Debenture holders’ plea to NCLT against Peninsula not admitted

As per the newspaper reports, debenture holders have approached NCLT invoking insolvency proceeding against Peninsula Land (PL). Plea is due to default by one of the SPVs of PL on it’s payment obligations towards the debenture holders in July 2021. Debenture holders had invoked corporate guarantees worth Rs 117 crore provided by PL. As per … Read more

Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund Invested $2 Billion in Russia Before Ukraine War

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund invested $2 billion in Russia before the Ukraine invasion. A prospectus for the fund revealed investments in Russia’s infrastructure, manufacturing, logistics and retail sectors, the Wall Street Journal said. The Public Investment Fund, which is run by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, oversees $600 billion in assets. Something is … Read more

Torrent acquires a derma company. Speed jumps ranks in the category.

Torrent Pharmaceuticals (TP) has entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100% stake in Curatio Health Care (I) Private Limited (“Curatio”), a Chennai based dermatology company with a strong focus on cosmetic dermatology. Curatio was founded in 2005 and is backed by Sequoia, Anicut and ChrysCapital. It has a strong presence in the cosmetic dermatology segment … Read more

Centre sets stiffer 40% air pollution reduction target for cities by 2026

Encouraged by the performance of 95 cities that showed improvement in air quality in 2021-22 as compared to 2017 levels, the Centre has revised the target of reducing air pollution (PM concentrations) in cities from 20-30% by 2024 to 40% by 2025-26. Though a 40% reduction in PM concentrations over 2017 levels still wouldn’t make … Read more

Blackstone to sell $400 mn stake in REIT Embassy, ADIA eyes investment

Blackstone will sell a stake worth up to $400 million in Embassy Office Parks REIT, the country’s biggest real estate investment trust, via stock exchange block deals, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest, is likely to pick up at least half of the … Read more

Can Fin’s MD & CEO resigns. Based on his track, not a surprise.

Girish Kousgi after spending about 3 years at the Company has put in his papers. Reason for resignation is mentioned to be personal. Investors didn’t like the announcement and the share has corrected by about 15% since announcement in an otherwise strong market. Personally, I am not much surprised with his decision to quit. During … Read more