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rnUp to 90 percent of SLIC is up for grabs and the government is keen to get a reputed investor to manage the life and general insurance business.
rnrnPotential investors would get the management control and ownership, with a possible option to buy the employees 10 percent shares, Financial consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers said.rn
rnFollowing the shortlisted expressions of interest, the formal sale process is expected to start in mid-September. rn
rnForeign investors are allowed to own up to 100 percent in local insurance companies. rn
rnThe sale is will go through later this year and will play a key role in the government
quote s efforts to raise Rs. 21 bn in privatisation receipts.
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rnSources close to the deal are not revealing the line up of interested parties, but SLIC quote s associate company Commercial Bank confirmed it had sent a bid.rn
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