{"id":110872,"date":"2025-12-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/?p=110872"},"modified":"2026-01-04T21:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T21:40:57","slug":"about-turns-on-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/uae\/2025\/12\/17\/about-turns-on-india\/","title":{"rendered":"About-turns on India\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Masdar<\/strong> exits ReNew delisting: <\/strong>State-owned renewables giant Masdar withdrew from a consortium seeking to take India-based ReNew<\/a> private, effectively ending a deal that would have seen the consortium delist the firm from Nasdaq, according to a regulatory disclosure<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear what happened. <\/strong>Masdar informed other consortium members that it would not proceed with the transaction, without disclosing the reason. The consortium included Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adia), and ReNew founder and promoter Sumant Sinha. CPPIB, Adia, and Sinha together hold about 64% of ReNew, while Masdar was joining as a new investor.<\/p>\n

Background: <\/strong>The proposed transaction, led by Masdar, involved a final allcash offer<\/a> of USD 8.15 per share on 15 October \u2014 up 15.3% from the initial USD 7.07 offer made in December 2024.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The proposed transaction offered Masdar a strategic inroad into India\u2019s gr<\/strong>een energy sector<\/strong> through ReNew, which commands 9-10% of the country's renewables production capacity. ReNew\u2019s operational and under-construction projects add up to 18.5 GW of clean energy projects as well as 6.5 GW in solar module manufacturing facilities, according to Economic Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Market reax: <\/strong>Following the withdrawal, ReNew\u2019s stock value dropped 28%, trading at USD 5.5 on Tuesday versus USD 7.55 at Friday\u2019s closing bell. <\/p>\n

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Also from the India<>Mena corridor-<\/p>\n

Emirates NBD (ENBD) is likely to drop its <\/strong>plans<\/a><\/strong> to acquire a stake in Indian<\/strong> state-run lender IDBI Bank <\/strong>after Canada\u2019s Fairfax Financial<\/a> emerged as a frontrunner, competing with Mumbai-based Kotak Mahindra Bank, Economic Times<\/a> reports. The Dubai-based lender is reportedly reassessing participation as Fairfax and Kotak Mahindra firm up their final bids ahead of the end-of-December deadline. <\/p>\n

Fairfax is evaluating an allcash bid broadly aligned with IDBI Bank\u2019s market valuation<\/strong>, while Kotak is considering a mix of banknotes and shares. Fairfax has prior operating experience in India\u2019s banking sector, having acquired a controlling stake in CSB Bank in 2018. <\/p>\n

REMEMBER-<\/strong> The Indian government and state-owned Life Ins. Corporation of India<\/a> are selling a combined 60.72% stake worth around USD 7 bn in IDBI Bank. <\/p>\n

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Our take <\/p>\n

Even as the Indian government is keen to allow more foreign investors to pick<\/strong> up major stakes in Indian banks, it would likely prefer to opt for a diverse set of investors<\/strong> to safeguard governance and spread risks across multiple stakeholders. <\/p>\n

ENBD already made a strategic acquisition in India<\/strong>, investing USD 3 bn for a majority stake in RBL Bank<\/a>, a transaction blessed by the government through special regulatory approvals. Although the Dubai bank seeks to establish a long-term and widespread presence in India, tapping into a credit-hungry and fast-growing market, its RBL Bank acquisition fulfills those objectives without overstretching its capital allocation in a competitive sector already dominated by domestic giants. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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