{"id":270986,"date":"2022-08-01T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=270986"},"modified":"2022-08-01T17:15:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T11:45:06","slug":"khaitan-co-obtains-ccis-unconditional-approval-for-citibanks-consumer-business-acquisition-by-axis-bank-ltd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2022\/08\/01\/khaitan-co-obtains-ccis-unconditional-approval-for-citibanks-consumer-business-acquisition-by-axis-bank-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Khaitan &#038; Co obtains CCI&#8217;s unconditional approval for Citibank\u2019s Consumer Business acquisition by Axis Bank Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Axis Bank Limited &#8211; Competition Commission of India&#8217;s unconditional approval for acquisition of Citibank\u2019s Consumer Business.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khaitan &amp; Co Competition\/ Antitrust team successfully obtained the Competition Commission of India&#8217;s unconditional approval for the transaction in record time. This is one of the largest deals in India&#8217;s financial services space, and a large number of complex overlaps (&gt;10) in the business activities of the parties involved in the transaction.<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: 0.0mm; margin-right: auto; table-layout: auto; border-style: none;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"1\" \/>\n<col width=\"264\" \/>\n<col width=\"45\" \/>\n<col width=\"182\" \/>\n<col width=\"264\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; border-color: #000000; border-style: hidden; padding: 0.0mm;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; border-color: #000000; border-style: hidden; padding: 0.0mm;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; border-color: #000000; border-style: hidden; padding: 0.0mm;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; border-color: #000000; border-style: hidden; padding: 0.0mm;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; 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margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">1.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Sector<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Banking and Finance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">2.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Announcement Date<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">30-Mar-2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">3.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Completion Date<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">26-Jul-2022<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">4.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Name of Client<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Axis Bank Limited<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">5.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Name and Description of Acquirer \/ Bidder \/ Investor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Axis Bank Limited<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">6.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Name and Description of Target \/ Seller \/ Investee<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Citibank, N.A. and Citicorp Finance (India) Limited<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">7.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Deal Description<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: justify; font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The transaction comprises the sale of the consumer businesses of Citibank India to Axis Bank Limited. The deal also includes the sale of the consumer business of Citi&#8217;s non-banking financial company, Citicorp Finance (India) Limited<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">8.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Total Consideration<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">USD 1.6 Billion<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">9.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Team Members<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: justify; font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The core team consisted of Sagardeep Rathi (Partner), Swati Bala (Principal Associate), Alisha Mehra (Senior Associate), Nilav Banerjee (Associate) and Armaan Gupta (Associate)<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: center; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">10.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt;\">Role of Firm<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top; padding: 0.69mm; border: 0.85pt solid #000000;\" colspan=\"1\" valign=\"top\">\n<p class=\"Normal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0mm; text-align: justify; font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">KCAT successfully obtained the Competition Commission of India&#8217;s unconditional approval for the transaction in record time. 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