Page 3 - Divestment

Govt to sell 3.5% stake in NHPC at Rs 66 a share beginning Thursday

The government on Wednesday said it will sell a 3.5 per cent stake in power producer NHPC at a floor price of Rs 66 a share, which will garner Rs 2,300 crore to the exchequer. "Offer for sale in NHPC opens tomorrow for non-retail investors. Retail investors can bid on Friday. The government will divest 3.5 per cent equity, including Greenshoe option of 1 per cent," the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on X. As part of the OFS, the government will sell over 25 crore equity shares in NHPC, with a greenshoe option to sell 10 crore more. The floor price of Rs 66 a share is at a discount of 9.66 per cent over Wednesday's closing price of NHPC shares. At the floor price, the OFS would fetch about Rs 2,300 crore to the exchequer. Shares of NHPC closed at Rs 73.06 apiece, up 0.90 per cent on the BSE.

Govt's disinvestment target in FY25 could be its lowest in nine years

The Modi government has met its privatisation and divestment target only twice in the last decade, even though its track record outstrips that of previous administrations

Govt scraps sale of Salem plant; 3rd SAIL unit's privatisation put on hold

The government on Wednesday said it has decided to scrap the privatisation of SAIL's Salem Steel Plant (SSP) in Tamil Nadu. This is the third unit of public sector major SAIL where the government has decided not to go ahead with the strategic sale. Earlier in 2019, it decided to halt the privatisation of Durgapur-based Alloys Steels Plant (ASP) while in 2022, the sale of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISP) in Bhadravati, Karnataka, was called off citing a lack of interest from bidders. In 2018, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the strategic sale of these three units of Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL). Accordingly, global Expressions of Interest (EoIs) were invited on July 4, 2019, by SAIL for SSP. "Multiple EoIs had been received and bidders were shortlisted. However, due to the lack of interest of shortlisted bidders to proceed further with the transaction, the Government of India, with the approval of Alternative Mechanism (Empowered Group of ...

For GMR group, in its demerged avtaar, airports division is a bigger star

The group's non-airport entity is still work in progress in terms of stronger liquidity and asset exits

Aster DM Healthcare soars 15%; hits new high on stake sale plan in Gulf biz

The company announced on Tuesday that its subsidiary would sell its stake in Aster DM Healthcare FZC to Alpha GCC for $1.01 billion (Rs 8,125 crore).

India could miss planned divestment targets by more than half this year

In 2023/24, about Rs 30,000 crore of the Rs 51,000 crore target was expected through stake sales in IDBI Bank and the privatisation of state-owned NMDC Steel

Govt plans to ask ONGC to consider $1.9 billion rights issue to fund HPCL

The comments come after India's finance minister announced a plan this year to provide equity of 300 billion rupees ($3.6 billion) to help the big state oil refiners move towards cleaner energy

PTC India to be debt free post divestment of PTC Energy to ONGC, says CMD

Power trading solution provider PTC India would soon achieve a debt-free status following the divestment of its arm, PTC Energy, to ONGC for an enterprise value of Rs 2,021 crore, according to a top official. PTC India in October announced that the upstream firm ONGC had emerged as the successful bidder for acquiring its 100 per cent stake in PTC Energy for an enterprise value of Rs 2,021 crore. In an interview with PTI, PTC India Chairman and Managing Director Rajib K Mishra said, "With the transfer of PTC Energy's assets, the company would become virtually debt-free." Mishra said the enterprise value of PTC Energy includes Rs 925 crore bid of the ONGC as well as over Rs 1,100 crore debt component which will be transferred to the oil company after the transaction is complete. PTC India's outstandings have reduced drastically due to the Late Payment Surcharge scheme and it is now emerging as a company that does not take loans to meet its working capital needs, he pointed out. He .

