Hindustan Media Ventures, the Hindi arm of mass media company HT Media Ltd, said it invested Rs 4 crore in the media and entertainment firm Aleph Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd. Incorporated in November 2017, Aleph operates Pebble, a hyper-local content marketplace and LocalHeading, a news site. Pebble offers verified hyper-local content to publishers at an […]
YES Bank, India’s fourth largest private sector bank, said it has acquired 12.79% stakes in Electrical Engineering firm CG Power and Industrial Solutions as part of the invocation of a pledge. It acquired over 8 crore of equity shares of CG Power submitted as collateral for a loan. The shares are valued at Rs 288 […]
Bharti Airtel said it will merge its VSAT business with the VSAT business of Hughes Communications India Ltd, with HCIL holding a majority stake in the resulting business. VSAT refers to the provision of data services using satellites, and is used extensively by banks and ATMs. “The combined entity will be able to introduce new […]
The National Stock Exchange on Wednesday sought a clarification from Jet Airways regarding reports that a British entrepreneur has expressed interest in acquiring it. The NSE has asked Jet Airways whether such negotiations were taking place and whether it was aware of any information that has not been informed to both NSE and BSE. This […]
Tata Global Beverages Ltd, a subsidiary of the multinational conglomerate Tata Group, said it entered into a non-binding agreement to acquire the branded tea business of the Kolkata-based Dhunseri Tea and Industries Ltd for Rs 101 crore. A non binding contract is an agreement in which the parties are not legally obligated to carry out […]
Recruitment firm TeamLease Services Ltd said it entered into an agreement with HR services company E Centric Solutions Private Ltd to acquire its IT staffing business. Incorporated in 2014, Hyderabad-based E Centric currently has over 100 core employees, 880 associates deployed across more than 20 clients. It reported a revenue of over Rs 45 crore […]
Regulatory body Competition Commission of India (CCI) approved the merger of Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank with affordable housing finance company GRUH Finance. On January 7, 2019, board of directors of both the companies had approved the merger and said that it would be completed within six months. The merger comes after the Reserve Bank of India […]
Subros Ltd, a leading manufacturer of thermal products for automotive applications in India, said it has executed a ‘definitive agreement’ worth Rs 11.15 cr for the purchase of certain assets of air conditioner maker Zamil Air Conditioners Private Ltd. Established in 1985 as a joint venture with Suri family of India, Denso Corporation & Suzuki […]
Media content house Shemaroo Entertainment said it acquired a 50% stake in media and entertainment firm Dominiche Productions Private Ltd. Incorporated in October 2017, Dominiche Productions first launched their Astrovani segment on Airtel DTH and following its success, they launched the same in Dish TV, Videocon D2H, Amazon firestick, NDTV App and Jio TV. The […]
Electronics manufacturer Dixon Technologies said that it has acquired 50% shares in its joint venture company, Padget Electronics Private Ltd. Dixon had previously held a 50% stake in Padget. With this, Padget Electronics has now become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dixon Technologies, the OEM said. Padget had a turnover of Rs 1,351 crores in the […]
Infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) said it has purchased the entire stake held by the Tamil Nadu Industrial Corporation Ltd (TIDCO) in one of its subsidiaries, L&T Shipbuilding Ltd. TIDCO previously held a 3% stake in L&T Shipbuilding Ltd. Post the acquisition worth Rs 32.74 crore, L&T Shipbuilding Ltd will become a wholly-owned subsidiary […]
Pune-headquartered multinational company Bharat Forge said it acquired a 51% stake in Kolhapur-based metallic products manufacturing company Eternus Performance Materials for Rs 37.45 lakhs. Eternus had a turnover of Rs 1.16 crore for the financial year 2017-18. Eternus is in the business of high-end research and development oriented manufacturing of advanced composite products and precision […]
IT company Tech Mahindra Ltd said that it has acquired 18.1% stakes in each of two India-based logistics and asset tracking firms – Infotek Software and Systems Pvt Ltd and Vitaran Electronics Pvt Ltd. With the acquisitions, worth Rs 130 million, the company aims to leverage the presence of the companies in the Radio frequency […]
Adani Power Ltd (APL), a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd and a part of the Adani Group, said that it has received the Letter of Intent for the acquisition of Korba West Power Company Limited. The development comes after the committee of creditors of Korba West Power, which is currently undergoing insolvency resolution process and […]
Reliance Industries said it has agreed to acquire 87% of Mumbai-based artificial intelligence company Haptik Infotech for Rs 700 cr, including an initial payment of Rs 230 cr. Reliance Industries said the technology will be used to bring artificial intelligence-based offerings on Reliance Jio, the telecom and digital arm of the group. “This strategic investment […]
IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd, a lender promoted by private equity fund Everstone Group, announced the completion of its acquisition of the commercial vehicle finance business of India Infoline Finance, a subsidiary of IIFL Holdings. The acquisition includes the entire commercial vehicle finance assets under management of Rs 3,620 crores. Indostar will also acquire a total […]
Bengaluru-based IT services firm Infosys said it will take over the mortgage administration services unit of ABN AMRO, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Infosys will acquire a 75% of the shareholding in Stater, while the remaining stake will continue to be with ABN AMRO. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Stater offers pure-play, end-to-end […]
State Bank of India said it has no plans to buy the 24% stake owned by Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways in embattled Indian carrier Jet Airways. The report ” is factually incorrect and no such transaction has been contemplated,” SBI said in a statement today. The clarification comes in the wake of heavy criticism that […]
Bajaj Auto, one of India’s biggest motorcycle makers, could potentially exit KTM, the premium bike brand from Austria. According to a statement by KTM Industries AG, the parent company of KTM, Bajaj is in talks to sell its minority stake in KTM back to the European parent. Bajaj had stepped in as a white knight […]
Aditya Birla Group firm Grasim Industries Limited on Wednesday said it agreed to buy fabrics manufacturer Soktas India Private Ltd for an enterprise value of Rs 165 crores. The equity valuation of the acquired company was not disclosed, nor did Grasim reveal how much it would pay as part of the transaction. The Kolhapur-based company, […]
