Quick commerce is a buzzword now-a-days and Zomato has been at the forefront of it. It has provided significant support to Blinkit (erstwhile Grofers) over the last few months. In November 2021, invested an equity of $100 mn, valuing Blinkit at > $1 bn; and In March 2022, committed debt of $150 mn to support … Read more
Money is being raised by Greaves Electric Mobility (GEM), currently a 100% subsidiary of Greaves Cotton Limited (GCL). It has got total commitments of $220 mn from Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ), a family-owned diversified business founded in Saudi Arabia in 1945. Key points to note – ALJ is a leading distributor of Toyota products for … Read more
Hero Motocorp Ltd (HML) at 34% market share is the largest two wheeler manufacturer in India. Given the increasing interest in Electric Vehicles (EV) globally, market has been keenly awaiting the launch by HML. The Company has also made it’s intentions clear –Â beside in the process of launching it’s own EV, it has also … Read more
Marico has acquired 53.98% of HW Wellness Solutions Private Limited, that operates under the brand name “True Elements” (TE). Key points to note – TE operating for last 5-6 years sells products in the healthy breakfast and snack segment. It offers 70+ products including oats, quinoa, muesli, granola, flakes, poha, upma, dosa, roasted seeds, seed … Read more
Electric Vehicles (EV) is a hot theme nowadays. No one wants to be left behind. Endurance Technologies Limited (ETL) has joined the list and is acquiring 100% of Maxwell Energy Systems Private Limited (Maxwell). Key points to note – Maxwell is a Mumbai based wholly owned subsidiary of a US company, ION Energy Inc. (“ION”) … Read more
Key points to note – The facility is coming up at IMT Kharkhoda in District Sonipat, Haryana This is Maruti Suzuki’s (MSL) 3rd facility in Haryana – other two being at Gurgaon and Manesar The Company has got 800 acres of land allotted for this facility from Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited … Read more
Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) has announced the acquisition through it’s wholly owned subsidiary, AMG Media Networks Limited (AMG). Key points to note – Acquisition is of 49% stake in Quintillion Business Media Limited (QBML) QBML owns and operates a business and financial news digital media platform, viz., www.bqprime.com (formerly known as www.bloombergquint.com). Previously on March … Read more
Viacom18 (V18) is amongst the leading players in the Indian television sector with 38 channels in nine languages across various genres including general entertainment, movies, sports, youth, music and kids. Besides, it also has OTT streaming platform Voot. V18 is currently a 51:49 JV between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) owned TV18 and Paramount Global. RIL … Read more
Borosil Renewables Ltd (BRL) is currently in the process of quadrupling it’s production capacity to about 2000 tonnes per day (TPD) over the next couple of years. The Company has now announced 100% acquisition of Interfloat Group, Europe’s largest manufacturer of solar glass. Key points to note – Interfloat Group comprises of two entities – … Read more