Jio partnered with Google last year to develop an ultra-affordable Android-based smartphone to address the mass Indian market that couldn’t shift to smartphone ecosystem due to unaffordability. (It’s also important to mention here that Google had simultaneously invested $ 4.5 bn into Jio for a deeper commitment to the overall Indian digital story) The phone … Read more
As per rumours, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is set to make a $5.7 billion offer to acquire a controlling stake in T-Mobile Netherlands BV (TMN), the country’s largest telecom operator with 5.7 million users. RIL is expected to make the offer within a month and has begun shortlisting lenders to fund the transaction. TMN is … Read more
Exide Industries today informed that it has decided to divest it’s entire life insurance business stake to HDFC Life Insurance Company. Key points to note – Total transaction value is Rs 6,687 crore. Of this Rs 726 crore is upfront cash and balance as shares in HDFC Life Insurance at Rs 685/ share. Post the … Read more
Exide has informed that the Company is evaluating foray into lithium-ion (li-ion) cell manufacturing and is details on Govt’s recently announced Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for such batteries. The scheme’s outlay of Rs 18,100 crore is intended to establish 50 Giga Watt Hour (GWh) of advanced cell chemistry and 5 GWh of niche advanced … Read more
Motherson shared it’s Vision 2025 with investors whereby it targets to achieve $36 bn of revenues by FY 25. This is almost 4.5x of Rs 60,000 crore ($8 bn) of revenues reported in FY20 i.e., an implied CAGR of about 35%. Company’s revenue CAGR in previous 10, 5 and 3 yrs was 25%, 12% and … Read more
It’s important to start by mentioning that Suzuki and Toyota have been working together on various business initiatives since 2016 and later in 2019 also entered into capital alliance whereby both acquired small shareholding into each other. In Auto industry (especially cars) it’s common for companies enter into such arrangements. Skoda and Volkswagen, Renault and … Read more
2017 – “payment wallets like Paytm have no future” – Aditya Puri 2021 – HDFC and Paytm tie-up to leverage on each other’s strengths. Times change and so do the business compulsions ! It’s a very interesting arrangement and has the potential to lay roadmap for similar other tie-ups in future. Why is it so? … Read more
The Company has been planning to enter this segment for last 2 years. Reason – asset light model of growing business. The Company claims that the same got delayed due to the Covid pandemic. However, now it may enter into this soon as Company is bullish on revenge travel and expect the demand to pick … Read more