Manappuram Finance receives RBI approval for change in management and key director appointments
This announcement signifies regulatory clearance for a substantial corporate action involving a significant preferential issue of over ₹4,300 crore and a change in management control, which will have a high impact on the company's ownership structure, governance, and future strategic direction.
The RBI approval for a significant change in management and the appointment of new directors is a crucial step towards completing a large investment and ownership restructuring, indicating progress and regulatory clearance for a major strategic move.
* Manappuram Finance Limited announced on September 17, 2025, that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted its approval on September 16, 2025, for a change in the company's management. * This approval specifically pertains to the proposed appointment of Mr. Rishi Mandawat and Mr. Ashish Kotecha as Additional Directors (Non-Executive and Non-Independent) on the company's board, nominated by investors BC Asia Investments XXV Limited and BC Asia Investments XIV Limited. * The change in management is part of a larger "Underlying Transaction" which includes: * A preferential issue of 9,29,01,373 fully paid-up equity shares at ₹236 per share, aggregating to ₹2,192.47 crore (₹2,192,47,24,028), to BC Asia Investments XXV Limited. * A preferential issue of 9,29,01,373 warrants, each convertible into one equity share at ₹236 per warrant, aggregating to ₹2,192.47 crore (₹2,192,47,24,028), to BC Asia Investments XIV Limited. These warrants can be exercised between 4 and 18 months from allotment. * Upon the closing of the transaction, the investors, along with existing promoters V.P. Nandakumar and Sushama Nandakumar, will acquire and exercise control over the company and be reclassified as 'promoters'. * A mandatory open offer is also being undertaken by Investor 1 (along with Investor 2 and persons acting in concert) for public shareholders, as per SEBI Takeover Regulations. * The consummation of the entire Underlying Transaction and the Open Offer remains subject to the satisfaction of other conditions precedent, including further RBI approvals for the company's subsidiaries, Asirvad Micro Finance Limited and Manappuram Home Finance Limited.
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