Page 14 - Acquisition

SBI to acquire 20% stake of SBI Capital Markets in SBI Pension Funds

State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday said it will acquire an entire 20 per cent stake of SBI Capital Markets in SBI Pension Funds. The stake transfer would be subject to all regulatory approvals, SBI said in a regulatory filing. The Executive Committee of the Central Board (ECCB) of the bank has accorded approval for acquiring the entire 20 per cent stake held by SBI Capital Markets Ltd in SBI Pension Funds Pvt Ltd, it said. SBI Pension Fund is the largest pension fund manager out of 10 managing about Rs 3,59,040.81 crores of assets under management (AUM) with around 37 per cent market share as of May 31, 2023. It manages over 48 per cent market share of AUM in the private sector.

Infra.Market to acquire 92% stake in Strata Geosystems at Rs 910 cr

Manufacturing unicorn Infra.Market will acquire around 92 per cent stake in geosynthetics company Strata Geosystems India from US-based Glen Raven Technical Fabrics LLC at an enterprise value of Rs 910 crore, a senior company official said on Monday. Infra.Market co-founder Souvik Sengupta said the deal involved the acquisition of Glen Raven's geosynthetics business through Strata Geosystems. "We will acquire a 92 per cent stake in Strata Geosynthetics from Glen Raven and through Strata, we will acquire the entire geosynthetics business of Glen Raven," Sengupta said. Through this acquisition, Infra.Market eyes category leadership in geosynthetic manufacturing and geotechnical engineering. The acquisition will be done by Infra.Market's parent Hella Infra Market Private Limited. "We expect to close both deals by July," Sengupta said. Strata is an early entrant in the technical textile sector in India and has scaled to become a global leader in geosynthetic manufacturing, specialisi

IBM to buy software firm Apptio for $4.6 bn to bolster cloud offering

IBM said it will finance the transaction with cash on hand and expects the deal to close in the latter half of 2023

Infosys inks $454 mn deal with Danske Bank; to acquire its India IT centre

The deal is estimated at $454 million for a period of 5 years with an option to renew for one additional year for a maximum of three times

Adani Ent likely to challenge IRCTC's monopoly in online ticket booking biz

The company in a BSE filing said that the share purchase agreement has been signed for a 100 per cent acquisition in the Stark Enterprises, which is an online train booking and information platform

Samvardhana Motherson Int'l to buy Cirma Entreprise SAS for 7.2 mn euros

Auto components maker Samvardhana Motherson International Ltd on Thursday said its arm Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV will fully acquire French entity Cirma Entreprise SAS at an enterprise value of 7.2 million euros (nearly Rs 65 crore). Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV (SMRPBV) has signed a binding undertaking to acquire a 100 per cent stake in Cirma Entreprise from Vinci Energies France, Samvardhana Motherson International said in a regulatory filing. Cirma Entreprise is into aerospace, shipbuilding and allied industries. The cost of acquisition is pegged at an enterprise value of 7.2 million euros, it added. On the rationale behind the acquisition, the company said Motherson will become a Tier 1 to Aerospace OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and proximity to OEM would open further avenues for growth. Also, it will help in diversification to electrical wiring and interconnect systems (EWIS) for aerospace, shipbuilding and other allied ...

Life Insurance Corporation increases stake in SAIL by 2.001% to 8.687%

Earlier this week, LIC had raised its stake in IT firm Tech Mahindra Ltd by about 2 per cent through an open market acquisition

Allcargo Logistics completes acquisition of 30% stake in Gati subsidiary

With the conclusion of this deal, Allcargo, along with Gati, now holds 100 per cent stakes in GKEPL and assumes complete control

Tanla to acquire ValueFirst Group in all-cash deal of up to Rs 395 crore

Enterprise messaging firm Tanla said it will acquire peer ValueFirst and its subsidiaries in an all-cash deal ranging up to Rs 395 crore. Tanla will acquire 100 per cent stake in ValueFirst Digital Media Private Limited from US-headquartered Twilio for an all-cash consideration of USD 42 million (Rs 346 crore), subject to upward closing adjustments in the range of USD 2.5-3.5 million (Rs 20-29 crore), Tanla said in a filing on Thursday. The acquisition is expected to close in July 2023. It will also acquire ValueFirst Middle East FZC for a cumulative consideration of Rs 20 crore through a combination of primary investment and a secondary purchase from the existing shareholders, subject to closing conditions, according to the filing. The acquisition of ValueFirst Middle East FZC is expected to close by September 2023. "Acquisition of ValueFirst will further strengthen our undisputed market leadership in India. We only believe in purposeful acquisitions and have had an incredible tr

