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Informist, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025

MUMBAI – Axis Bank is keen on entering acquisition financing for Indian corporates, once the Reserve Bank of India opens up the segment for domestic banks, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Amitabh Chaudhry, said on Tuesday. "We are the biggest players in bond and loan syndication. We will give all the foreign banks a run for their money who have been financing these acquisitions for the last several years," Chaudhry said on the sidelines of Global Fintech Fest.

"We want to bank with all the major corporates in India," he said. Last week, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said

the central bank is proposing to review capital market exposure guidelines for banks. "There has been significant growth and development in the capital market structure, along with strengthening of the banking system in recent years," Malhotra said Wednesday, announcing the Monetary Policy.

The review proposes to provide an enabling framework for banks to finance acquisitions by Indian corporates. The review also proposes enhancing the lending limit by banks against shares, units of real estate investment trusts, and units of infrastructure investment trusts, and removing the regulatory ceiling altogether on lending against listed debt securities.
 

Tuesday, shares of Axis Bank closed 2.1% lower at INR 1,186.80 on the National Stock Exchange.  End

Reported by Sagar Sen

Edited by Saji George Titus

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