Page 15 - Stake Sale

Burman Family buys 7.5% stake in Religare Enterprises for Rs 534 cr

The Burman Family on Wednesday acquired a 7.5 per cent stake in diversified financial services group Religare Enterprises for Rs 534 crore through open market transactions. Following the stake purchase, shares of Religare Enterprises zoomed 6 per cent to close at Rs 233.35 apiece on the BSE. The three entities -- Puran Associates, Vic Enterprises and M B Finmart -- of the Burman Family acquired the shares of Religare Enterprises. According to the block deal data available with BSE, Puran Associates, Vic Enterprises and M B Finmart purchased a total of 2.45 crore shares, amounting to a 7.5 per cent stake in Religare Enterprises. The shares were bought at an average price of Rs 217.95 apiece, taking the combined transaction value to Rs 533.97 crore. Meanwhile, these shares were offloaded by Singapore-based entity Investment Opportunities V Pte in three tranches at the same price. Puran Associates is owned by Anand Burman and Minnie Burman, while V C Burman owns Vic Enterprises. M B

Evergrande's EV maker agrees to sell 28% stake for $500 mn to Dubai's NWTN

NWTN has agreed to invest $500 million in China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd. in exchange for shares and a majority of the EV maker's board

Authum Investment sells JSW Energy shares for Rs 552 cr via open market

Authum Investment & Infrastructure on Monday offloaded shares of JSW Energy for Rs 552 crore through an open market transaction. Authum is a BSE-listed and registered NBFC in the business of investment in shares and securities. According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, Authum Investment & Infrastructure sold 1,60,00,000 shares, amounting to a 0.97 per cent stake in JSW Energy. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 345 apiece, taking the transaction size to Rs 552 crore. Meanwhile, GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund acquired more than 1.19 crore shares of JSW Energy at the same price, taking the aggregate transaction value to Rs 411 crore. Details of the other buyers could not be ascertained. Shares of JSW Energy gained 1 per cent to close at Rs 345.10 apiece on the BSE. Last month, JSW Energy reported over 48 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 290 crore in the April-June quarter due to the one-time impact of non-operational ..

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Carlyle to acquire minority stake in Quest Global at $2 bn valuation

The percentage of stake acquired by Carlyle and Prabhu was not disclosed as part of the announcement

Paytm founder set to acquire 10.3 per cent stake in the company from Antfin

The no-cash deal will make Sharma the largest shareholder in the company

Cipla hits new high; up 6% on promoter stake sale buzz, strong Q1 results

With regards to the promoters stake sale buzz, the company said it will make appropriate disclosure in compliance with the Listing Regulations as and when any such requirement arises.

Promoter entity Twin Star pares 4.1% stake in Vedanta for Rs 3,983 cr

Billionaire Anil Agarwal-promoted Twin Star Holdings on Thursday divested a 4.1 per cent stake in conglomerate Vedanta Ltd for Rs 3,983 crore through an open market transaction. Following the stake sale, shares of Vedanta tumbled 6.71 per cent to close at Rs 253.90 apiece on the NSE. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Twin Star Holdings Ltd offloaded more than 15.40 crore shares, amounting to a 4.14 per cent stake of Vedanta Ltd. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 258.55 apiece, taking the aggregate transaction value to Rs 3,983.10 crore. Meanwhile, Copthall Mauritius Investment acquired nearly 8.49 crore equity shares in two tranches and Societe Generale bought more than 2.94 crore shares, amounting to 2.2 per cent and 0.79 per cent, respectively, stake in Vedanta. The shares were purchased at an average price of Rs 258.50 per piece. This took the combined deal size to Rs 2,955 crore.

Govt to get significant stake in HPCL post preference issue: Officials

Five years after it exited the company, the government is set to get a significant stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) as it looks to infuse equity in fuel retailers that lost money on selling petrol and diesel at discounted rates last year, officials said. The government had in the annual Budget for 2023-24 (April 2023 to March 2024 fiscal) announced Rs 30,000 crore of capital support to state-run fuel retailers -- Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), HPCL and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) -- to support their energy transition and net-zero initiatives. In June, the government asked IOC and BPCL to launch rights issues (to get the capital), and advised HPCL to make a preferential share allotment to the government. Board of IOC earlier this month approved raising up to Rs 22,000 crore by inviting existing shareholders to purchase additional new shares in the company (this type of issue gives existing shareholders securities called rights). BPCL board too has appro

Adani raises $1.4 bn from stake sale in 3 firms; $9 bn raised in 4 years

Billionaire Gautam Adani has raised USD 1.38 billion (Rs 11,330 crore) through stake sale in three group companies, taking the total capital raised over four years to USD 9 billion as the conglomerate draws interest from a cross-section of investors. In a statement, the ports-to-energy conglomerate said it "is committed to raising capital to fulfill its 10-year roadmap of the transformative capital management program, which was formulated in 2016 to execute the plans for various portfolio companies." "In the most recent instance, Adani family has raised USD 1.38 billion (Rs 11,330 crore) through stake sale in the three portfolio companies - Adani Enterprises Ltd, Adani Green Energy Ltd and Adani Transmission Ltd," it said. "This ensures higher capital availability at the group level, for growth as well as near-term commitments of both debt and equity for the portfolio companies over the next 12-18 months." In addition, the three portfolio companies have also received board approval

Top shareholders of drugmaker Cipla looking to sell stake: Report

The company has hired an investment bank to advise on the deal, the report said

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.

