Power Grid Corporation of India in spotlight on fund raising plan

Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016 said that a meeting of Committee of Directors for Bonds is planned to be held on 28 November 2016, to consider issue of secured, redeemable, non-convertible, non-cumulative, taxable bonds (debenture) under private placement.

Software major Infosys after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to a Limited Partner investment of Rs 31.6 crore from its Innovation Fund in Stellaris Venture Partners, an India-based early stage venture fund. This investment is towards the first close of Stellaris' fund. The investment is expected to complete by 15 December 2016.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (Zee) after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016, announced the acquisition of general entertainment television broadcasting undertakings from Anil Ambani led Reliance Group (Reliance) under a composite scheme of arrangement subject to requisite approvals. Reliance's TV business comprises two entertainment channels (Big Magic, Big Ganga) and four other TV licenses. The business shall get demerged into Zee from three Reliance entities viz. Big Magic, Reliance Big Broadcasting (RBBL) and Azalia Broadcast (Azalia). The consideration payable by the company for the proposed acquisition shall be by way of taking over off debt of the demerged undertakings aggregating about Rs 295 crore and issuance of unlisted preference shares aggregating to Rs 3.95 crore to the shareholders of transferor companies. The appointed date of the demerger scheme shall be 31 March 2017. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of the calendar year 2017. Reliance also operates a news and current affairs channel (BTV) which is not part of the transaction.

RBL Bank said it entered into an agreement with Bajaj Finance for launching a series of co-branded credit cards in partnership for the Indian market. These co-branded credit cards are proposed to be launched in December 2016. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016.

AXIS Bank said that its board allotted 18,000 unsecured redeemable non-convertible subordinated debentures (Basel-III compliant Tier II debentures) (Series - 25) of the face value of Rs 10 lakh each for cash at par aggregating to Rs 1800 crore on a private placement basis. The said debentures will be listed on the wholesale debt market segment of the BSE and National Stock Exchange of India. The said debentures is rated AAA" by ICRA and Ind-Ra. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016.

Seamec said it has entered into a contract for the charter hire of vessel REVELATION with Resolve Salvage and Fire (Asia) for undertaking a job in West Coast of India. The tenure of the contract is for a firm period of 25 days subject to extension. The contract will commence around the first week of January 2017. The value of charter during firm period is $244,000. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016.

Rallis India said it signed an agreement for increasing its stake in its subsidiary, Zero Waste Agro - Organics, to 100% from 73.63% earlier. Consequently, ZWAOL will become a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The announcement was made after market hours yesterday, 23 November 2016.

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