LIC to buy 7% in IDBI Bank via preferential issue route

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
MUMBAI: Life Insurance Corporation of India will soon buy 7 per cent equity in IDBI Bank through a preferential share issue, taking its
31, the bank said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Tuesday. IDBI Bank on Tuesday received a letter from LIC giving its
in-principle approval for subscription of the equity shares not exceeding 14.90 per cent of post-issue capital of IDBI Bank at any point of
time, the bank said in the filing.