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Tube Investments of India acquires 50% stake in X2Fuels and Energy

The acquisition would be by subscribing to 10,753 equity shares for a total consideration of Rs 6.15 crore

JK Paper to acquire Horizon Packs, Securipax Packaging for Rs 578 cr

Paper and packaging board company JK Paper on Monday said it will acquire Horizon Packs Private Ltd and Securipax Packaging Private Ltd in phases for about Rs 578 crore. HPPL and SPPL are India's leading corrugated packaging manufacturers with seven plants across the country, the company said in a regulatory filing. "JK Paper has entered into a share purchase and shareholders' agreements for the acquisition of 85 per cent shares of Horizon Packs Private Ltd (HPPL) and Securipax Packaging Private Ltd (SPPL), and the balance 15 per cent within 3 years as per the respective SPSHAs," the filing said. JK paper will acquire 26.92 crore equity shares in HPPL for Rs 19.33 per share and 4.63 lakh equity shares for Rs 1,256.95 apiece in SPPL -- representing an 85 per cent stake in each company. Incorporated in 2021, Horizon Packs is headquartered in Mumbai and has six plants across India. Delhi-based SPPL, incorporated in 1980, has its manufacturing facility at Roorkee. "It is a privilege t

RHI Magnesita to acquire DBRL's refractory business for Rs 1,708 crore

RHI Magnesita is in process of acquiring the refractory business of Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited (DBRL) in India for about Rs 1,708 crore, Stefan Borgas, CEO of the Vienna-based company, has said. The share swap deal is being made through RHI Magnesita India, he added. "DBRL will transfer its business to Dalmia OCL (DOCL). Under the terms of a share swap agreement, RHI Magnesita will acquire all outstanding shares in DOCL in exchange for 27 million new shares in RHI Magnesita India Limited," Borgas said. Based on the issuance price of RHI Magnesita India Limited at Rs 632.5029 per share, the share consideration had a value of approximately Rs 1,708 crore (about 208 million euros), the CEO said. The acquisition will significantly increase RHI Magnesita's presence in the fast-growing Indian refractory market, with steel production in India expected to grow 12 per cent in 2022, and a 7-8 per cent compound annual growth rate until 2030, Borgas added. Refractory is used by a wide

DSP Investment Managers to acquire 10% stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank

DSP Investment Managers Private Ltd (DSPIM) will buy a nearly 10 per cent stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank for an undisclosed amount, following approval from the Reserve Bank of India. The bank has received an intimation from the RBI on November 16, 2022, that it has granted approval to DSP Investment Managers Private Ltd (DSPIM) to acquire up to 9.99 per cent of the paid-up equity capital of the bank through the schemes of DSP Mutual Fund (DSPMF), Equitas SFB said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. The proposed acquisition of shares by DSPIM would be consequent to the scheme of amalgamation of Equitas Holdings (holding company) with the bank, it said. In May this year, Equitas Holdings and Equitas Small Finance Bank (SFB) were approved by their respective boards for their merger. The merger is aimed to meet the RBI's licensing conditions to bring down the shareholding of the holding company to 40 per cent within a period of five years from the date of commencement of business

Sembcorp to acquire Vector Green for Rs 2,780 cr, expand India presence

Sembcorp Industries will acquire Vector Green Energy for Rs 2,780 crore to expand its renewable energy footprint in India to 3 gigawatts (GW), the company said on Sunday. The completion of the acquisition will bring the Singapore-based group's gross renewable energy capacity to 8.5 GW, closer to its 2025 target of 10 GW of gross installed renewable capacity. "Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sembcorp Green Infra Limited, has signed an agreement with India Infrastructure Fund II, a fund managed by Global Infrastructure Partners India Pvt Ltd, to acquire 100 per cent interest in Vector Green Energy Private Limited (Vector Green) for a base equity consideration of approximately Rs 2,780 crore," it said in a statement. Vector Green is an independent power producer with renewable power generation assets across 13 Indian states. The portfolio includes 495 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity and 24 MW of wind capacity in operation, with 64 MW of solar

Canada pension fund's Indian arm acquires Peripheral Expressway

Deal for Rs 6,267 cr is the largest road acquisition under government's asset monetisation programme this year

After firing half of Twitter's workers, Musk now asks some to return

Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with the moves

D2C Ecommerce acquires leading natural personal care brand Luxura Sciences

D2C Ecommerce, India's First Multi-D2C Brand Online Platform, Acquires Leading Personal Care D2C Brand Luxura Sciences

Luxura Sciences has been on an upward trajectory with a revenue of INR 4+ crores in FY21-22



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D2C Ecommerce, a homegrown multi-brand e-commerce platform has acquired leading personal care D2C brand Luxura Sciences'. Through this acquisition, D2C Ecommerce will expand in personal care and beauty segment, strengthen Luxura Sciences' product offerings by investing in newer categories and foray into global markets including US, UK, Middle East, South East Asia and Europe. D2C E-commerce had recently announced leading actress Rakul Preet Singh as brand ambassador for its fashion jewellery brand AccessHer'.



