Mukesh Ambani’s takeover of Future could be a B-School case study

Future Retail had been subleasing store space from the tycoon’s Reliance Industries Ltd. Indeed, it was kept operating only on Ambani’s forbearance because Future couldn’t come up with the rent. But with Amazon.com continuing to block Reliance’s $3.4 billion purchase of Future’s assets, Ambani decided to make the acquisition a fait accompli: He terminated the leases and is taking … Read more

Nykaa’s promoters overrule institutional vote. Get special rights.

Nykaa’s promoters have successfully been able to change the Article of Association (AoA) to give themselves special powers. What are the powers? As per the previous AoA, the promoter group had the right to nominate up to 50% of the directors on the board if they held in excess of 25% of the company’s paid-up … Read more

Amazon reports strong 4Q results despite supply-chain snags

Amazon reported Thursday that its profits nearly doubled in the final three months of last year, even as it contended with surging costs tied to a snarled supply chain and labor shortages. The Seattle-based online behemoth also said it is raising its annual prime membership fee in the US to $139 per year from $119. … Read more

Industrial B2B startup Moglix’s valuation tops $2.6 bn with $250 mn funding

Moglix, the industrial business-to-business startup for manufacturing, has raised $250 million in its latest Series F funding round, at a valuation of $2.6 billion. This investment was led by Tiger Global and Alpha Wave Global with Hong Kong based-investment firm Ward Ferry coming on board as a new investor.   In 2019, Moglix was the … Read more

Swiggy raises $700 mn in new funding round led by Invesco

Food delivery platform Swiggy on Monday announced that it raised $700 million in a new funding round led by Invesco. The funding round saw participation from new investors such as Baron Capital Group, Kotak, among others. Swiggy said existing investors like Alpha Wave Global, Qatar Investment Authority, Ark Impact, Prosus also participated in the round. Economic … Read more