Sector: Consumer Durables
Whirlpool acquires additional 38% equity in Elica
In June 2018, Whirlpool had acquired 49% strategic interest in Elica PB India (Elica) to expand the cooking business. Whirlpool has now acquired additional 38% stake in Elica for an estimated $57 mn – bringing the total stake to 87% and consequently Elica becoming a subsidiary of Whirlpool. Elica PB India, is the Indian arm … Read more
The rare side of Godrej Industries next boss Nadir Godrej
RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka shared a video in which Nadir Godrej, MD of Godrej Industries, is seen reciting a moving poem for brother Adi Godrej marking his retirement as Godrej Industries Chairman. 79-year-old industrialist Adi Godrej will step down as chairman of Godrej Industries Ltd (GIL) after more than four decades, with effect from … Read more
How Borosil’s employee COVID-19 care policy set the standard for India Inc
Back when he was a nervous summer intern in the high-pressure Wall Street offices of Goldman Sachs, Shreevar Kheruka was put on the spot right on the second day at work. While he was keeping an eye on the terminal of his boss, who had stepped out, a message from an executive at another top … Read more
Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon chip could be exactly what PC makers need to challenge Apple’s Silicon in performance and battery life
Major chip manufacturer Qualcomm introduced an updated laptop processor, the Snapdragon 7c Gen2. Designed to power entry-level laptops, it will yield better performance and battery life. Although it’s not challenging Apple yet, Qualcomm is helping improve both PC hardware and software. See more stories on Insider’s business page. On Monday, major chip manufacturer Qualcomm introduced … Read more
Toshiba CEO resigns, shares surge on bidding war expectations: Details here
Toshiba Corp CEO Nobuaki Kurumatani resigned on Wednesday amid controversy over a $20 billion buyout bid from CVC Capital Partners and the conglomerate’s shares surged on reports that more suitors were planning offers. Toshiba Chairman Satoshi Tsunakawa will become chief executive, the company said in a statement. The statement gave no reason for the … Read more
India’s consumption market likely to triple by 2030, says BCG report
A new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) says India’s consumption market is back on the growth track after a year, having been disrupted by the pandemic. While growth projection for the consumption market was made before Covid-19 struck, BCG says that the economy has completely unlocked and there has been an uptick in demand … Read more
Mukesh Ambani: Mukesh Ambani is under pressure to turn his old-economy conglomerate into a technology titan
Mukesh Ambani spent much of 2020 convincing Facebook Inc., Google and a clutch of Wall Street heavyweights to buy into his vision for one of the world’s most ambitious corporate transformations. Now flush with $27 billion in fresh capital, Asia’s richest man is under pressure to deliver. The 63-year-old Indian tycoon is focused on a … Read more