Blackstone ne Aadhar Housing Finance par kas diya shikanja!
Blackstone apna grip aur mazboot kar raha hai Aadhar Housing Finance par. Unki entity, BCP Asia II Holdco VII Pte. Ltd., ne Aadhar Housing Finance ke liye jo open offer nikala tha, woh successfully conclude ho gaya hai. Is offer mein 7,36,706 shares khareede gaye hain, jiska total amount kareeb ₹34.82 crore hai. Share ka price tha ₹472.68 per share. Ye move India ke housing finance sector mein Blackstone ki presence badhane ka ek bada step hai.
Deal ke peeche ki strategy kya hai?
Ab yeh deal sirf open offer tak seemit nahi hai. Asal mein, Blackstone pehle hi ek Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) ke through 64.14% stake kharidne par sehmat ho chuka tha. Yeh open offer shayad regulatory requirement ya phir stake consolidate karne ke liye kiya gaya hai. Aadhar Housing Finance ne FY23 mein ₹557.5 crore ka profit aur ₹2,508.5 crore ka revenue generate kiya tha, lekin yeh deal primarily Blackstone ki strategic intent se driven hai.
Final Holding aur Future Plans
Jab yeh saari deals, jinmein promoter dwara AXDI LDII SPV 1 LTD ko 10.04% stake bechne ka pending agreement bhi shamil hai, poori ho jayengi, toh Blackstone ki total holding 64.31% ho jayegi. Isse private equity giant ko company ke future par kaafi control mil jayega.
Risks aur Competition
Abhi sabse bada risk pending agreements ka completion hai. Agar koi delay hua toh Blackstone ki final holding plan se alag ho sakti hai. Aur haan, Aadhar Housing Finance ko ab HDFC Ltd., LIC Housing Finance jaise bade players se bhi compete karna padega. Dekhte hain Blackstone ki strategy aage kaise kaam karti hai!