DS Group acquires chocolate brand LuvIt, to expand confectionary business

The company could scale the LuvIt brand to Rs 500 crore, up from the current Rs 100 crore, said Rajiv Kumar, vice chairman, of DS Group

KKR to take machinery maker Circor private in $1.6 bn deal, stock up 49%

KKR said it will pay $49 per share, sending Circor's stock up 49% at $47.20 in premarket trading. The offer represents a premium of nearly 55% to Circor's last close on Friday

UBS Group expects to complete Credit Suisse takeover as early as June 12

Shareholders of Credit Suisse will receive one UBS share for every 22.8 outstanding shares held. All of Credit Suisse's outstanding debt securities will become obligations of UBS

Not a merger, only acquisition of life insurance of Sahara India: SBI Life

It also said it is expeditiously working on the process of integrating all these policyholders (of Sahara India Life) in its systems

Aurum PropTech to fully acquire home rental platform NestAway for Rs 90 cr

Aurum PropTech on Friday said it will acquire up to 100 per cent stake in home rental platform NestAway Technologies for a cash consideration of up to Rs 90 crore. Founded in 2015, NestAway caters to individuals looking for rental housing in major cities. In a regulatory filing, Aurum Proptech informed that its executive investment committee has approved the acquisition of up to 100 per cent share capital of NestAway Technologies Pvt Ltd for a cash consideration of up to Rs 90 crore. NestAway secured a cumulative funding of USD 110 million at the latest valuation of USD 220 million in 2019, garnering investments from marquee investors such as Tiger Global, UC-RNT Fund, Flipkart, Goldman Sachs and Yuri Milner, the filing said. Besides, Rs 90 crore deal to acquire up to 100 per cent stake, Aurum PropTech said it will inject Rs 30 crore to stabilize the business. "This capital infusion in NestAway is a testament to Aurum PropTech's conviction in India's USD 20-billion rental housing

Brookfield acquires controlling stake in CleanMax Solar for $360 million

Canadian investor Brookfield said on Thursday it had acquired a controlling stake in Indian solar-panel maker CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions for $360 million

GQG Partners buys Max Healthcare shares for Rs 415 cr via open market

GQG Partners on Monday acquired shares of hospital chain Max Healthcare Institute for Rs 415 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with the National Stock Exchange (NSE), GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund bought 75,50,000 lakh shares of the firm. The shares were purchased at an average price of Rs 549.70 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 415 crore. Details about the sellers could not be immediately ascertained. Shares of Max Healthcare Institute gained nearly 1 per cent to close at Rs 550.45 apiece on the NSE. During the day, the scrip also touched its 52-week high of Rs 558.85 per share on the bourse. In a separate bulk deal, Morgan Stanley Investment Funds offloaded 9.60 lakh shares of Gland Pharma for Rs 89 crore. Morgan Stanley Investment Funds Emerging Markets Equity Fund sold 9,60,271 shares at an average price of Rs 930.69 apiece. This took the deal value to Rs 89.37 crore. On Monday, shares of Gland Pharma tu

Siemens dips 10% after board okays sale of low voltage-geared motors biz

In a step to address the fast-growing demand for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in India, the company signed an agreement to acquire the EV division of Mumbai-based Mass-Tech Controls.

Timex Group acquires watch retail brand Just Watches for undisclosed amount

US-based watchmaker Timex Group on Thursday said it has acquired Just Watches, a premium watch retail brand for an undisclosed sum. With this deal, Timex India will be taking over all the physical stores of Mumbai-based Just Watches and their e-commerce portal Justwatches.com, Timex Group said in a statement. "...this is in line with our future growth plans and hence brings a perfect synergy between the coming together of the two brands. We are confident that the acquisition will provide a wider choice of timepieces to our consumers. Through this business move, at Timex, we are geared up to increase our consumer base countrywide," Timex India Managing Director Deepak Chhabra said in a statement. Timex India currently operates over 35 exclusive franchised stores under the brand name Timex World. "The decision of this acquisition comes at a point wherein Timex India is looking to take their retail presence and business growth in the country to the next level reinforcing them to be th

Eiko Lifesciences acquires 25.01% stake in Reflux Pharmaceuticals

The acquisition is part of ELL's long-term strategic growth plan to diversify its portfolio and enter new markets

ZestMoney founders resign weeks after PhonePe calls off to acquisition

In April, ZestMoney laid off 100 employees, or about 20 per cent of its workforce