Reliance acquires Shubhalakshmi Polyesters for Rs 1,592 crore
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd has acquired polyester chips and yarn manufacturer Shubhalakshmi Polyesters Ltd for Rs 1,592 crore, the company said in a stock exchange filing. "Reliance Petroleum Retail Ltd (under name change to 'Reliance Polyester Ltd'), a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, today executed definitive documents to acquire polyester business of [...]
SpiceJet appoints Ashish Kumar as CFO
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it has appointed Ashish Kumar as its Chief Financial Officer. Kumar's appointment for the post is effective from September 9, SpiceJet said in a statement. Kumar succeeds Sanjeev Taneja, who quit the struggling carrier on August 31. Before joining the Gurugram-based low-cost airline, Kumar was serving as vice president [...]
PSU stock jumps 10% in 2 days after a demerger; might declare dividend
Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) is hiving off its land assets business from its core business. This will help it to specify the real value of its core business and fixed assets separately, in order to fast-track privatization. The state-run player’s shares are currently locked at ₹ 1614.05 apiece on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). [...]
Govt to acquire Vodafone Idea stake after share price stabilises at Rs 10 or above
The government will acquire a stake in debt-ridden Vodafone Idea after the stock price of the company stabilises at Rs 10 or above, according to an official source. Vodafone Idea (VIL) board has offered a stake to the government at a par value of Rs 10 per share. "There is a SEBI norm that the [...]
Adani to build 3 giga factories as part of USD 70 bn green investment
Asia's richest man Gautam Adani on Wednesday said his ports-to-power conglomerate will build three giga factories for manufacturing solar modules, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers as part of a USD 70 billion investment in clean energy by 2030. Adani group is stepping up investments across the green energy value chain as it aims to become [...]
Adani group says not overleaveraged, loans from public sector banks halved
Richest Indian Gautam Adani's conglomerate has cited an improved net debt to operating profit ratio and more than halving of loans from public sector banks to allay concerns about it being overleveraged. In a 15-page note in response to CreditSights report calling the group overleveraged, it said companies in the group have consistently de-levered, with [...]
Nomura invests Rs 125 crore in telecom company iBus
Global financial services group Nomura has invested Rs 125 crore in Morgan Stanley-backed telecom infrastructure firm iBus Group, the Bengaluru-based firm said on Monday. The strategic investment will enable iBus Group in the consolidation and transformation of digital infrastructure in wifi-managed services and other value-added services. The funding will also help expand the iBus Group's [...]
Sameer Khetarpal joins Jubilant FoodWorks as CEO, MD
Jubilant Foodworks Ltd (JFL) on Monday announced that Sameer Khetarpal has joined as its chief executive officer and managing director. "Shareholders have also approved his appointment in the 27th Annual General Meeting of the Company convened on August 30, 2022," said a statement from JFL. Earlier in May this year, JFL, which operates fast-food chains [...]
Sembcorp sells India unit to Omanese consortia for Rs 11,734 cr
Singaporean utility firm Sembcorp Industries on Monday announced the sale of its entire stake in its India unit to an Omanese consortium for Rs 11,734 crore as part of its decarbonisation drive. The firm will sell 100 per cent of its shares in Sembcorp Energy India Ltd (SEIL) to Tanweer Infrastructure Pte Ltd, it said [...]
