According to reports, Invesco Developing Markets Fund, which has a 10.14 per cent stake in ZEE, was looking to sell half of its stake in the company in a block deal
This is the second block deal by Invesco in seven months, which offloaded 7.8% stake in Zee Entertainment in April
Puts 74.32 million shares on the block at Rs 281.46 apiece; Morgan Stanley, Segantii India among buyers
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The counter saw trades of around 124 million shares in the first couple of minutes of trade
Invesco will sell Zee shares at the rate of Rs 270.50-Rs 290.90 per equity share - a discount of up to 7% discount to the last close price of Rs 290.90 on Wednesday on NSE
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Though the stock has gained 35% over the past month, given that target prices of brokerages range between Rs 410-Rs 450 a share, there is still an upside of over 37% likely from the current levels
In September 2021, Invesco had put out a requisition to the Zee Board of Directors to hold an EGM on the grounds that it felt the company was not running as smoothly as desired.
The funding round saw participation from new investors such as Baron Capital Group, Kotak, among others.
ZEEL's current CEO and managing director, Punit Goenka, will lead the combined company
Valuation has doubled since it was valued at $5.5 billion in April
The company, which has been immersed in a legal battle with its largest shareholder, had cancelled October 27 board meet citing lack of quorum
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The media company has been embroiled in a legal dispute regarding a board revamp and management changes with two Invesco-controlled funds
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