Fairfax India Holdings, owned by Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, has raised its stake in IIFL Holdings to almost 31%, making it the biggest shareholder of the financial services firm. Fairfax acquired 21.85 per cent in IIFL through a recent voluntary Rs 1,340 crore open offer.
Promoters of IIFL Holding, led by Nirmal Jain, held 29.39% stake in the company as on September 31, 2015. Fairfax held 8.8 per cent equity stake in IIFL prior to the open offer. The firm also held approximately 5.24 per cent in IIFL through derivative instruments.
IIFL (India Infoline group), comprising the holding company, IIFL Holdings and its subsidiaries, is one of the leading players in the Indian financial services space.
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