SINGAPORE, Feb 13 Reuters DBS Group has a tightly managed exposure to India39;s Adani group of companies, the chief executive of Southeast Asia39;s largest bank said on Monday.

DBS was among a group of banks which provided finance to Adani39;s 10.5 billion acquisition of Holcim39;s cement business in India last year. The Singapore bank provided financing of about S1 billion 751 million.

They39;re solid, cashgenerating companies, so we39;re not concerned about the exposure, Chief Executive Piyush Gupta told reporters after DBS reported quarterly results.

The cement industry has huge potential, given the growth in the market, Gupta said, and so that exposure is quite tightly managed.

New Yorkbased shortseller Hindenburg Research accused the Adani Group in a Jan. 24 report of stock manipulation and improper use of offshore tax havens that it said obscured the extent of Adani family stock ownership in group firms.

The conglomerate, which has denied any wrongdoing, has since seen 110 billion wiped off the value of its seven listed firms.

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Reporting by Anshuman Daga and Yantoultra Ngui; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell

Source Reuters