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Burman family backed-Religare Enterprises Ltd (REL) has approved a plan to demerge its financial services and insurance businesses into two separately listed entities, in a move aimed at unlocking shareholder value and sharpening strategic focus. This is the first major restructuring announced by the company since Burmans took over REL in Feb 2025, the financial services firm said in a statement. Under the proposed scheme of arrangement, REL will retain its stake in Care Health Insurance Ltd, which will continue as an insurance-focused entity, it said. The financial services business -- comprising lending, broking, investment activities and related support services -- will be transferred on a going-concern basis to its subsidiary Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL), it said. "As part of the demerger consideration, RFL will issue fully paid-up equity shares to shareholders of REL on a 1:1 mirror basis. Post-demerger, RFL will be listed on BSE and NSE with mirror image shareholding as REL," i
Religare Enterprises has withdrawn its appeal at the NCLAT against a competition watchdog CCI order that allowed four Burman group entities to acquire a 5.27 per cent stake in the financial services firm. The move comes after the Burman Family, through its investment firms, gained a controlling stake in Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) after acquiring 25.16 per cent of equity shares through an open offer. The total holding of Burman family, which also owns FMCG firm Dabur and Eveready, now exceeds 50 per cent, consolidating their position as the largest shareholders in the company. During the proceedings, the "authorised signatory for Appellant (Religare) is present and submits that he is under the authorisation to say the Appellant is not interested in pursuing the matter and intends to withdraw this appeal", the NCLAT order said. "In view of this, the appeal stands dismissed as withdrawn. All the pending applications are also disposed of," a two-member bench ordered last week.