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NEW DELHI, Jan 1 Asia Pulse - India's Lord Krishna Bank (LKB) is drawing up plans to acquire a bank in the next 2-3 months while planning to tap the market with a Rs 2-2.5 billion (US$41.5-$51.8 million) share issue after September 2002.
"The bank is likely to finalise the acqusition in the next two-three months," LKB director Ashwani K Puri told PTI but declined to name the banks shortlisted.
He said the acquisition was part of the expansion drive that the bank has embarked in recent years.
LKB, established in 1940 at Trissur, in the south Indian state of Kerala, has grown through the merger and acqusition route. The bank took over Thylya Bank, Josna Bank and Kerala Union Bank in its short life span. "We are also considering a tie up with large banks for sharing of ATM facilities," ...
Source: HighBeam Research, INDIA'S LORD KRISHNA BANK SET FOR BANK ACQUISITION, IPO.