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Manappuram Finance gets RBI nod for Bain Capital joint control

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February 15, 2026

MANAPPURAM FINANCE HAS received the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) final approval for the proposed acquisition of joint control and 41.66% shareholding in the company’s paid-up equity capital and convertible instruments by Bain Capital.

- NARAYANAN V

In March 2025, Bain Capital, through its affiliates BC Asia Investments XXV and BC Asia Investments XIV, had committed to invest about 4,385 crore to acquire an 18% stake at ₹236 per share. The transaction also triggered a mandatory open offer to purchase an additional 26% stake from public shareholders at ₹236 per share. Bain Capital’s stake post-investme

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