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Legal experts say Zee took several steps to merge the companies which resulted in litigation costs
According to the sources, this is a fallout of the collapse of its merger deal with Sony
Meanwhile, Sony India is going full steam ahead with its plans without Zee and said it is looking for both organic and inorganic growth opportunities in India
"My concern is the timing of this new notice, and the urgency of the same since it matches with the merger completion timeline of ZEE and Culver Max," he had said in letter to FM
The company has also approached the National Company Law Tribunal seeking directions to implement the merger, Zee added
Zee is likely to counter Sony's claims in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, including the demand for a $90 million termination fee
After the deal with Sony was terminated, nearly half a dozen brokerages downgraded Zee's stock while lowering the earnings multiple assigned to the cash-strapped company
What probably sank the deal was the insistence by Punit Goenka, Zee's chief executive officer, that he should lead the post-merger entity
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In a note, Elara has said the stock could slip to as low as Rs 130, while Nuvama Institutional Equities believes the stock could slip below Rs 200
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Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) spent Rs 366.59 crore on compliances till September 2023 for its now-failed merger with Sony, which called off the deal on Monday.
Culver Max and BEPL sent a termination notice with a $90 million fee to ZEEL after Sony cancelled the merger deal valued at $10 billion
Sony Group Corp has called off its merger with Zee after nearly two years of negotiating the $10 billion deal, which was set to become India's fourth-largest media house
Zee MD and CEO Punit Goenka has offered to step down from his chief executive role, ahead of the deadline for the merger deal on January 20
With India hardly being a hot destination for media investments, the twists and turns in the Sony-Zee merger deal is bad news for the industry
Sony Group and Zee Entertainment have faced disputes over the choice of the merged unit's CEO. However, terms of the deal are expected to be clarified by January 21
Discussions are still ongoing between the two sides and a resolution can still emerge before the deadline
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