Financial services in India are witnessing massive foreign investments, with multiple banks and non-banking lenders securing deals worth Rs. 65,000 crores. Investor sentiment has been buoyed by these strategic infusions, reflecting confidence in the sector’s growth potential. The announcements span convertible warrants, preferential allotments, and significant stake acquisitions by global financial players, signaling strong international interest in India’s financial landscape.
Federal Bank Ltd
The Federal Bank Limited is a prominent private sector bank in India, offering a comprehensive suite of banking and financial services across Retail, Corporate/Wholesale, Treasury, and other operations. Its offerings include deposits, loans, cards, insurance, wealth management, merchant banking, treasury products, and digital banking services. The bank operates through a widespread network of branches and ATMs nationwide. Formerly known as Travancore Federal Bank Limited, it adopted the current name in March 1947. The bank has a market capitalization of Rs. 58,205.11 crore, with its shares closing at Rs. 236.75 on 31st October 2025.
Federal Bank recently approved the issue of convertible warrants to a Blackstone affiliate for Rs. 6,196 crore, allowing the investor to acquire up to 9.99 percent of the bank’s stake. The bank has authorized 27.29 crore warrants, each carrying the right to subscribe to one fully paid-up equity share at Rs. 227 per share.
RBL Bank Ltd
RBL Bank Limited is a scheduled commercial bank in India, providing an extensive range of banking and financial services across Retail, Corporate/Wholesale, Treasury, and other segments. The bank’s offerings include deposits, loans, cards, insurance, investment services, digital banking, corporate finance, project and infrastructure finance, and treasury solutions. Its operations are supported through branches, business correspondent outlets, and ATMs.
The bank, formerly known as The Ratnakar Bank Limited, adopted its current name in August 2014. RBL Bank has a market capitalization of Rs. 20,021.01 crore, and its shares closed at Rs. 326.40 on 31st October 2025.
In a landmark investment, Emirates-NBD announced a stake acquisition in RBL Bank worth Rs. 26,853 crore for up to 60 percent of the bank, which includes a mandatory open offer. This deal marks one of the largest foreign investments in India’s financial services sector in recent times.
Sammaan Capital Ltd
Sammaan Capital Limited, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a non-banking financial company in India. It provides financing and lending solutions to individuals, co-operative societies, associations, companies, institutions, developers, contractors, and property owners. The company’s activities cover construction, building development, remodeling, and financing of residential or commercial properties, as well as installation of essential amenities and utilities. Formerly known as Indiabulls Housing Finance Limited, the company changed its name to Sammaan Capital Limited in May 2024. The company has a market capitalization of Rs. 15,643.63 crore, with shares closing at Rs. 188.85 on 31st October 2025.
Earlier this month, International Holding Company, based in Abu Dhabi, announced an investment of 1 billion Dollars (approximately Rs. 8,780 crore) in Sammaan Capital through a preferential allotment of shares and warrants for up to 41 percent stake. This transaction also triggers a mandatory open offer for an additional 26 percent, reflecting significant foreign interest in the company’s growth trajectory.
Yes Bank Ltd
Yes Bank Limited is a full-service commercial bank in India, offering a wide range of banking and financial services across Retail, Corporate/Wholesale, Treasury, and other segments. Its offerings include deposits, loans, cards, digital banking, trade and treasury solutions, investment banking, and wealth management. The bank provides specialized services to government entities, public sector undertakings, and corporate clients, operating through an extensive network of branches and ATMs nationwide. Yes Bank has a market capitalization of Rs. 71,346.37 crore, with shares closing at Rs. 22.74 on 31st October 2025.
Earlier this year, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) of Japan announced plans to acquire up to 20 percent stake in Yes Bank from a consortium of lenders who had rescued the bank in 2020. Subsequently, SMBC signed another agreement to acquire an additional 4.2 percent, bringing its total holding to 24.2 percent, representing a total investment of nearly Rs. 15,000 crore.
IDFC First Bank Ltd
IDFC First Bank Limited is a commercial bank in India, providing a broad range of banking and financial services across Retail, Corporate/Wholesale, Treasury, and other operations. Its offerings include deposits, loans, trade and treasury solutions, digital and transaction banking, wealth management, and NRI banking services. The bank also provides credit cards, FASTag solutions, and supply chain financing. Formerly known as IDFC Bank Limited, it adopted its current name in January 2019 and is headquartered in Mumbai. The bank has a market capitalization of Rs. 60,013.15 crore, with shares closing at Rs. 81.77 on 31st October 2025.
Earlier this year, IDFC First Bank raised Rs. 7,500 crore through the issue of Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) to Currant Sea Investments B.V., a unit of Warburg Pincus, and an additional Rs. 2,624 crore from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The combined transaction resulted in a 10 percent dilution of the bank’s stake.
-Manan Gangwar
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