2 COMMERCIAL , INVESTMENT ,

MERCHANT BANKSBY ABHINAV KP

2 INVESTMENT BANKS

• Bank of America

• Barclays Capital:

BANK OF AMERICA:

• This American bank, being one of the leading investment banks in the world, has even got its branches in the Republic of India.

• Operating in the country since the year 1964,

• this bank provides a comprehensive range of financial solutions and products to some of the top most corporates, multinationals and financial institutions in the nation.

BARCLAYS CAPITAL:

• This investment banking company is a division of the Barclays Bank Plc.

• Focused on meeting the needs of the Indian corporates, especially in the Small and Medium Enterprise (S. M. E.) sector as well as the companies of the country who have got a flair for international growth, this bank offers a range of cash management and investment products

2 COMMERCIAL BANKS

• HDFC Bank

• ICICI Bank Limited

HDFC BANK

• HDFC Bank is the largest bank in India. Its market cap is pegged at about INR 261,226.94 crore.

• To facilitate NRI banking, the bank also has overseas branches in Bahrain, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Kenya and Dubai. HDFC Bank has over 11,633 ATMs and a customer base of over 28 million.

• It is also ranked 45th among the top 50 banks of the world.

• Employing over 69,065 employees, HDFC Bank is one of the strongest contenders in the private banking space

ICICI BANK LIMITED

• ICICI Bank is the third largest entity in the Indian banking space, with a market capitalization of INR 184,547.26 crore.

• ICICI Bank has a customer base of over 2.5 million and boasts of an extensive network of 4050 branches across the country.

• With 12,475 ATMs and assets worth USD 99 billion, the bank is currently celebrating 60 years of existence.

• ICICI was formed as a World Bank initiative in 1955.The bank is headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat and has an international presence in 19 countries.

• The bank’s employee strength was estimated at over 72,000 last year when it overtook HDFC Bank in terms of people employed.

2 MERCHANT BANKS

• Axis bank

• Kotak bank

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AXIS BANK

• Axis Bank now has a network of 2402 domestic branches and 12922 ATMs spread across the nation.

• The bank also has seven international offices including the ones in Hong Kong, Singapore, Colombo, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai.Axis Bank employs over 37,901 employees and is reported to have net assets worth about USD 53 billion.Apart from retail banking,

• Axis Bank also operates in NRI Services, Investment banking and treasury operations and corporate banking.

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK

• Kotak Mahindra Bank, headed by Mr. Uday S Kotak, and with a market capitalisation of INR 109,631.60 crore comes next.

• Kotak Mahindra Bank is currently poised for a spectacular growth due to an all-stockmerger with ING Vysya Bank.

• Kotak Mahindra shall now become the fourth largest private bank in the country in terms of the business done.

• The combined banking company will now have a network of 1,214 branches across the country. The bank is likely to have an employee strength of about 30,000 after the merger.

• The combined market capitalisation is estimated to be about INR 1.25 lakh crore.