Mahindra & Mahindra slips 6% on acquiring 3.5% stake in RBL Bank

The company said it may consider further investment, subject to pricing, regulatory approvals, and required procedures, however, in no circumstance will it exceed 9.9 per cent.

Poonawalla Fincorp sells controlling stake in housing fin arm for Rs 3K cr

Poonawalla Fincorp Wednesday said it has completed the sale of a controlling stake in its housing finance arm Poonawalla Housing Finance to Perseus, a Singapore-based entity affiliated to private equity major TPG Global, for Rs 3,004 crore. The Cyrus Poonawalla Group, more known for its vaccine-making business under the Serum Institute, in a statement said the financial consideration of Rs 3,004 crore is excluding the tax outgoes. With this sale, Poonawalla Housing Finance will cease to be a subsidiary of Poonawalla Fincorp, and Perseus will be holding a controlling stake. Poonawalla Fincorp did not quantify how much remaining holding it will be having. Poonawallah Fincorp managing director Abhay Bhutada said the sale gives them ample growth capital that will help it remain focused on growth-focused consumer and MSME finance.

Jindal Stainless acquires remaining 74% stake in JUSL for Rs 958 cr

Jindal Stainless on Thursday said it has acquired the remaining 74 per cent stake in Odisha-based Jindal United Steel Limited for Rs 958 crore. Jindal United Steel Limited (JUSL) has become a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of JSL, which held 26 per cent stake in it earlier, a company statement said. "JSL has now acquired the remaining 74 per cent equity stake in JUSL for a cash consideration of Rs 958 crore. The transaction makes JUSL a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of JSL," JSL said. JUSL has been operating the hot strip mill (HSM) of 1.6 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity and a cold rolling mill of 0.2 MTPA capacity. It is also undergoing capacity expansion of up to 3.2 MTPA at Jajpur, Odisha. JSL Managing Director Abhyuday Jindal said, "Given the strong outlook on stainless steel and the association of JUSL and JSL, the board of directors of JSL decided to consolidate all the critical facilities of stainless steel manufacturing under one umbrella." This acquisition would re

US firm GQG Partners buys 5.96% stake in Patanjali Foods via OFS route

US-based investment firm GQG Partners has bought a 5.96 per cent stake in edible oil firm Patanjali Foods, which is promoted by Baba Ramdev-led Patanjali Ayurved. GQG Partners has bought 2,15,64,517 equity shares of Patanjali Foods through Offer For Sale (OFS) route, according to a regulatory filing. This translates into a 5.96 per cent stake in Patanjali Foods. Patanjali Foods share price closed at Rs 1,332.75 apiece on Wednesday, up 4.64 per cent from Tuesday. The market cap of Patanjali Foods stood at Rs 48,245 crore. At current valuation, GQG Partners' shareholding in Patanjali Foods is worth nearly Rs 2,900 crore. Last week, Patanjali Foods announced that its promoter Patanjali Ayurved will sell up to 2.53 crore shares of the company through OFS in a bid to increase public float. The floor price was kept at Rs 1,000. The two-day Offer For Sale (OFS) was launched on July 13-14 by promoter entity Patanjali Ayurved to pare its total stake in Patanjali Foods by around 7 per cent

Bikaji Foods International acquires 49% equity stake in Bhujialalji

Bhujialalji Pvt Ltd (BPL) is a new entrant to this industry with its product portfolio comprising popular bhujia and namkeen variants

Route Mobile promoters to sell entire 57.56% stake to Proximus Group

After the transaction, Proximus Opal will make an open offer to acquire another 1.64 crore shares or 26 per cent stake in Route Mobile

Tatas, Wipro Consumer in race to acquire masala company for Rs 1,000 cr

The company, whose revenues stood at Rs. 1,660 crore and its net profit at Rs. 21.7 crore in FY22, has become a takeover target of various larger players

DCB Bank surges 8% as RBI allows Tata MF for raise stake up to 7.5%

The Reserve Bank of India has granted its approval to Tata Asset Management Company (AMC) to increase stake in the private sector lender up to 7.5 per cent.