Blue Star, Blue Star Infotech rally after CCI nod for merger

Blue Star and Blue Star Infotech rose 4.83% to 7.68% at 10:34 IST on BSE after the Competition Commission of India approved a scheme of merger of two group companies including Blue Star Infotech with Blue Star.

Blue Star and Blue Star Infotech made the announcement after market hours yesterday, 23 December 2015.

Blue Star (up 4.83% at Rs 393) and Blue Star Infotech (up 7.68% at Rs 257.90) edged higher.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 17.51 points or 0.07% at 25,867.81.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in its meeting held on 16 December 2015, approved the scheme of merger of Blue Star Infotech and Blue Star Infotech Business Intelligence & Analytics with Blue Star. Earlier this month, Blue Star had received a no objection certificate (NOC) from the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for the proposed scheme of merger.

Blue Star is India's leading central airconditioning company. The company fulfils the airconditioning needs of a large number of corporate, commercial and residential customers and has also established leadership in the field of commercial refrigeration.

Blue Star reported a net loss of Rs 5.79 crore in Q2 September 2015 compared with net profit of Rs 9.05 crore in Q2 September 2014. Net sales rose 12.4% to Rs 710.46 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014.

Blue Star Infotech is a technology consulting and services company and has been in operation for more than 30 years. It has offices in USA, UK, Europe, India, Singapore and Malaysia. It is a part of the Blue Star Group and a conglomerate with a rich 70-year history.

On consolidated basis, Blue Star Infotech's net profit rose 8.6% to Rs 6.19 crore on 15.5% growth in net sales to Rs 74.17 crore in Q2 September 2015 over Q2 September 2014.

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