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Committed to double-digit growth in FY25, exploring opportunities: Emami

Home-grown FMCG major Emami is looking for double-digit growth in the current fiscal year and will keep exploring inorganic and strategic opportunities to enter into new product categories, its Chairman R S Goenka said. Emami's focus will be to grow revenues with robust margins, generating adequate cash flows to reinvest in the business and strengthening sustainability, he said while addressing the AGM of the company. The company remains "optimistic about future growth" supported by a favourable economic landscape, forecast of a normal monsoon, anticipated rural market recovery, government initiatives, and promising macroeconomic factors, contributing to a "confident outlook", Goenka added. "We are committed to achieve double-digit growth in the new financial year," he said. Besides, Emami which has made some acquisitions in the past -- AloFrut, Creme21 and Zandu, will continue to explore such growth opportunities allowing it to enter into a new segment and expand its play area. "

Seven & I seeking govt protection tests Japan's appetite for reform

The Japanese operator of 7-Eleven stores is seeking designation as a core company under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act

Ahmedabad-based Aeron Composite raises Rs 15.17 crore from anchor investors

Fibreglass reinforced polymer products supplier Aeron Composite Ltd has said it has raised Rs 15.17 crore from the anchor investors. The Ahmedabad-based company has allotted 12,14,000 equity shares to as many as 10 fund schemes at Rs 125 per share, the upper end of its IPO price band, Aeron Composite said in a statement. India Ahead Venture Fund, Nav Capital VCC, AG Dynamic Funds Limited, Craft Emerging Market Fund PCC, Finavenue Capital Trust and Galaxy Noble Global Opportunities Fund PCC are among the anchor investors, it added. The company's Initial Public Offering (IPO) to raise a total of Rs 56.10 crore opened for subscription on the NSE Emerge platform of the National Stock Exchange. The issue will close for subscription on August 30. Investors can bid for a minimum of 1,000 shares and in multiples thereof. The company has fixed the price band at Rs 121-125 per share for public offer which is entirely a fresh issue of 44.88 lakh equity shares. The retail investor quota for

S Africa investigating alleged $7 bn corruption at state-owned companies

South Africa has active investigations into alleged corruption totalling more than USD 7 billion at some of its top state-owned companies, according to a report published Tuesday by the national anti-graft unit. The investigations are not new, and some have been running since 2018, and all of them were cited by the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) in a report to a parliamentary committee to give an update on the status of the probes. Those investigations involve six state-owned businesses: ports and rail company Transnet, arms company Denel, power utility Eskom, the National Lotteries Commission, national airline South African Airways and passenger rail company PRASA. Around 60 suspicious contracts and hundreds of cases of conflict of interest and other alleged corruption worth nearly $4 billion of public money are under investigation at Transnet alone, according to the report. Also, there are nearly 40 other ongoing investigations into alleged corruption involving different state-r

10-minute delivery to become BigBasket's default option: CEO Hari Menon

This is much higher than Blinkit's 25,000 SKUs and Zepto's 10,000 SKUs. Zepto has stated that it intends to increase SKUs on its platform to 20,000 before the festive season begins

Anil Ambani reviewing securities market ban, to take appropriate steps

No action against us, clarify Rel Infra, Rel Power

Global caution sends private equity-backed M&A deal value to 6-year trough

A private equity fund gathers money from investors, particularly high networth individuals and invests in high-return opportunities

Kilburn Engineering to acquire Monga Strayfield for Rs 123 crore

In a statement, Kilburn said the acquisition is aimed at a strategic and synergistic partnership that will enhance Kilburn's portfolio and broaden its reach across various industries

Central Bank of India's bid for Future's insurance JV stakes gets CoC nod

The state-owned lender has to get Irdai's approval in 90 days to buy FEL's stake in insurance JVs

Shriram Properties to triple revenue to Rs 3k cr by FY27; double bookings

Realty firm Shriram Properties Ltd on Wednesday said the company is targeting to triple its revenue to Rs 3,000 crore and double sale bookings to Rs 5,000 crore by 2026-27 financial year as the company embarks on its next phase of growth. The company, which entered its 25th year of operations in 2024-25, unveiled a new brand identity that seeks to transform the perception of Shriram among customers while elevating its brand and reputation towards better customer delight in the future. "We are embarking on a mission with a brand-new identity, as we enter 25th year of our operations. It will allow us to create our own identity and elevate and re-position the trusted Shriram brand among NextGen buyers," Shriram Properties Chairman and Managing Director Murali Malayappan told reporters here. He said the company would leverage technology in construction activities as well as providing various services to customers. "What we achieved in 25 years, we can do it in the next 7-10 years," Mur