Luxura Sciences was established in 2018 by serial entrepreneur Mohd. Suaid Ahmed. Luxura's natural personal care range is made with

Reliance Retail to buy 49% in Naturals Salon by first half of Q4: sources

Through funds raised from the deal, Naturals is planning to expand its footprint across the country. It currently runs 700 salons in 20 states and is planning to increase that to 3,000 by 2025

NIIT acquires US-based St Charles Consulting Group for $23.4 million

The acquisition will help NIIT add significant presence in the professional services and management consulting sectors while strengthening its growing learning consulting practice.

CCI puts AGI Greenpac's acquisition of HNG on hold, seeks more details

On the CCI website, the notice filed by AGI Greenpac on September 27 regarding the acquisition, has been marked as 'Notice Not Valid'

JSW Energy likely to close Rs 10,530-cr Mytrah acquisition by December-end

The deal, announced in August, is JSW Energy's largest till date; will take the firm's operational generation capacity to 6.5 Gw from 4.8 Gw now, and accelerate its plans to achieve 10 Gw by FY25

LIC picks up over 2% additional stake in Capri Global Capital for Rs 257 cr

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has raised its stake in Capri Global Capital by 2 per cent over the last few months at an investment of Rs 257.37 crore. Its shareholding in Capri Global has increased from 1,24,00,000 to 1,59,51,171 equity shares, increasing its stake from 7.052 per cent to 9.072 per cent of the paid up capital of the company, LIC said in a regulatory filing on Monday. Capri Global caters to different segments like MSME, construction, finance, affordable housing and indirect retail lending segments. The new shares were acquired between June 10, 2022 to October 28, 2022 at an average cost of Rs 724.74 apiece. As per regulatory norms, listed companies are required to disclose about change in shareholding of 2 per cent and above. LIC said the share purchase was an investment function through an open market purchase. Capri Global's market capitalisation stands at Rs 13,014 crore. The scrip of LIC closed at Rs 604 on BSE, up 1.86 per cent. Capri Global settle

Google buys artificial intelligence avatar startup 'Alter' for $100 mn

The acquisition was completed about two months ago, but neither company made a public announcement.

Jaypee Infra insolvency: Decks cleared for NARCL to buy first stress asset

Jaypee Infratech deal expected to close by early Nov

Byju's takes Rs 300 crore unsecured loan from Aakash at a rate of 7.5%

Aakash Educational Services was acquired by Think and Learn Pvt, Byju's parent company, in April 2021 for a cash and stock deal worth $950 million

In call with bankers, Musk pledges to close Twitter deal by Friday

Elon Musk pledged to close the acquisition of Twitter Inc. by Friday in a video conference call with bankers helping fund the deal

Hindustan Zinc eyeing acquisitions in US, Europe in new growth push

Parent Vedanta has zinc assets in Namibia, South Africa and Ireland

Solar glass manufacturer Borosil Renewables acquires Interfloat Group

India's first solar glass manufacturer Borosil Renewables Ltd has acquired 86 per cent stake in Europe's largest solar glass manufacturer Interfloat Group for an undisclosed sum of money. "With its acquisition of the Interfloat Group, BRL's solar glass manufacturing capacity will grow to 750 tonnes per day from the current 450 TPD, an increase of 66 per cent," the company said in a statement. This capacity of the combined entity will further increase to 1,300 TPD by year end with the commissioning of a new furnace with a capacity of 550 TPD in India. "This acquisition will make a wider range of solar glass available to BRL's expanded customer base in Europe. Borosil leverages its highly efficient production technology to bring greater productivity and a lower carbon footprint to the European entity," it said. Interfloat Group consists of two companies -- GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH (GMB), based in Tschernitz, Germany, and Interfloat Corporation, based in Liechtenstein. GMB

We won't make an acquisition just because we have to: Piramal Pharma chief

In a Q&A, Nandini Piramal, chairperson of the firm, says the company currently sees great scope in expanding and organically growing the OTC business, and wants to build more consumer focused brands