India Infoline Ltd today informed the Exchanges that it has acquired Orient Global’s stake in two of the company’s unlisted subsidiaries India Infoline Investment Services Ltd. (IIISL) and India Infoline Marketing Services Ltd (IIMSL). On closure of the transaction, the Company would acquire from Orient Global:
a. 5,283,870 shares of IIISL, representing 22.28% of IIISL’s equity for a cash consideration of US$72 million.
b. 2,000,000 Shares of IIMSL, representing 10.44% of IIMSL’s equity, for a cash consideration of US$8 million.
Upon the above, the Company’s stake in IIISL and IIMSL will increase to 99.02% and 99.16% of the equity capital of the respective companies.
Earlier, Orient Global had acquired 5,283,870 shares of IIISL in November 2007 and February 2008 for a total consideration of Rs 438.2mn and 2,000,000 Shares of IIMSL in January 2008 for a total consideration of Rs 196.9mn. At the time of the investment, these were valued at US$ 110 mn and US$ 50mn respectively.
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The India Infoline group, comprising the holding company, India Infoline Ltd (NSE: INDIAINFO, BSE: 532636) and its subsidiaries, is one of the leading players in the Indian financial services space. India Infoline offers advice and execution platform for the entire range of financial services covering products ranging from Equities and derivatives, Commodities, Wealth management, Asset management, Insurance, Fixed deposits, Loans, Investment Banking, GoI bonds and other small savings instruments. It owns and manages the website, www.indiainfoline.com, which is one of India’s leading online destinations for personal finance, stock markets, economy and business.
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