Adani Power to acquire Reliance Power's Butibori plant in Rs 3,000 cr deal

The deal is expected to be valued between Rs 2,400 crore and Rs 3,000 crore; Adani Power is negotiating with CFM Asset Reconstruction Co to acquire the project under Vidarbha Industries Power Ltd

Large number of global companies want to invest in India: PM Modi

Suggestions ranging from making India skill capital of the world to judicial reforms have been given by citizens for making India a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. 'Viksit Bharat 2047' are not mere words, they are reflection of resolve and dreams of 140 crore people, Modi said addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day. Suggestions have been collected from citizens, and crore of people gave suggestions for Developed India 2047. The dreams of every citizen and their confidence is reflected in those suggestions, the prime minister said . Some people gave the suggestion of making India the skill capital' of the world, some suggested making it a global hub of manufacturing, he added. Some people expressed concern over delay in justice, and they said there is a requirement for judicial reform." Other suggestions included making India universities global, having a 'global media', making skilled Indian you

Black Box Q1 result: Net profit up 55% at Rs 37 cr on improved deal margins

Revenue from operations declined by 9 per cent, falling to Rs 1,423 crore compared to Rs 1,571 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year

Q1FY25 results today: Glenmark Pharma among over 400 firms to post earnings

Q1FY25 company results: Cosco India, Bajaj Healthcare, Reliance Infrastructure, and Coffee Day Enterprises will be releasing their quarter results on Aug 14

Laxman Narasimhan's ouster at Starbucks adds fuel to record-firing pace

Starbucks has posted two straight quarters of comparable sales declines, and its shares had fallen 20 per cent this year before the CEO change

CEOs of Britain's biggest companies get record pay in 2023, shows research

The highest-paid British CEO was Pascal Soriot of drugmaker AstraZeneca,

Reliance to commission 1st solar giga-factory to achieve net zero emission

Reliance Industries Ltd, India's most valuable company, plans to commission its first solar giga-factory in the current fiscal as it pivots a green pathway to achieve net zero carbon emissions from operations by 2035. In its largest annual report, the firm said it is targeting to commission the first train of 20GW solar PV (photovoltaic) manufacturing by the end of 2024-25 fiscal (April 2024 to March 2025) and scale up to 20GW in a phased manner over 2026. The solar giga factory will include manufacturing of PV modules, cells, wafers and ingots, polysilicon, and glass at a single location. The modules convert sunlight into electricity. It is also targeting industrialising sodium-ion cell production at the MW level in 2025 and first 50 MWh a year lithium battery cells pilot in 2026. Reliance had in 2021 announced plans to invest USD 10 billion over three years to develop a new fuels business based on 100 GW of renewable power capacity by 2030. The plan involves setting up four giga

Honasa Consumer expects Rs 1,000 cr ARR from The Derma Co in next 3-5 years

Honasa Consumer expects its skin care brand The Derma Co to reach an annual revenue run rate of Rs 1,000 crore in next three to five years, according to the FMCG maker's latest annual report. Besides, the company also expects its other skin care brand Aqualogica and hair care brand Dr. Sheth's to enter the Rs 500-crore ARR (annual revenue run-rate) club and BBLUNT to reach Rs 250 crore ARR by then. Its flagship brand Mamaearth, which plays across face, hair, and body segment, has already become the fastest-growing BPC (Beauty and Personal Care) brand to reach an annual revenue of Rs 1,000 crore and became the sixth-largest multi-category brand. "The other brands in our 'House of Brands' portfolio hold enormous potential as well. In the next three to five years, we expect The Derma Co to enter the Rs 1,000-crore ARR club, Aqualogica and Dr. Sheth's to enter the Rs 500-crore ARR club, and BBLUNT to enter the Rs 250-crore ARR club," said its founders Ghazal and Varun Alagh addressing

'Something big soon India': Hindenburg Research eyes new target after Adani

Hindenburg has targeted several well-known companies, including Adani Group, Nikola, Clover Health, Block Inc, Kandi, and Lordstown Motors

Delhi HC tells SpiceJet to personally guarantee payment to lessors

The court had earlier given SpiceJet a final chance to settle a payment of Rs 50 crore to its engine lessors, Team France and Sunbird France