AZB, CAM, Argus help rescue Yes Bank with $1.31bn deal from brink of collapse [UPDATE-1]

CAM acted for the investors propping up the bank, advised by AZB; Yes had been in intensive care since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had put the company on a moratorium on 5 March, which is now set to end in three days following the resolution.

AZB & Partners advised Yes Bank Limited (“Bank”) led by a team of partners Varoon Chandra, Rinki Ganguli, Anand Shah, Hufriz Wadia, Nikunj Maheshwari, and senior associates Shivanand Nayak and Palak Khandelwal.

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted for the lead investor, State Bank of India (SBI) and SBI Capital,, which headed up the syndicate of lenders, led by managing partner Cyril Shroff, and partners L Viswanathan, Ruetveij Pandya and Gautam Gandotra.

Update 19:23: Argus Partners represented HDFC Limited, the (joint) largest of the private sector investors, led by managing partner Krishnava Dutt partner Adity Chaudhury and associates Ashish Patel and Kshitija Naik.

Deal value: Rs 100bn / $1.317 Billion

The government has notified the reconstruction scheme for capital-starved Yes Bank. The restrictions on withdrawals from its accounts up to ₹50,000 will be lifted in “three working days,” the Finance Ministry said in a notification.

Mint

Private sector lender Bandhan Bank on Saturday said it will invest ₹300 crore in Yes Bank under the bank’s reconstruction scheme, taking the total investment proposal to ₹10,650 crore…

According to the proposal, SBI will infuse ₹7,250 crore in Yes Bank, HDFC Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd will infuse ₹1,000 crore each, Axis Bank will infuse ₹600 crore and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd will infuse ₹500 crore.— Mint

Comments

Guest 14 Mar 2020, 11:07
+2 -4
SBI helped. So did Modiji. And Nirmala Tai.
Absolutely 14 Mar 2020, 12:19
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How did law firms help - Did they do this pro Bono or charge money to 'rescue' yes bank.

Kya Bhai much bhi likhta hain
BB 14 Mar 2020, 14:50
+1 -3
Going by the names of CAM partners excluding CS....the more the better!!
GG 14 Mar 2020, 12:27
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So many from CAM and just 2 from AZB!!
Scooter- 14 Mar 2020, 13:09
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SBI can pay the fees. You only get 2 partners for 50000/-.
ExA 14 Mar 2020, 14:27
+1 -1
Who all from Argus?
Guest 14 Mar 2020, 14:45
+1 -1
Some positive news. Let's pray for the hard earned money of depositors.
JapaniGunda 14 Mar 2020, 16:06
+0 -0
didnt lexygen assist with fund raising?
KoreanHero 14 Mar 2020, 18:27
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Yes bank pitched in to them to raise funds at FundFests in Chandigarh and Guwahati.
BanglurLava 15 Mar 2020, 09:02
+1 -0
are they a law firm or an investment bank?
Recognition 15 Mar 2020, 08:49
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Always good to recognize all the lawyers on a transaction. There are some firms that never recognize their lawyers. Makes the junior lawyers insecure and feel worthless
Joy Cyrus 15 Mar 2020, 13:52
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The news article title is preposterous. As if law firms have saved Yes Bank; such deplorable way of showing law counsel's profession. You are just a consultant who charge very high fees for a monotonous desk job...remember this.
Scooter- 16 Mar 2020, 06:10
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Try doing this without the lawyers...
Yo CAM 16 Mar 2020, 08:21
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Why isn't Dhananjay's name on the list of people who advised?
Yes Bank investor 17 Mar 2020, 07:14
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Misleading headline.
Surprised 17 Mar 2020, 09:59
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Surprised that Argus hasn't said that half its firm worked on this.