Yes Bank shares climb over 3% after eight investors evince interest to pump $2 bn into private sector lender
FirstpostNew Delhi: Shares of Yes Bank on Monday climbed over 3 percent after the company said eight investors have evinced interest to pump $2 billion into the capital-starved private sector lender. Ending weeks of suspense, Yes Bank on Friday said eight investors led by Erwin Singh Braich have evinced interest to pump $2 billion into the lender. The investors who have shown interest also include Aditya Birla Family Office and Rekha Jhunjhunwala, wife of market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who have committed $25 million each, the bank said. The largest investor is Braich/SPGP Holding which has committed $1.2 billion, followed by Citax Holding which has committed $500 million, the bank said, adding that discussions with Braich/SPGP are going on and expected to be concluded shortly.