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Adani Wilmar promoters to divest stake by 1.24% for Sebi compliance

Adani Commodities and Lence Pte, the promoters of the company, will be divesting part of their shareholding, Adani Wilmar said in an exchange filing

Promoter entities of Sapphire Foods divests 5.9% stake for Rs 530 crore

Two promoter entities of Sapphire Foods India on Monday pared a 5.9 per cent stake in the restaurant operator for Rs 530 crore through open market transactions. Samara Capital Partners Fund II Ltd and Sapphire Foods Mauritius were the entities that sold the shares of Sapphire Foods India Ltd (SFIL). SFIL is an omnichannel restaurant operator and the largest franchise of Yum Brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell etc in India and Sri Lanka. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, Samara Capital Partners Fund II offloaded 4,49,999 shares and Sapphire Foods Mauritius disposed of 33,37,423 shares, amounting to 0.71 per cent and 5.24 per cent stake, respectively, in Sapphire Foods. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 1,400 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 530.24 crore. After the latest transaction, Samara Capital Partners Fund II exited the firm by selling 4.49 lakh shares, representing a 0.71 per cent stake in SFIL. Also, another promoter entity

Softbank divests 2.5% stake in Policybazaar's parent firm worth Rs 914 cr

Japanese conglomerate Softbank's arm Svf Python II (Cayman) on Friday divested a 2.5 per cent stake in Policybazaar's parent firm PB Fintech for Rs 914 crore through open market transactions. HDFC Mutual Fund (MF), Mirae Asset MF, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Societe Generale, Capital Group, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Government Pension Fund Global, Goldman Sachs, and China's Best Investment Corporation, among others, were the buyers of the shares. Following the share sale, shares of PB Fintech fell 2.31 per cent to close at Rs 789.45 apiece on the BSE. Svf Python II (Cayman) Ltd offloaded a total of 1,14,21,212 shares in 10 tranches, amounting to 2.54 per cent, in PB Fintech, as per the block deal data available with the BSE. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 800.05 apiece, taking the aggregate deal value to Rs 913.75 crore. After the latest transaction, Softbank's shareholding has declined to 1.85 per cent from 4.39 per cent stake in PB Fintech. In October

Not evaluating any divestment options for API business, says Biocon

Biotechnology major Biocon on Friday said it is not evaluating divestment options for its API business. In a regulatory filing, Bengaluru-based company said it is "neither evaluating any divestment options for its API business nor consulting any bankers for this." The Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) business is a strategic business segment of the company and a key growth driver for the company's small molecules business, a company spokesperson said. "Biocon continues to strengthen this business and has an ongoing investment of over half a billion dollars in capex and R&D," the filing said. The company has a strong pipeline of niche fermentation-based APIs, peptides and high potent API products for the near- and long-term growth of its integrated APIs and generic formulations business, it said. Biocon shares on Friday ended 1.25 per cent down at Rs 251.60 apiece on the BSE.

FinMin to empanel bankers, law firms for OFS disinvestment, dribbling

The Finance Ministry has invited bids for the empanelment of merchant bankers and legal advisors for assisting the government in CPSE disinvestment transactions undertaken through OFS and stock market dribbling. The bids have been invited in four categories -- A++, A+, A and B, based on the size of the transaction. To be eligible for empanelment in the A++ category, which is an OFS transaction size of more than Rs 2,000 crore, interested merchant bankers would be required to have completed at least one equity market transaction of the size of Rs 2,000 crore. For empanelment for managing OFS transaction size of Rs 750 crore to Rs 2,000 crore (A+), and less than Rs 750 crore (A), the interested merchant banker would be required to have managed at least one capital market transaction of Rs 750 crore and Rs 500 crore respectively between April 2020 and till now. In the fourth category, which is B, interested merchant bankers would be involved in the sale of CPSE shares on the stock ...

Govt to sell 8% stake in IRCON International through offer-for-sale

The plan is to offload 37.6 million equity shares, of face value of Rs 2 each-representing 4 per cent of the company for non-retail investors on Thursday

Adani Group to take call on Wilmar JV stake divestment in three months

"We are currently studying whether to keep or divest Wilmar stake," group CFO said

Fairbridge Capital to sell up to 8.5% stake in Thomas Cook India via OFS

The promoter will sell an additional 0.8 million shares, representing a 1.7 per cent stake, in case of oversubscription of the offer

IDBI Bank stake sale may not be completed by March 2024: Govt official

The stake sale in IDBI Bank may not be completed by March 2024, a senior government official said on Thursday. Department of Investment and Public Asset Monetisation (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said the transaction is "on course" but there are aspects like the RBI's fit and proper criteria which need to be complied with. "We practically don't think that before March, we can conclude it (IDBI Bank stake sale)," Pandey told reporters on the sidelines of an event organised by industry grouping Ficci here. He was answering a question on whether the department will be able to achieve the target of raising Rs 51,000 crore from disinvestments this fiscal. The government, which owns over 45 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, and life insurance behemoth LIC, which has a 49.24 per cent shareholding, have jointly decided to sell 60.7 per cent stake in the lender. Pandey said that achievement of the divestment target is contingent upon important transactions like the one involving sale of

Centre may moderate FY25 disinvestment target amid limited asset sales

The FY24 Budget Estimate of Rs 51,000 cr expected to be halved

Flight of disinvestment: Centre's PSU stake sale programme remains elusive

Air India flew and LIC moved, but a big-bang PSU stake sale programme has proved to be elusive so far

Govt invites Expression of Interest from bidders for IMPCL strategic sale

The turnover of the company rose by 59 per cent to Rs 261 crore in FY22. Its profit after tax stood at Rs 34 crore for 2021-22

A rising tide

Govt should revive disinvestment

Govt calls off strategic disinvestment of Pawan Hans, scraps firm's bid

Majority owner in consortium that won stake sale for state-owned helicopter operator faces legal trouble

Concor disinvestment: Dipam may seek finmin, inter-ministerial group help

Govt seeks to sell stake worth Rs 12,000 cr in national transporter this fiscal as part of disinvestment target

Strategic disinvestment push: Buyers of PSU shares exempt from gift tax

The relaxation will stay as long as the strategic investor retains at least 51 per cent in the PSU after the takeover

Centre may meet disinvestment target of Rs 51,000 crore for FY24

IDBI Bank, Concor key for realisation, otherwise it may have to resort to offer for sale

Expect RBI to start rate cuts by end of FY24: HDFC Bank chief economist

Abheek Barua said that the Indian economy is expected to grow at 4.4% in the quarter ended March 31

Centre unlikely to undertake any new PSU disinvestment in 2023-24

Disinvestment could resume after 2024 general elections

Govt falls short of disinvestment target, posts stronger dividend receipts

The dividend receipts from CPSEs grew more than 37 per cent to Rs 58,988 crore against the Revised Estimates (RE) target of Rs 43,000 crore