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A clutch of investors led by Multiples Equity have sought approval from the fair trade regulator CCI to acquire a 32 per cent stake in luggage and travel accessories maker VIP Industries. The move came after Dilip Piramal and Family -- promoters of VIP Industries -- announced last week that they will sell up to 32 per cent of their stake in the company, to Multiples Equity, an alternate asset management company. Multiples consortium consists of ?Multiples Private Equity Fund IV (MPEF), Multiples Private Equity Gift Fund IV (MPGF), Samvibhag Securities, Caratlane founder Mithun Padam Sacheti, his brother Siddhartha Sacheti and Profitex Shares and Securities will acquire stakes in VIP Industries. "The proposed combination relates to acquisition of shareholding by the acquirers(MPEF, MPGF, Samvibhag Securities, Mithun and Siddhartha Sacheti) in the target VIP Industries," according to a notice filed with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday. Multiples is an alternate as
Godrej Consumer's executive chairperson Nisaba Godrej has resigned as an independent director from the board of luggage and travel accessories maker VIP Industries, citing differences over leadership accountability and succession planning. The resignation of Godrej group scion as an independent director came on June 3, VIP Industries said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. Godrej in her resignation letter said: "Due to my differing view on leadership accountability and succession planning, I will be resigning from the Board effective June 3rd, 2024." The board of VIP Industries is led by Dilip Piramal as Chairman of the Rs 2,250-crore company. Nisaba Godrej was reappointed to the board of VIP Industries in April 2021 as an independent director and her term was ending on March 31, 2026. She attended all five meetings held in FY23 and has voluntarily waived off receipt of sitting fees for any meetings attended by her, said the annual report of the company. In her resignation le