ISec proposes to delist the shares

In a surprise announcement ICICI Securities (ISec) has proposed to delist the shares. ISec was listed 5 yrs back in March 2018, when like any other IPO it was being termed as value unlocking exercise by the ICICI Bank (IBank) Post IPO, IBank’s shareholding had reduced to 79.22% which further reduced to 74.85% currently. Of … Read more

Piramal exiting out of Shriram Finance

After TPG selling it’s entire 2.65% stake in Shriam Finance (SF), now Piramal Enterprises is selling it’s entire 8.34% stake in the Company. Stake is being offered through block deals to the institutional investors Realisation from stake sale is estimated at Rs 4,832 cr and the floor price for the sale is fixed at Rs … Read more

Abrdn completely exits out of HDFC AMC

After HDFC Life, Abrdn has quickly exited out of HDFC AMC too. After continuously reducing stake over the years, Abrdn had 10.2% balance stake left in HDFC AMC It has now sold this through open market transactions and realised Rs 4,079 cr The per share realised price is Rs 1,873 which is similar to the … Read more

Timken’s parent sells around 10%

Timken Singapore Pte Ltd, the parent Company of Timken India (TI) has sold a significant stake of TI. It has sold 7.6 million shares in the open market The consideration for the same is around Rs 2,361.89 crore i.e., abt Rs 3,100/ share which is 11% discount from the previous closing price It’s stake has … Read more

Sequoia completely exits Go Fashion

Sequoia has sold it’s remaining 10.18% in Go Fashion (GF), marking a complete exit from a decade old investment. It had acquired 33.3% stake in GF in November 2014 for Rs 60 cr Over years, it has pared it’s stake in the following manner Pre IPO in November 2021, Sequoia held 28.73% stake in the … Read more

Abrdn completely exits out of HDFC Life

As was expected, Abdrn (formerly Standard Life Aberdeen) has finally sold off it’s balance 1.66% stake of HDFC Life. Pre-IPO in 2017, Standard Life (now Abdrn) held 35% stake in the Company. Adrdn has been monetising its investments in India as part of its plans at the parent level to shore up capital reserves in … Read more

Spandana’s founder to severe all ties with the Company

In November 2021, Padmaja Gangireddy had stepped down as MD of the Company after strategic disagreement with Kedaara Capital. Since then, both Spandana and Padmaja have moved on; though Padmaja continued to be a non-executive director , is currently categorised as the promoter and owns 14.5% in the Company. Padmaja who is now completely focused … Read more

Promoters divest 6% stake in Kalpataru Projects

The shares were disposed of in the range of Rs 485.06-485.75, taking the transaction value to around Rs 468 cr. The sellers included – Parag Mofatraj Munot (Promoter) and the two promoter group entities — Kalpataru Constructions Pvt Ltd and Kalpataru Viniyog LLP Post this, the total promoter group’s shareholding in Kalpataru Projects International (KPIL) … Read more

ICICI bank approves making Lombard a subsidiary again

(In insurance ventures, banks can hold either less than 30% or more than 50% in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India guidelines.) ICICI Bank (the bank) currently holds 48.02% stake in ICICI Lombard (Lombard). Originally, the plan of ICICI bank was to reduce this stake to 30% for which RBI had allowed the bank … Read more