Tidjane Thiam bid for AIA, the Asian wing of the crisis-stricken AIG. A public battle ensued, with some investors complaining about the $35.5 billion price Prudential was offering to pay. The bid eventually failed, after the AIG board rejected a revised lower bid. AIA was later floated on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and the value of the company quickly rose above Prudential’s original bid price. Thiam came under strong personal criticism following the failure of the bid, partly as a result of the costs incurred by the company in pursuing the bid. However, he was re-elected as CEO at the May
Oracle Financial Services Software part-funded the transaction through a preferential share allotment to majority shareholder Oracle Corporation. On 12 January 2007, after an open offer price to minority shareholders, Oracle increased its stake in i-flex to around 83%. On 4 April 2008, Oracle changed the name of the company to Oracle Financial Services Limited. On 24 October 2010, Oracle announced the appointment of Chaitanya M Kamat as Managing Director and CEO of Oracle Financial Services Software Limited. . The outgoing CEO and MD, N.R.K.Raman retired from these posts after 25 years of service. Now Oracle Financial Services Software Limited is a major part of