Carlyle Group is likely looking to sell 2 percent stake worth Rs 1,500 crore in Yes Bank via block deal, sources told CNBC-TV 18 on May 2.
The deal is likely to be launched today. Goldman Sachs is said to be the broker to the deal, sources added.
Carlyle holds 8.74 percent stake in Yes Bank (post warrant conversion). The stake is held by entity named CA Basque Investments.
Shares of Yes Bank on May 2 closed nearly 3 percent lower at Rs 25.44 apiece on BSE.
Earlier in February this year, Carlyle Group sold equity stake worth Rs 1,056 crore in Yes Bank through open market transaction. Carlyle Group sold 1.35 percent stake at an average price of Rs 27.10 per share.
The US-based Group through its affiliate CA Basque Investments offloaded 39 crore shares of private sector lender on the BSE.
The Carlyle Group had in 2022 picked up a 9.99 per cent equity stake in Yes Bank.
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