Page 3 - Stake Sale

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

Lufthansa gets EU nod for $350 million stake in Italy's ITA Airways

ITA also offers key long-haul routes to Lufthansa, which has an option to take full ownership if the Italian airline's financial performance improves

Skydance reaches new merger deal to buy controlling stake in Paramount

The news sent Paramount shares up 9 per cent in after-hours trading

UltraTech picks up 23% in India Cements as sector battle hots up

Aditya Birla Group-owned UltraTech Cement to purchase 70.6 mn shares for non-controlling financial investment

Piramal Natural, 2 others exit Archean Chemical Industries, sell 10% stake

Piramal Natural Resources and two other entities on Thursday exited Archean Chemical Industries by selling their entire 10 per cent shareholding for Rs 822 crore through open market transactions. India Resurgence Fund - Scheme 1 & 2, affiliates of India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF), sold shares of the speciality marine chemical manufacturer Archean Chemical Industries through separate bulk deals on the BSE. India Resurgence Fund is an India-focused distressed investment platform, sponsored by Piramal Enterprises Ltd and Bain Capital Credit. Piramal Natural Resources also offloaded shares of Archean Chemical on the exchange. Nearly 1.25 crore shares or 10.13 per cent stake of Chennai-based Archean Chemical Industries changed hands on the bourse. As per the data available with the BSE, India Resurgence Fund - Scheme 1 & 2 sold a total of 91.11 lakh shares, amounting to a 7.3 per cent stake in Archean. Additionally, Piramal Natural Resources offloaded 33.88 lakh shares or 2.75 per ..

Ambuja Cements, Ravi Sanghi to offload 3.52% stake in Sanghi Industries

Adani group firm Ambuja Cements and Ravi Sanghi, the promoters of Sanghi Industries, will sell 3.52 per cent stake in the Saurashtra-based cement manufacturer. The Offer-for-Sale (OFS) will open on Wednesday for non-retail investors and on Thursday for retail investors, Sanghi Industries said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday evening. "Ambuja Cements and Ravi Sanghi (the seller/promoters) propose to sell up to 90,92,000 equity shares of Sanghi Industries representing 3.52 per cent of the total issued and paid up equity share capital of the company," it said. Shares of Sanghi Industries, in which the majority stake was acquired by Adani group firm Ambuja Cement last year, were trading at Rs 102.35, higher by 0.09 per cent on the BSE in morning deals. Calculated on the basis of current market price, this OFS will fetch Rs 93.05 crore. In the last one year, shares of Sanghi Industries peaked at Rs 151.85 on January 15, 2024. "The offer shall take place over two trading days on a sep

Prestige Estates Projects approves $599 million fundraise via stake sale

"The monetizing bid largely means that Prestige will seek greater value for hospitality biz and will likely go for an initial public offering," said Karan Khanna, a research analyst at Ambit Capital

Marshall Wace sells shares of One97 Comm, Shriram Finance for Rs 419 crore

UK-based hedge fund Marshall Wace on Friday sold shares of One97 Communications and Shriram Finance for a combined value of Rs 419 crore through open market transactions. Marshall Wace, through its arm Marshall Wace Investment Strategies - Eureka Fund, offloaded shares of One97 Communications, owner of Paytm brand, and Shriram Finance Ltd through separate block deals on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As per the data on the NSE, Marshall Wace Investment Strategies - Eureka Fund sold 5.85 lakh shares of One97 Communications at an average price of Rs 428.05 apiece. In addition, Marshall Wace Investment Strategies - Eureka Fund also disposed of over 14.67 lakh shares of Shriram Finance at an average price of Rs 2,684.30 per piece. This took the combined transaction value to Rs 419.09 crore. Meanwhile, Paris-based financial services firm BNP Paribas, through its affiliate BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased shares of One97 Communication and Shriram Finance Ltd at the same pric

IndiGo stake sale to raise funds to scale up hospitality biz: IGE

Citigroup bought 3.1 million shares for Rs 1,362 crore

Union Bank to raise Rs 10,000 cr, including Rs 6,000 cr from stake sale

State-owned Union Bank of India on Tuesday approved a proposal to raise Rs 10,000 crore, including Rs 6,000 crore from share sale, to fund its business growth. The board approved raising equity capital not exceeding Rs 6,000 crore in tranche(s) within the overall limit of Rs 10,000 crore through public issue -- further public offer or rights issue or QIP, Union Bank of India said in a regulatory filing. This would be subject to the approval of the government, other regulatory authorities and shareholders' approval, it added. The board also approved the raising of Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 (AT 1) Bonds not exceeding Rs 2,000 crore and Tier 2 Bonds not exceeding Rs 2,000 crore (including foreign currency denominated AT1/Tier 2 Bonds) within the overall limit of Rs 10,000 crore, it noted.

Cintra receives CCI's approval to acquire 24% stake in IRB Infra Trust

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Tuesday said it has approved Cintra's proposed acquisition of 24 per cent unitholding in IRB Infrastructure Trust and MMK Toll Road Pvt Ltd. Cintra InvIT Investments BV (Cintra SPV 1) and Cintra IM Investments BV (Cintra SPV 2) collectively belong to the Netherlands-based Ferrovial group. "The proposed combination involves the acquisition of approximately 24 per cent of the issued and outstanding unitholding (on a fully-diluted basis) along with certain commercially negotiated rights in the Private InvIT (IRB Infra Trust) by Cintra SPV 1. "Simultaneous acquisition of approximately 24 per cent equity shareholding along with the right to nominate a director on the board of directors of the IM of the Private InvIT by Cintra SPV 2," CCI said in a release. Ferrovial group is a global developer of transport infrastructure, mobility solutions, engineering and is engaged in the construction of civil works and buildings. The sponsors of IRB ...