Adani group on Friday launched its Rs 31,000-crore open offer to acquire 26 per cent additional stake from the public shareholders of Swiss firm Holcim's two Indian listed entities ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements. In May this year, the Adani Group had announced that it had clinched a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Holcim Ltd's businesses in India for USD 10.5 billion. Markets regulator Sebi granted approval for the open offer last week. The open offer is estimated at over Rs 31,000 crore if fully subscribed. In two separate regulatory filings, Ambuja Cements and ACC have submitted their letter of offers for the open offer, launched by the Adani family group's Mauritius-based firm Endeavour Trade and Investment. As per the revised schedule submitted by ICICI Securities and Deutsche Equities India, managers to the open offer, the tendering of shares opens from August 26 and will end on September 9, 2022. In May, the Adani Group had made an open offer at Rs 385 per share for Ambuj
The group, led by Asia's richest person Gautam Adani, is set to make an offer to buy 26% of Ambuja Cements Ltd. for 385 rupees per share and the same stake for 2,300 rupees per share of ACC Ltd
The proposed combination involves acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Holderind Investments Ltd by Endeavour Trade and Investment Ltd.
Permission given to Endeavour Trade and Investment, a SPV controlled by the Adani family
Consolidated net sales rose 15.1 per cent to Rs 7,943 crore in the April-June period versus the same period last year
Bloomberg consensus estimates had pegged net profit at Rs 296 crore and revenue at Rs 4,390 crore for the period under review
Cement maker ACC Ltd on Thursday reported 60.07 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 227.35 crore for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The company, which follows January-December financial year, posted a profit of Rs 569.45 crore in April-June a year ago, ACC said in a BSE filing. Total revenue from operations during the quarter under review was Rs 4,468.42 crore as against Rs 3,884.94 crore in the year-ago period. Total expenses were at Rs 4,221.74 crore as compared with Rs 3,175.47 crore earlier. Shares of ACC on Thursday settled at Rs 2,154.50 apiece on the BSE, down 0.83 per cent from the previous close.
The acquisition will make the Adani family the second biggest cement maker in India after Ultratech
This makes the Adani group one of the most indebted among India's top business groups
Insurer owns shares aggregating Rs 7,000 crore
The last two years have been eventful for Gautam Adani, when his wealth grew from $8.9 bn to $105 bn. Last week, he clinched a deal to acquire Ambuja and ACC cements. Let's track his growth story
Shares of ACC and Ambuja Cements soared up to 4% in yesterday's trade after the Holcim Adani deal. Analysts believe the Adani Group may merge both these entities over the medium term. Find out more
On a combined basis, this would be among the largest open offers in the history of India's capital markets
Billionaire Gautam Adani is buying Switzerland-based Holcim AG's cement businesses in India for $10.5 billion
Group outbids Ultratech and JSW group to enter the industry and also emerge as the country's second-largest cement manufacturer
Adani Enterprises can rally up to 14 per cent; whereas ACC, and Ambuja Cements can gain another 10 per cent each, indicate charts
'Large cement plants in India on an average use 30-40 per cent less energy per tonne of cement than the world average'
The race is on to acquire Ambuja Cements and ACC. Why do India's leading firms want to buy Holcim's stake? And why did the Swiss company decide to quit India which contributes 27% of its global sales?
JSW Group Chairman offers $7 billion for cement firm
The move comes as Switzerland's Holcim tries to diversify away from its core business of cement and aggregates to focus more on building technology amid increased emphasis on sustainability