L&T to divest 100% stake in subsidiary LTIEL to focus on core businesses

L&T on Friday said it will sell its 100 per cent stake in subsidiary L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd (LTIEL) to a French entity. This transaction aligns with the company's commitment to focus on its core businesses and assets. "L&T...has announced the divestment of its 100 per cent stake in L&T Infrastructure Engineering Ltd ," the company said in a statement. LTIEL is a provider of standalone engineering consultancy services for the infrastructure sector. The stake will be acquired by STUP Consultants Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Assystem SA of France. The transaction, which is subject to meeting certain conditions, is likely to be completed before January 15, next year. "This is a step to exit the non-core standalone consulting engineering practice and focus energy and attention on our core businesses. It not only benefits L&T but also allows LTIEL and its employees greater avenues of growth," D K Sen, Advisor to Chairman and Managing Director, L&T said.

Govt gets multiple expressions of interest for strategic sale of IMPCL

The government has received multiple expressions of interest for strategic sale of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL). "Multiple Expressions of Interest (EoIs) received for the strategic disinvestment of Indian Medicines Pharmaceutical Corporation Limited (IMPCL). The transaction will now move to the second stage," DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey posted on X (formerly Twitter). The second stage would involve due diligence and subsequent issue of RFPs (request for proposals) for financial bids. The Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) had on August 31 invited EoIs from interested bidders for disinvestment of IMPCL. The last date for putting in preliminary bids was October 30. The government of India holds a 98.11 per cent stake in IMPCL, under the administrative control of the Ministry of Ayush. The remaining 1.89 per cent is held by Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam Ltd (KMVNL), an undertaking of the Uttarakhand government. KMVNL also ..

MMTC at lower circuit, sinks 19% in 2 days on reports govt may wind it down

From its 52-week low of Rs 26.4 touched on April 28 this year, the stock had leaped 237 per cent to a new 52-week high of Rs 89 on October 17, Tuesday

Govt may divest 7% stake in Hudco, Torrent Pharma's promoters get exemption

Sebi has granted open offer exem­ption to the promoters of Torrent Pharma and Torrent Power

Govt to sell up to 7% stake in HUDCO through an offer for sale this week

The plan includes selling 3.5% of the company, with an option to sell an additional 3.5% if the offer is oversubscribed

SJVN slips 10% as government begins partial stake sale via OFS

The government will sell 96.67 million shares, or 2.46 per cent stake, in the company with an option to sell additional 2.46 per cent stake under offer for sale (OFS) route on Thursday and Friday.

Govt to sell up to 4.92% stake in utility company SJVN from Thursday

The sale of the federal government's 4.92% in the state-run hydro power generation firm could earn it about 13.34 billion rupees ($160.81 million)

IRFC slumps 6% as govt eyes 11% stake sale via OFS, stock up 49% in 2023

News agency Reuters reported the government will aim to sell up to 11 per cent stake in IRFC in multiple tranches, but it is yet to decide the exact quantum of sale

RVNL dips 7% as government to offload over 5% stake via OFS starting today

Since April, the share price of RNVL has more-than-doubled from a level of Rs 68.60 and to a record high of Rs 146.65 on Monday, July 24.

Everything you want to know about IDBI Bank

Consultation with the RBI is on to check how many technical bidders are 'fit and proper'. In the next stage, financial bids will be called and IDBI Bank will open up the virtual data room for bidders

Jaitley and Sitharaman: A look at divestment under the two NDA FMs

In his early days, PM Modi had said that the government would get out of most sectors, a vision which was given credence through the new policy of 'strategic sectors' announced by Sitharaman in 2020

Kalpataru Projects International promoters divest 6% stake for Rs 468 cr

Promoters of Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (earlier known as Kalpataru Power Transmission) on Tuesday divested 6 per cent of their stake in the firm for Rs 468 crore through open market transactions. Parag Mofatraj Munot (promoter) and two promoter group entities -- Kalpataru Constructions Pvt Ltd and Kalpataru Viniyog LLP -- offloaded 96.34 lakh shares of Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (KPIL). According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, Munot sold 73.24 lakh shares, Kalpataru Constructions disposed of 10 lakh shares and Kalpataru Viniyog offloaded 13.10 lakh shares, amounting to a 5.9 per cent stake in KPIL. The shares were disposed of in the range of Rs 485.06-485.75 apiece, taking the transaction value to around Rs 468 crore. Post this latest transaction, the combined shareholding of the promoter and promoter group entities has reduced to 41.31 per cent from 47.24 per cent (as per March 2023) equity in KPIL. On Tuesday, shares of KPIL jumped 3.09 per ce