Page 5 - Merger

Tata Steel board decides not to merge TRF Ltd as company sees turnaround

Tata Steel on Wednesday said its board has decided not to pursue the amalgamation of TRF Ltd, as the associate company is witnessing a turnaround in its business performance. Tata Steel had earlier announced the amalgamation of nine of its strategic businesses including Tata Steel Long Products, Tinplate Company of India, Tata Metaliks, TRF, The Indian Steel & Wire Products, Tata Steel Mining Ltd, S & T Mining Company. In a statement, Tata Steel said "the boards of both the companies have decided not to pursue the amalgamation process. With the active support from Tata Steel, TRF has successfully navigated a highly challenging operating environment, witnessing a turnaround in its business performance." Since the announcement of the intended merger, Tata Steel has been providing significant operational and financial support by way of placement of orders and infusion of funds. Tata Steel further said it has successfully amalgamated five businesses after duly completing the ...

Reliance, Bodhi Tree set for 60% stake in Disney India merger: Report

The valuation of Disney's India unit is sharply lower than the $15-$16 billion estimated when Disney acquired it in 2019

Media mogul Byron Allen'slatest takeover attempt: Paramount for $14 bn

Allen offered $28.58 each for the voting shares of Paramount, a 50% premium to recent trading, and $21.53 for the non-voting shares, according to people familiar with his terms

'Sony, Zee clash over Russia assets, cricket before India merger collapse'

The communications between Sony's legal and M&A executives in India and Los Angeles with top Zee executives provide undisclosed details on the high-stakes backroom tussle

Zee Entertainment, Sony Pictures square off in SIAC, starting today

NCLT grants 3 weeks to Sony to file reply

Sony scrapped $10 bn merger as Zee failed to meet financial terms: Report

India's Zee denied the allegations in a letter to Sony, also reviewed by Reuters, and accused the Japanese company of "bad faith" in calling off the merger

Promoter family to increase stake in Zee to 26% eventually: Subhash Chandra

Chandra also said that as a promoter, he was "seriously considering" filing a criminal case against Sony

TMS Ep616: Zee-Sony merger, cookieless market, interim Budget, stress test

Has Zee run out of options after merger collapse? Are Indian businesses ready for a cookieless market? What do investors expect from interim Budget? What is stress testing in finance? Answers here

Zee moves NCLT, SAIC against Sony Pictures post collapse of merger deal

Meanwhile, Sony India is going full steam ahead with its plans without Zee and said it is looking for both organic and inorganic growth opportunities in India

Zee asks Sony Group to withdraw termination of $10 billion merger plan

The company has also approached the National Company Law Tribunal seeking directions to implement the merger, Zee added

Sony vows growing India media presence despite aborted merger in letter

"Let's turn our attention back to the heart of our work - our current projects, our fantastic team, and the audiences who count on us," Singh said,

Sony moves Singapore court against Zee for breaching merger pact: Report

Zee is likely to counter Sony's claims in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, including the demand for a $90 million termination fee

Zee nosedives 30% in worst single-day fall after Sony scraps deal

After the deal with Sony was terminated, nearly half a dozen brokerages downgraded Zee's stock while lowering the earnings multiple assigned to the cash-strapped company

Sony puts large advertisers in tough spot as it terminates merger deal

What probably sank the deal was the insistence by Punit Goenka, Zee's chief executive officer, that he should lead the post-merger entity

Sony scraps $10 bn Zee merger deal; seeks $90 million in termination fees

Since the announcement of the merger, Zee shares have lost 30 per cent of their value

Analysts downgrade Zee Entertainment stock after Sony deal falls through

In a note, Elara has said the stock could slip to as low as Rs 130, while Nuvama Institutional Equities believes the stock could slip below Rs 200

Rs 2.1 trillion media landscape to hot up after Sony-Zee divorce

Zee's seemingly endless legal issues mean no foreign company is likely to show interest in the firm

Sunoco to buy NuStar Energy in $7.3 bn deal as it expands midstream biz

The equity portion of the deal comes up to $2.99 billion, and NuStar's shareholders stand to receive 0.400 of a Sunoco share for each NuStar unit they hold, valuing Sunoco's shares at $23.78

ZEEL spent Rs 366 crore on compliances for its now-failed merger with Sony

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) spent Rs 366.59 crore on compliances till September 2023 for its now-failed merger with Sony, which called off the deal on Monday. The company had spent Rs 176.20 crore in the financial year that ended in March 2023. Besides, it spent Rs 190.39 crore in the first six months of the current fiscal, according to a regulatory filing by the Subhash Chandra family-promoted media entity. After signing an agreement, ZEEL was racing to receive a series of regulatory clearances from SEBI, CCI, ROC, etc. It also got a go-ahead from the National Company Law Tribunal after receiving approvals from shareholders and creditors and closed all formalities for the merger. However, Sony Group Corp on Monday called off the USD 10 billion merger of its India unit with Zee Entertainment, following a stalemate over who will lead the merged entity, besides not satisfying other conditions for the merger. It sent a termination notice to Zee on the deal, which was ...

Sony notifies Zee Entertainment about its plans to call off the merger

Sony cited conditions of the merger agreement not being met as the reason for the termination, according to the letter seen by Bloomberg.