RBL Bank, a private lender headquartered in Mumbai, offers services across major verticals including commercial banking, corporate and institutional banking and operations related to financial market and retail assets. The bank was founded in 1943, and was formerly known as Ratnakar Bank. Initially started as a regional lender with branches only in Maharashtra's Sangli and Kolhapur, RBL Bank is now operational across 28 states and union territories. As of December 2019, the bank had a network of 392 ATMs and 372 branches across the country. In 2010, RBL Bank appointed veteran banker Vishwavir Ahuja as its long-term managing director and chief executive officer. Ahuja's term was most recently renewed in June 2021, but in December 2021 it was announced that he would proceed on leave with immediate effect. The bank subsequently named its incumbent executive director Rajeev Ahuja as the interim MD More
ICICI Securities is bullish on RBL Bank has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 415 in its research report dated November 05, 2025.
Global investors like Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Citigroup, Societe Generale, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley as well as domestic institutional investors like HSBC MF, Kotak Mahindra MF, SBI MF, HDFC Life, and Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC were buyers for the 3.45 percent stake in RBL Bank.
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The Yes Bank-SMBC and RBL-Emirates NBD deals have opened doors for more such deals to happen in Indian banking ecosystem
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Motilal Oswal is bullish on RBL Bank has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 350 in its research report dated October 19, 2025.
RBL Bank is not a distressed institution. It faced a governance setback in 2021 but has since rebuilt capital buffers and depositor confidence.
RBL Bank shares clocked 9 percent rally on Monday to close at Rs 326.65 with strong volumes after the Emirates NBD Bank received its board approval to acquire up to 60 percent equity stake in the bank by infusing up to Rs 26,850 crore.
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The bank is aiming to join the top five banks league in the next three to five years
The deal also includes the amalgamation of Emirates NBD’s India branches with RBL Bank, as per RBI guidelines, once the preferential issuance is completed.
Foreign banks are pivoting from branch expansion to strategic equity stakes in Indian lenders to unlock retail growth opportunities they can't access alone
Earlier on Oct 15, Moneycontrol reported that Dubai-headquartered Emirates NDB is close to concluding a near $3 billion deal with RBL Bank
RBL Bank share price: The shares of the Indian private lender erased most of its early gains to close around 1% higher after the clarification was issued.
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At the end of day's trade on October 13, a 51 per cent stake in the private sector lender was worth around Rs 9,071 crore ( $1.02 bn). Emirates NBD has also been linked to the IDBI Bank stake sale earlier.
A lean breakout on the upside will happen only after Nifty takes out 25,600 with a thrust and stays above that. On the downside, the 24,850-24,950 zone is a crucial support area. A clear trend would emerge only above or below the mentioned levels,Milan Vaishnav said.
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Eternal shares gained 2.5 percent to close at Rs 329 on the National Stock Exchange. The stock has been in uptrend despite intermittent correction, especially after surpassing previous record high of Rs 305 in July.
Citi reiterated its 'buy' call on the stock with a price target of Rs 300 per share, which implies an upside of up to 9%
All major moving averages are currently flat, typically a sign of consolidation or range-bound movement in the Nifty 50, said Sudeep Shah of SBI Securities.
The fund raising will be done in one or more tranches, RBL Bank said.
As of June 2025, Rakesh Gangwal, and The Chinkerpoo Family Trust had held 7.81 percent stake in the IndiGo operator.
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