Page 10 - Stake Sale

Aurobindo to acquire remaining 49% stake in GLS Pharma for Rs 22.5 crore

Aurobindo Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said it will acquire the balance 49 per cent stake in GLS Pharma Ltd for Rs 22.5 crore to make the latter a wholly-owned subsidiary. The company has entered into a binding agreement on September 18, 2024, with GLS Pharma Ltd and its promoters for acquisition of remaining 5,90,361 equity shares of Rs 10 each amounting to 49 per cent stake for a purchase consideration of Rs 22.5 crore. The shares are being acquired at a price of Rs 381.12 per share, Aurobindo Pharma said in a regulatory filing. "This acquisition is undertaken to hold the entire ownership of GLS by the company," it said, adding that the transaction is estimated to be completed before December 31, 2024. Aurobindo acquired a 51 per cent stake in GLS Pharma from promoters Suresh Pathak and his family members on June 17, 2022. GLS is engaged in oncology products, which include orals and injectables used in chemotherapy for solid malignancies, chemotherapy for hematological malignancies an

Indo National divests its entire 51% stake in Kineco for Rs 220 crore

Indo National Ltd, the manufacturer of consumer electrical products and dry cell batteries under brand Nippo, on Tuesday, announced to divest its entire 51 per cent stake in Kineco Ltd, a composites manufacturer, for Rs 220 crore. The Chennai-based manufacturer plans to deploy the funds in new-age enterprises, aerospace and defence industries, as well as across diverse categories of the fast-moving consumer goods sector, according to a statement. "The board of directors decided to sell its 51 per cent stake in Kineco Limited to a consortium of investors for a consideration of Rs 220 crore," it said. Indo National is the second-largest player in the dry cell industry, with a production capacity of 800 million batteries per annum. Besides it also has a presence in consumer electricals and torchlights manufacturing. In 2016, the company invested in Kineco, a key composites business offering a wide range of products and processing technologies for defence, railways and industrial ...

Max Financial Services' promoter sells 3.18% stake for Rs 1,218 cr

Max Ventures Investment Holdings, a promoter entity of Max Financial Services, on Thursday divested a 3.18 per cent stake in the company for Rs 1,218 crore through an open market transaction. Analjit Singh-promoted Max Financial Services Ltd (MFSL), a part of the Max Group, is the holding company for Max Life Insurance. According to the bulk deal data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Max Ventures Investment Holdings sold a total of 1,10,00,000 shares amounting to a 3.18 per cent stake in Noida-based Max Financial Services. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 1,107.37 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 1,218.11 crore. After the latest transaction, the combined shareholding of promoters in MFSL has declined to 3.34 per cent from 6.52 per cent. Details of the buyers of Max Financial Services' shares could not be ascertained. Shares of Max Financial Services Ltd fell 1.42 per cent to close at Rs 1,117.25 apiece on the NSE. In August last year

Edelweiss founders divest stake in Nuvama Wealth Management after demerger

Nuvama Wealth Management was listed on the BSE and NSE in September 2023, following the demerger of Edelweiss Financial Services' wealth management business

Premji Invest, Claypond in $125 mn talks for minority stake in Akasa Air

The raised funds are expected to support Akasa Air's expansion plans and cover pre-delivery payments for new aircraft

JK Tyre to invest Rs 1.32 cr to acquire 26% stake in solar energy venture

JK Tyre and Industries is set to invest Rs 1.32 crore for 26% stake in solar power firm Truere Galaxy, that was incorporate less than five months ago

Big overseas buys: Boost for footprint, mixed bag for bottom line

Profitability has been a mixed bag amid operational challenges

ONGC, JSW, Sembcorp shortlisted for majority stake in $800 mn Ayana deal

Ayana Renewable Power, backed by NIIF manages a 5 GW portfolio of operational and under-construction projects. The company is open to sell up to 100% of its stake

Hindustan Zinc dips 4% as Vedanta board okays 2.6% stake sale via OFS

Meanwhile, Hindustan Zinc has dismissed rumours of Rs 6,000 crore worth special dividend.

SBI aims to sell its YES Bank stake worth $2.2 billion by March-end

YES Bank was restructured by the RBI in March 2020 with the help of a consortium of local banks after its financial health deteriorated

Rashtriya Ispat Nigam stake sale plan likely to pick up pace this year

The Centre holds 100% in Visakhapatnam steel plant. RINL is the parent company of Eastern Investments Ltd (EIL), owning 51% in it

Godrej Agrovet signs pact to acquire Tyson's stake in Godrej Tyson Foods

Increases its stake from 51 per cent to 100 per cent

IDBI Bank potential bidders likely to get data room access next week

This will allow interested bidders to obtain detailed financial information about the bank to carry out due diligence

Tata Group drops plan to acquire stake in Vivo India over Apple's objection

Vivo had plans to sell a 51% stake in its Indian subsidiary to the Tata group. But Apple objected, as its devices are currently being produced by the Tata group in Bangalore

Govt to push forward IDBI Bank stake sale after RBI key clearance

The Reserve Bank of India has indicated completion of its fit and proper vetting of potential bidders of IDBI Bank, said Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the country's secretary responsible for the stake sale

ONGC Videsh to pay Equinor $60 million for stake in Caspian Sea oil assets

OVL, overseas investment arm of India's top explorer, will buy 0.615% stake in the oilfield and a 0.737% share in Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline from Equinor, it said in stock exchange filing

IDBI Bank stake sale: RBI vetting process in last leg, report by month-end

The central bank's clearance will be seen as an important milestone for the bank's strategic disinvestment

Investors from West Asia, Japan eying YES Bank's $5 bn stake sale: Report

The Middle Eastern lender is weighing a bid for as much as a 51% stake in Yes Bank, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private

YES Bank denies report on 51% stake sale, calls it 'factually incorrect'

The bank called the news report "factually incorrect and purely speculative" in nature

Blackstone Inc in advanced talks to acquire controlling stake in Haldiram's

Blackstone, together with consortium partners Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and Singapore's GIC, have been in discussions for several months with the Agrawal family members based in Delhi and Nagpur