kotak? What will happen to Deutsche Bank’s customers? What does this mean for India’s banking sector?

    — The Hindu

  • right · 2 outlets

    NEW DELHI: Kotak Mahindra Bank has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire Deutsche Bank's retail banking, private banking and wealth management businesses in India, clearing a key regulatory hurdle in the transfer of the German lender's customer-facing operations…

    — The Pioneer

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The transaction will be undertaken as a going concern on a slump sale basis by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (acquirer) from the seller

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Kotak Mahindra Bank gets CCI nod to acquire Deutsche Bank India's retail, private banking businesses

The transaction will be undertaken as a going concern on a slump sale basis by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd (acquirer) from the seller

The Pioneer Center-Right The Pioneer

Kotak Mahindra Bank gets CCI nod to acquire Deutsche Bank's India retail, private banking business

NEW DELHI: Kotak Mahindra Bank has received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to acquire Deutsche Bank's retail banking, private banking and wealth management businesses in India, clearing a key regulatory hurdle in the transfer of the German lender's customer-facing operations…

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