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JSW Energy completes acquisition of Ind-Barath Energy for Rs 1,047 cr

JSW Energy on Wednesday said it has completed the acquisition of 700 MW Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) for Rs 1,047.60 crore through insolvency proceedings. "Pursuant to the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) approval order, the resolution plan has now been implemented and the acquisition of Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) Ltd is complete. The resolution amount of Rs 1,047.60 crore has been paid," a BSE filing said. Now, the company holds 95 per cent equity shares of Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) Ltd and the secured financial creditors collectively hold the balance 5 per cent, as per the terms of the resolution plan. Consequent to this transaction, Ind-Barath Energy (Utkal) Ltd has become a subsidiary of JSW Energy. Earlier the company had intimated on July 26, 2022, that the NCLT Hyderabad had, vide order dated July 25, 2022, (NCLT Approval Order) approved the company's resolution plan submitted on October 3, 2019, under the corporate insolvency resolution process of Ind-Barath Energy, which i

Sheela Foam to buy rival mattress maker Kurlon for $241 million: Report

Indian mattress maker Sheela Foam Ltd will soon acquire competitor Kurlon for 20 billion rupees ($241.29 million), ET Now reported on Wednesday, citing sources

Torrent wins race to acquire RCap with Rs 8,640 crore offer to lenders

The Hinduja group also participated in today's auction but lost the race with a Rs 500 crore lower offer

JK Paper hits record high; stock rallies 10% in four days on stable outlook

In the past one year, the stock price of the paper maker has more-than-doubled or zoomed 129 per cent, as against 10 per cent gain on the S&P BSE Sensex.

New assets, expansion to drive growth for mall firm Phoenix Mills

Brokerages expect double digit earnings growth over the next three years

Edelweiss Alternatives to buy out L&T Infra Development for Rs 6,000 cr

Edelweiss Alternatives on Saturday entered into an agreement with Larsen & Toubro and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board to pick up their 100 per cent stakes in L&T Infrastructure Development Projects at an enterprise value of Rs 6,000 crore. Edelweiss Alternatives -- an alternative ivestment fund management platform -- in a statement said that the transaction is being executed by a fund managed by Edelweiss Alternatives and it also involves absorbing the operating team. The portfolio of the target company comprises eight roads and one power transmission asset, spanning 4,900 lane kilometres and 960 circuit kilometres, respectively. Following this acquisition, the infrastructure platform will scale up to 26 assets with cumulative annual revenue of nearly Rs 2,700 crore. The platform will be a diverse mix of power transmission and substations, renewables and highway assets. Sreekumar Chatra, managing director of the infrastructure yield strategy fund, said these assets have

Noventiq acquires India's leading cloud managed services provider G7 CR

Noventiq did not disclosed the sum for which it acquired G7 CR Technologies India Pvt Ltd

European cargo airline moves NCLT to acquire 3 Jet Airways aircraft

Fresh challenge for reviving Jet as union opposes sale of assets until employees get provident fund and gratuity

Dalmia Bharat dips 5% a day after inking deal to buy Jaiprakash's biz units

Meanwhile, Jaiprakash Associates dipped 8 per cent to Rs 10.81, falling 13 per cent from its intra-day high, and Jaiprakash Power Ventures declined 5 per cent to Rs 7.90 on the BSE.

TVS Motor's Singapore arm to acquire EV related tech, assets in Germany

TVS Motor Company on Friday said its Singapore-based subsidiary has inked a pact to acquire Electric Vehicle (EV) related technology and assets in Germany. The company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary TVS Motor (Singapore) Pte Ltd (TVSM Singapore) has signed an agreement to acquire the assets, TVS Motor Company said in a statement. TVS Singapore will be acquiring the assets through its subsidiary BBT Vermogensverwaltungs GmbH (name proposed to be changed to Celerity Motor GmbH), it added. The purchase will help strengthen the company's expansion in the electric two-wheeler market globally, TVS Motor said. The company, however, did not disclose financial details.

upGrad's acquisition of test-prep provider Exampur may hit roadblock

Disagreement over valuation of Noida-based company which wants more from the deal, says source

V-Guard to acquire Sunflame Enterprises for Rs 660 crore in all-cash deal

Electricals and home appliances player V-Guard Industries on Friday said it will acquire Sunflame Enterprises for Rs 660 crore in an all-cash deal. The acquisition of the Delhi-based Sunflame will help V-Guard scale up its kitchen appliances business while also unlocking synergy benefits. "We have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 per cent stake of Sunflame Enterprises for Rs 660 crore in an all cash deal," the Kochi-based company said in a statement. Sunflame is a debt-free company and has around Rs 50 crore cash in-hand which does not include in the deal -- implying the promoter of the selling company will take out that money before the deal is concluded. It had a topline of Rs 350 crore in FY22. The acquisition is in line with V-Guard's strategy to become a significant player in the domestic kitchen appliances segment, it added. Sunflame has a large brand portfolio which includes cooktops, chimneys, pressure cookers, mixer grinders, small kitchen appliances ...

US FTC sues Microsoft to block its $69 bn Activision Blizzard acquisition

The deal would enable Microsoft to suppress competitors to its Xbox gaming consoles and its rapidly growing subscription content and cloud-gaming business

HUL hits 52-week high as company forays into health & wellbeing category

The company will be buying a majority stake in Zywie Ventures, promoter of brand OZiva, for Rs 264.28 crore and up to 20 per cent stake in Nutritionalab for Rs 70 crore.

HUL set for health and wellbeing foray with two investment deals

To acquire majority stake in OZiva maker, 19.8% in Nutritionalab

HUL to acquire majority stake in OZiva and 19.8% in Wellbeing Nutrition

Leading FMCG maker HUL on Thursday announced the acquisition of a majority stake in OZiva and a 19.8 per cent equity in Wellbeing Nutrition with a total investment of Rs 335 crore to foray into the health and wellbeing segment. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) will acquire a 51 per cent stake in Zywie Ventures Private Ltd, which owns the brand OZiva, for a consideration of Rs 264.28 crore, making its entry into the health and wellbeing segment. Besides, HUL has also announced the acquisition of a 19.8 per cent stake in Nutritionalab Pvt Ltd (Wellbeing Nutrition) for a cash consideration of Rs 70 crore. Health and wellbeing segment is a fast-evolving category in India, which according to Euromonitor Data has a total potential market size of Rs 30,000 crore. In OZiva, HUL will acquire a 51 per cent equity stake through a combination of primary infusion and secondary buyouts, said a statement from the FMCG major. "The balance 49 per cent will be acquired at the end of 36 months based

Fullerton acquisition deal: Sumitomo Mitsui Group faces $670-mn tax bill

The South Asian govt's tax department has asked the bank to pay the amount on behalf of seller Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte, arguing that it should have withheld the sum during the acquisition

Adani group becomes single-largest shareholder in NDTV with 37.4% stake

Conglomerate can now propose reconstitution of board, say proxy advisory firms

Considering options on Electrosteel: Vedanta Resources' Anil Agarwal

"But it has to have world-class capacity, and cannot be a small plant. We have a capacity of about 3 million tonnes (mt)... we are contemplating. We have to take it to 15-20 mt"

Senior journalist Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV amid Adani takeover

Ravish Kumar has been an integral part of NDTV for more than two decades and has been conferred with the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award and Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award twice