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That represents an 11.5 per cent premium to the stock's closing price of $6.34 on Nasdaq on Dec. 10. The offer's valuation is based on a total of 398.61 million diluted shares outstanding as of Aug 1

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 9:24 PM IST

The company's shares have consistently traded well below a peak of about $12 in February 2021. A buyback of cheap shares could represent an opportunity as the Indian market is set to grow

Updated On: 11 Dec 2024 | 7:32 PM IST

The last two years have been transformative for investment banking in India, not just in terms of the volume of activity, but also the quality of deals and their impact on businesses

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 5:41 PM IST

Domestic companies have taken 47 per cent of the total 154 million sq feet of office space leased since 2022 calendar year across nine major cities and the dominance of global firms particularly from the US has come down, according to CBRE. The real estate consultant CBRE noted that the share of domestic companies was one-third of the total office demand before 2022. CBRE's latest report India Inc's Ascension - The Rise of Domestic Firms as an Office Demand Driver showed that domestic companies accounted for nearly 47 per cent of overall office leasing activity from 2022 to H1-2024 "The total office leasing by domestic firms during 2022-H1 2024 period stood at 72 million square feet across the 9 cities. The total office leasing during this same period stood at around 154 million square feet. The nine cities include Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Kochi and Ahmedabad," the consultant said. Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & CEO, India, Southeast Asia, ...

Updated On: 12 Sep 2024 | 8:11 PM IST

Flags risk of suppliers facing Western sanctions

Updated On: 19 Aug 2024 | 11:29 PM IST

The Sleep Company achieves Rs 500 crore annual recurring revenue; aims to become profitable by FY25

Updated On: 11 Jul 2024 | 7:09 AM IST

The potential investments, which have not been previously reported, could cumulatively cost billions of dollars and demonstrate renewed appetite in an industry seen by many as financially unattractive

Updated On: 05 Mar 2024 | 1:48 PM IST

Cracking the whip for hiding the beneficial ownership links to a Chinese group, the Registrar of Companies (RoC) has slapped penalties totalling more than Rs 21 lakh on an Indian company and its related individuals as well as entities. Besides, the Indian company Metec Electronics Pvt Ltd has been directed not to enter into fresh agreements with entities of Metec Group of Companies in China and Hong Kong. An official in the know on Friday said Metec Electronics Pvt Ltd had portrayed itself as a standalone entity, with shareholdings held by two foreign nationals -- Chen Feiyan and Yang Wen -- and an Indian national. The company had denied any relationship with China's Metec Group of companies and claimed that the relationship was limited to buying goods only, the official said. However, the official said the company was "actually operating as a group company of the Metec Group of companies of China". For the violations, RoC, NCT of Delhi and Haryana have imposed penalties on the ..

Updated On: 12 Jan 2024 | 11:56 PM IST

The world needs India as the businesses in the country have been leading in terms of investing in social causes, a senior UN official said on Thursday and stressed that business is the key driver that will deliver the sustainable development goals. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp also said that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is indispensable in India's journey, where businesses are at the forefront in the efforts of the country to become a USD 5 trillion economy. "The world needs business and the world needs India and as India leads, the world is following," he said at a conference on CSR in the national capital. He noted that India has been leading the world in CSR, especially with its recent leadership during the COP28 summit. Under the companies law, certain classes of profitable entities are required to shell out at least two per cent of their three-year annual average net profit towards CSR activities in a particular financial year. Beside

Updated On: 11 Jan 2024 | 8:50 PM IST

Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling recorded more than 25 per cent business growth during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping events held globally between November 17-27 compared to the same event last year, the e-commerce giant said on Wednesday. The business during these events was more than 80 per cent higher than on usual days, it said. Customers across global markets shopped from Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling during the 11-day sale period with North America, Europe and Middle East driving highest sales, Amazon said in a statement. "During the Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) shopping events held globally between November 17-27, Indian exporters on Amazon Global Selling saw more than 80 per cent business growth compared to business as usual," the statement said. Exporters from tier 2 and tier 3 cities saw strong year-on-year (YoY) growth during this period Karur and Junagadh around 100 per cent YoY growth, Erode over 50 per cent YoY and Jaipur over

Updated On: 13 Dec 2023 | 10:56 PM IST

In a significant move, the government has permitted Indian companies to list on foreign exchanges, subject to certain conditions. The corporate affairs ministry has notified the relevant section under the companies law in this regard. Currently, overseas listings by local listed entities are carried out through American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and Global Depository Receipts (GDRs). "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2020 (29 of 2020), the Central Government hereby appoints the 30th day of October 2023 as the date on which the provisions of section 5 of the said Act shall come into force," the ministry said in a notification on October 30. The rules for direct overseas listing of Indian companies are yet to be notified. Section 5 allows certain classes of public companies to list their securities on permitted stock exchanges in permissible foreign jurisdictions or such other jurisdictions, as may be prescribed.

Updated On: 01 Nov 2023 | 11:40 AM IST

Cement demand maintained its positive momentum during Q2FY24, UltraTech said in a press statement

Updated On: 19 Oct 2023 | 11:25 PM IST

Some 40-50 firms in India are getting into mRNA technology, says Aditya Sharma, senior executive of the German company

Updated On: 12 Oct 2023 | 9:42 AM IST

However, on a year-on-year basis, funding to Indian fintechs has slumped 55 per cent from $967 million raised in Q3 CY22

Updated On: 05 Oct 2023 | 10:51 PM IST

Festival season may add vibrant strokes to volumes, but margins remain a blank canvas

Updated On: 01 Oct 2023 | 9:47 PM IST

Create conditions for companies to stay in and fight

Updated On: 01 Oct 2023 | 9:39 PM IST

Cut to 2019, L&T was on the buyer side of the table of a hostile takeover of tech company Mindtree

Updated On: 30 Sep 2023 | 10:00 AM IST

JSW Infrastructure, the group's port division, aims to raise Rs 2,800 crore through an initial public offering (IPO), which closes on Wednesday

Updated On: 29 Sep 2023 | 11:46 PM IST

India's top 75 brands have a combined brand value of $379 billion, a decline of 4 per cent from 2022

Updated On: 28 Sep 2023 | 10:44 PM IST

How the rise of nuclear families in business transformed succession

Updated On: 28 Sep 2023 | 10:01 PM IST