Raymond makes an important hiring

As was promised in November 2021, Raymond has taken an important step towards professionalising the management. It has appointed Atul Singh, former head of Coca-Cola India, as the Executive Vice Chairman. Atul worked with Coca-Cola for about two decades at several leadership positions and was last with them as Chairman, Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, … Read more

China’s supply chain gets hit after US ban on imports from Xinjiang

After finding out that the Chinese products are produced with forced labour, the US imposed a ban on Xinjiang imports, which hit China’s supply chain. In 2021, the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law, under which the US government assumes that anything made even partially, in the Chinese manufacturing hub of … Read more

MahaRERA further tightens norms for developers

In a move to bring a higher degree of transparency, the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority (MahaRERA) has issued instructions making it mandatory for developers to share updates on ongoing projects online on a quarterly and yearly basis besides other requirements. This move is expected to help homebuyers to track the progress of their real … Read more

Elon Musk Says He Is Terminating His Deal to Buy Twitter

Lawyers for Elon Musk have notified the US Securities Exchange Commission that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is moving to terminate the deal to acquire Twitter, and accusing the social media company of being “in material breach of multiple provisions” of the merger agreement. Shares of Twitter fell roughly 6% following the news, while shares … Read more

Macquarie seeks funds to set up EV leasing co

Macquarie Group, one of the largest foreign infrastructure investors in India, is in talks with commercial investors to raise $205 million to set up an electric vehicle (EV) leasing and finance company, said two people aware of the development. The India-focused e-mobility financing platform will be managed by Macquarie Asset Management, which has assets of … Read more

M&M benchmarks to Tata. Does a token fund raise in the EV business.

After Tata Motors doing it last year, M&M going for external fund raise in the EV business was widely expected. The Company has now announced raising Rs 1,925 crore from British International Investment Plc (BII) for the same. BII (formerly CDC Group plc) is the Development Finance Institution of the UK Government and invests between … Read more

Byjus is bigger, values itself at $23bn

India’s most valuable startup Byju’s has just gotten bigger, with the online education platform doubling its revenue to nearly ₹10,000 crore in FY22. Based on the latest revenue figures, Byju’s is valuing itself at $22.6 billion, almost $6 billion more than its October valuation. View Full Image Self evaluation The higher revenue and valuation are … Read more