New Delhi: Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) and its subsidiary HDFC ERGO have received all the regulatory approvals to acquire up to 51.2 per cent stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance.
In a regulatory filing on Thursday, HDFC said the last required clearance was provided by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) on Wednesday (January 1).
The National Housing Bank, Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had already given their approvals for the deal.
In June 2019, HDFC had announced entering an agreement for acquiring up to 51.2 per cent of equity share capital of Apollo Munich with HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company, a subsidiary of HDFC.
Post the completion of the proposed acquisition, Apollo Munich would be merged with HDFC ERGO, subject to the approval of the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal. (IANS)
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