HDFC’s board of directors has approved the merger of HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank with HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corporation).
The deal will be building the housing loan portfolio of the bank and will also be enhancing its existing customer base.
Once the merger deal is completed, HDFC Bank will become a 100% publicly owned company with no identifiable promoter group.
Post the merger deal, the existing shareholders of HDFC Ltd will own 41% stake in HDFC Bank.