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Reliance Capital says completes stake sale in insurance biz

Reliance Capital said on Sunday it has received USD 680 million from Nippon Life after its deal to sell 26% stake in its insurance business was completed.

October 09, 2011 / 22:19 IST
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MUMBAI (Reuters) - Reliance Capital said on Sunday it has received $680 million from Nippon Life after its deal to sell 26 percent stake in its insurance business was completed.

In March, Reliance Life Insurance -- valued at $2.6 billion after the deal -- agreed to sell a 26 percent stake to Japan's Nippon Life Insurance.

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On Sept 30, Reliance Capital got approval from the Reserve Bank of India for the transaction, paving the way for the completion of the deal.

(Reporting by Ketan Bondre in Mumbai; Editing by Ed Lane)

first published: Oct 9, 2011 08:50 pm

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