Yes Bank makes bond market comeback years after AT1 write-off

Synopsis Yes Bank is preparing its first dollar bond issuance since its 2020 AT1 debt write-off, planning a benchmark-sized three-year note. The move follows a turnaround, ratings upgrades and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group’s 2025 stake purchase. Strong foreign-currency deposit inflows and RBI measures have also boosted Indian lenders’ overseas borrowing activity. Yes Bank Ltd. is returning to the bond market for the first time since the Indian private lender wrote off a risky local note in 2020, and has hired arrangers for a dollar issuance, according to people familiar with the matter. The bank plans to sell a benchmark-sized three-year…