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Electronic manufacturing services major Dixon Technologies (India) on Friday said it has issued a continuing and irrevocable corporate guarantee of USD 220 million (about Rs 2,101 crore) on behalf of its subsidiary, Padget Electronics, in favour of Lenovo Ireland International Ltd. The guarantee aims to ensure that Padget Electronics discharges all its payment obligations towards Lenovo Ireland for the purchase of raw materials, parts, and components required for manufacturing its products, the company said in a regulatory filing. "Dixon has agreed to provide a continuing and irrevocable Corporate Guarantee to Lenovo Ireland International Limited... for and on behalf of Padget up to an aggregate limit of USD 220,000,000," the filing stated. Padget Electronics is an unlisted material wholly owned subsidiary of Dixon Technologies. There is no immediate impact on Dixon, though the guarantee will be reflected as a contingent liability in the company's books. In December 2023, Padget w
Chinese mobile company Vivo plans to hive off its Noida-based manufacturing unit to its upcoming joint venture with domestic electronics manufacturing services firm Dixon Technologies and move to an asset-light business model in India, sources aware of the development told PTI. The government on Wednesday approved Vivo Mobile India's application to form a joint venture with Dixon Technologies. The approval came after about 18 months of signing a pact between the two companies. "Vivo's Noida manufacturing unit will become part of the JV and gradually the mobile company will move to an asset-light business model," a source aware of the development said. Email query sent to Vivo and Dixon in this regard did not elicit any immediate reply. Dixon Technologies will hold a 51 per cent stake in the proposed JV and Vivo Mobile India Private Limited (VMI) will hold 49 per cent stake. The JV company will carry on the business as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of electronic devices